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He and his fishing partners faced a rather common issue with the big streamer flies of the time—feathers fouling around the hook. Saddle hackles secured near the eye of the hook, as was the common practice of the time, had a tendency to twist and foul around the hook bend during retrieves. [2] Fouled flies rarely deceived the wily striped bass.
An artificial fly or fly lure is a type of fishing lure, usually used in the sport of fly fishing (although they may also be used in other forms of angling). In general, artificial flies are an imitation of aquatic insects that are natural food of the target fish species the fly fishers try to catch.
The original patterns were intended for smallmouth bass on the Susquehanna River. The name Clouser Deep Minnow was coined by Lefty Kreh, a noted Fly Fishing writer in a 1989 article in Fly Fisherman. Today, the Clouser Deep Minnow is widely used for many species of both fresh and saltwater game fish.
Fly fishing on the Gardner River in Yellowstone National Park, USA. Dry fly fishing on small, clear-water streams can be especially productive if the angler stays as low to the ground and as far from the bank as possible, moving upstream with stealth. Trout tend to face upstream and most of their food is carried to them on the current.
Striped Bass Fishing in California and Oregon. Palo Alto, CA: Pacific Books. Caolo, Alan (2001). Sight-Fishing for Striped Bass: Fly-Fishing Strategies for Inshore, Offshore, and the Surf. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. ISBN 1-57188-257-X. Chatham, Russell D. (1977). Striped Bass on the Fly-A Guide to California Waters. San Francisco ...
The fishing lure is either directly tied to a fishing line (usually a leader) by a knot such as the improved clinch knot or the Palomar knot, or linked to the line via a small split ring (which allows more freedom of motion) and/or a tiny safety pin-like fastener called a "snap", which is usually also connected to a swivel.