They wave a warm welcome to striped bass and a variety of bait that arrive each spring. While handing the striper a rich food source, they cradle and nurture infant baitfish and other creatures. This chapter describes tidal baits and techniques for successfully fishing estuaries , tidal rivers and salt ponds. As spring turns into summer the arms of the sea give a gentle push out to baitfish and stripers. Fishing now moves out to along the coast.
Ocean beaches are one location that provide excellent striper fishing from summer through fall.
Described in this chapter are not only fishing techniques, but a fisherman's description of this area's physical characteristics. Characteristics formed by the surf's constant churning of stone into sand. Another location producing excellent striper fishing from early summer to the season's end is the ocean's rocky coastline. Carved from stone over the centuries by the surf's relentless pounding, this imposing shoreline consists of boulders, ledges, and cliffs. This is the most demanding environment that a saltwater fly rodder is likely to encounter.