Stripers

Striped bass are one of the great fly rod fish of the Northeast, powerful, wide-ranging, and available from the Chesapeake Bay to Montauk to Maine's rocky coastline. Chasing schooling fish blitzing baitfish on the surface with a 9-weight and a Clouser is as good as saltwater fishing gets for accessibility and action. Bigger fish, slot-sized stripers and true cows, require patience, tide knowledge, and big flies, but they reward that effort with powerful, head-shaking fights that test both angler and tackle.

Spring migrations, fall blitzes, backcountry estuaries, and open beach surf - our striper content tracks the full seasonal arc. Browse the articles below for tactics, gear picks, and destination intel.