Wife and I are taking my FIL on a family visit back east in June. 3 days will be in NE Alabama, so I'm booking a day of striped bass fishing. I'm OK getting one on bait or lures, but REALLY want to get one on the fly if possible.
The guide is open to fly fishing, and has some experience, but says it will be "a real challenge" that time of year (just makes me want one on the fly even more). He says mid-June they're typically holding at 35-60' - which doesn't sound like a problem to me. That's a tad deeper than we usually fish albacore but still within range. His program is live-bait focused, so I'm assuming we'll be fishing a school at depth in open water, not entirely unlike albacore. Open to any suggestions, input from folks with lake striper experience.
Thinking a 10wt outfit with a 400gr line like the Rio Striper would be appropriate (and useful for a number of other species).
Thanks
The guide is open to fly fishing, and has some experience, but says it will be "a real challenge" that time of year (just makes me want one on the fly even more). He says mid-June they're typically holding at 35-60' - which doesn't sound like a problem to me. That's a tad deeper than we usually fish albacore but still within range. His program is live-bait focused, so I'm assuming we'll be fishing a school at depth in open water, not entirely unlike albacore. Open to any suggestions, input from folks with lake striper experience.
Thinking a 10wt outfit with a 400gr line like the Rio Striper would be appropriate (and useful for a number of other species).
Thanks
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