STRIPER BLUES - Welcome to striperblues.com. Saltwater Flyfishing on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Monomoy Islands. On this site, you will find information on saltwater flyfishing for Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore, Bonito, Mackerel, Pollock, Weakfish and any other sportsfish that might linger into the waters of Cape Cod Bay or Nantucket Sound.

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#800080" alink="#FF0000"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="440"> <tr> <td width="475" align="center" colspan="2"><img border="0" src="images/Striperblues1.gif" width="424" height="87"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="475" align="center" colspan="2"><img src="images/pencilstriper_sm.jpg" alt="34 Inch Striper - Prisma Color" width="453" height="187"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="475" align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"> <h1> Please visit <a href="http://www.saltwaterguides.com">http://www.saltwaterguides.com</a></h1> for guide listings around the world. </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="475" align="left" colspan="2" valign="top"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080">Welcome to <b>striperblues.com</b> <b>2000.</b> Saltwater Fly Fishing on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Monomoy Islands, and the waters surrounding Cape Cod and Massachusetts. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="275" align="left" valign="top"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080"> On this site, you will find information on saltwater fly fishing for Striped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore, Bonito, Mackerel, Pollock, Weakfish, Tautog, little tunny, false albicore,and any other sports fish that might linger into the waters of Cape Cod Bay or Nantucket Sound.</font> <p><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080">Fatsfishing on the flats is great around Massachusetts, Marthas Vineyard and Nantucket. Striped Bass also known as Stripers venture into the Massachusetts Bay water in Early Spring through early Summer, then feed on Saltwater naturals on the flats and rips offshore. Fishermen can find abundant bait that the bluefish and stripers will chase. Flyfishing is extremely enjoyable from the surf or the beach as well as wading the flats on the bayside or prying the surf on Nauset beach or Monomoy Island.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080">False Albacore, sometimes spelled False Albicore, venture into our waters in late Summer to Early fall. these fish are great on flies. They have tremendous power and can take hundreds of feet off your spool in no time. Bonito do the same and arrive in Nantucket sound around the same time period. They chase giant schools of bait (pogies and silversides) up and down the beaches and bays of New England.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080">For some great fun on the right tide, try flatsfishing. There is not much more fun than watching the striped bass or bluefish chase down your fly and smash it. Bonito, Bluefish, false albicore and even Jacks can be great surface fish for flyfishing. Choosing the correct flies is important too. Flies come in all shapes and sizes. Make sure you have a large assortment of flies. Saltwater Flies are tied on stainless hooks. Early season flies include sandeels and squid. Clousers and Crabs are also important flies to have in your box.</font></p> <p><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080">Flyfishing on monomoy in the rips can be great fun using using imitations of large pelagic naturals. As compared to flatsfishing, it is a wild ride on some rough water. Its some of the most exciting flyfishing you will ever do. </font></p> </td> <td width="200" align="left" valign="top"> <div align="right"> <table border="0" width="180" cellpadding="5"> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#DEE0C5"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1" color="#000080">View the<a href="Reports/LogBook/TheLogBook.htm"> log book</a> for pictures and stories from various outings. </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#DEE0C5"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1" color="#000080"><a href="Reports/default.htm">Fishing Reports</a> have begun for the 2000 season.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" bgcolor="#DEE0C5"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1"><a href="Weather/default.htm">Weather and Tides</a> with hurricane information for 2000.</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p>Hurricanes are regular occurances on Cape cod. Keep an eye on the weather because hurricanes can strike anywhere from Early June through Late November. See the hurricanes page on Striperblues.com.</p> <p>Tides, and weather are important elements in determining feeding patterns for all the fish in the sea. Tide and weather create ocean currents and lead to feeding cycles of many sports fish. Little tunny will follow rips and tides regularly. </p> <p>Stripers, blues, bluefish, bonito and False Albicore (or Albacore, little tunny) follow the tide patterns and will pursue naturals in and out of underwater traps and estuaries. </p> <p>Stripers love to eat sandeels. It's one of their favorite flats food. Also, flatsfishing can also be fun when squid are running. Try a squid fly or a large fluffy white bunny fly when squid shy away from your sand eel natural fly patterns. </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="475" align="center" colspan="2"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"> <a href="Home1.htm"> <img border="0" src="images/Striperblues1_sm.gif" alt="Return to Home Page" width="150" height="31"> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"><b><font face="arial,helvetica" color="#800080" size="2">Email: <a href="mailto:bruce@striperblues.com">bruce@striperblues.com</a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6" width="500"> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="2" color="#000080"><a href="Home1.htm">Home</a>   <a href="Guides/Guides.htm">SaltwaterGuides</a>   <a href="ArtGallery/Art.htm">Art</a>   <a href="Join/Join.htm">Join</a>   <a href="Reports/default.htm">Reports</a>   <a href="Weather/default.htm">Weather</a>   <a href="Imitations/Imitations.htm">Imitations</a>   <a href="Contact.htm">Contact</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" align="center"><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1" color="#000000">All content including html, artwork, photography and text on this site copyright © Bruce Christopher, 1997,1998,1999,2000,2001.<br> No Duplication of any material without written permission from Bruce Christopher.<br> </font><font face="arial,helvetica" size="1" color="#000000">IN ASSOCIATION WITH <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/striperbluescom" target="_blank">AMAZON.COM</a></font></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> </td> </tr> </table> </center></div> </body>