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Beaver Valley Inn

Lew Beach, New York

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The 1880 House

Bed & Breakfast

Pulaski, New York

Ph. 315-298-6088

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Kettle Creek Lodge

Cross Fork, PA

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Guides:

Ray's Guide Service

Guide: Ray Ellis

Fishing the Salmon River

Salmon & Trout

Pulaski, New York

Ph. 315-298-7575

Email: Wogiewus@aol.com

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Rivers Edge

Guide: Greg Boyd

Fishing the Delaware & Lehigh River

Striped bass, bass & trout

Pennsylvania

PH. 215-513-2194

Email: gcboyd2194@aol.com

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Other:

The Wulff School of Fly Fishing

P.O. Box 984, Livingston Manor, New York

Ph. 845-439-5020

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Saltwater flies (Bass, Blues, Trout & Albies):

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The flies highlighted below in blue have caught shad, gray trout, speckled trout, flounder, sharks, striped bass and bluefish.  Pay close attention to the Go2Fly mark.

Bendback - Artwork by Brian Dougherty

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Flies designated as "Go2Fly" are flies that consistently perform and as such are part of the Go2Fly (G2F) Series.  These are flies worthy of a permanent fly box location.

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RIGGING - The saltwater flies I use range in weight from light to very heavy.  The reason for the wide selection is that 95% of time I'll fish an intermediate line.  The various weighted flies allow me to cover the full water column, from surface to bottom without changing lines.  This fishing style works for a majority of fishing situations, regardless of whether it's from a boat or shore.  There are times though that weighted lines work best, usually reserved for extremely deep or fast water.  Remember too that many fish will look-up in the water column for forage.  Striped bass will easily travel 10' in the water column to strike a fly.  Lastly, one line simplifies things and allows more fishing time.  I typically top the line off with 6.5' of straight 20 lb. fluorocarbon tippet.

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Salt water fly patterns

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MORE RECOMMENDED FLIES:

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Deceiver Go2Fly - size 3/0 to 6/0, tied with or without a cone head.  Add eyes and your favorite color of flash.

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These are not the only flies I use, but over the years they've been proven winners.  Experienced is based mainly on the Jersey Shore, Martha's Vineyard, Eastern Shore and the Chesapeake Bay.

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OPTIONAL SURVEY:

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What do you fish for? (multiple selections are allowed):

..Trout

..Striped bass

..Salmon/Steelhead

..Albies/Bonitos

..Shad

..Flounder/Weakfish

..Smallmouth bass

..Redfish

..Largemouth bass

..Bonefish/Permit

..Pike/Muskie

..Tarpon

..Panfish

..Bluewater species

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..........RESULTS?  Complete the survey and see what others enjoy catching.

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