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Southeast Cape Wade Inshore Saltwater Fly Fishing Report
Bait and Flies:
Shape, Size, Silhouette, Action, Density, Color are all important features we try to incorporate into the flies we use to imitate the naturals
There are 3 basic profiles of baitfish:
1.Thin-Thick as a pencil or thinner. Here on Cape Cod, this is the dominant profile used to imitate Sand Lances (Micro eels), Spearing, Silver Sides.
(See Photo's - http://www.yankeeangler.com - Fishing Reports)
This is the only Sand Lance imitation I use when imitating an adult. As seen in Fly Fishing in Salt Waters Magazine.
2. Medium-2, 3 pencils in thickness. Used to imitate baby bunker and herring.
3. Wide-3-5 inches tall. Adult Herring, Bunker. These larger profiles are used when the Herring are spawning. When Sea gulls are diving (normally). We like to use them at night as they push more water and make it easier for predators to pick them up with their lateral lines. Larger profiles are used a lot when working around rocky shores, Islands.
4. Specialty Flies: These are exact imitations consisting of Squid, Crab, and Shrimp.
(See Photo's)
Squid are normally thrown in the springtime when they are spawning close to shore. I find different sized Shrimp through out the entire summer so it's always appropriate whether on the flats or tidal estuaries.
5.Surface Poppers, Gurglers and Sliders:
Surface flies are used to create some sort of commotion to get the fishes attention. By either splashes, surface wake or a combination of both. Sometimes big splashes are needed while other times a slow retrieve with very little commotion created is the key. Normally I only use these when I have surface feeding fish or at slack tide. During slack tide many fish are resting, so a little noise may pull them in from far away. Also at slack, there is no current to fight or bait being pushed in the water column for them to eat, so rising to the surface to inspect a possible next meal is often a reality.
(See next thread for more article)
Bait and Flies:
Shape, Size, Silhouette, Action, Density, Color are all important features we try to incorporate into the flies we use to imitate the naturals
There are 3 basic profiles of baitfish:
1.Thin-Thick as a pencil or thinner. Here on Cape Cod, this is the dominant profile used to imitate Sand Lances (Micro eels), Spearing, Silver Sides.
(See Photo's - http://www.yankeeangler.com - Fishing Reports)
This is the only Sand Lance imitation I use when imitating an adult. As seen in Fly Fishing in Salt Waters Magazine.
2. Medium-2, 3 pencils in thickness. Used to imitate baby bunker and herring.
3. Wide-3-5 inches tall. Adult Herring, Bunker. These larger profiles are used when the Herring are spawning. When Sea gulls are diving (normally). We like to use them at night as they push more water and make it easier for predators to pick them up with their lateral lines. Larger profiles are used a lot when working around rocky shores, Islands.
4. Specialty Flies: These are exact imitations consisting of Squid, Crab, and Shrimp.
(See Photo's)
Squid are normally thrown in the springtime when they are spawning close to shore. I find different sized Shrimp through out the entire summer so it's always appropriate whether on the flats or tidal estuaries.
5.Surface Poppers, Gurglers and Sliders:
Surface flies are used to create some sort of commotion to get the fishes attention. By either splashes, surface wake or a combination of both. Sometimes big splashes are needed while other times a slow retrieve with very little commotion created is the key. Normally I only use these when I have surface feeding fish or at slack tide. During slack tide many fish are resting, so a little noise may pull them in from far away. Also at slack, there is no current to fight or bait being pushed in the water column for them to eat, so rising to the surface to inspect a possible next meal is often a reality.
(See next thread for more article)