Jersey coast flyfishing

[wet fly guy]

I have been surf fishing for more than a few years now.
I think I have made a big mistake, I started taking my 10wt. with me for
my weekly surf walks at Sandy Hook.
I am getting to like this flys in the salt stuff.
Sunday was workin a pod Blues that were chopping peanuts at the false hook and
just couldn't put down the long stick!!!

Any of you Jersey guys know of a good pattern for the peanuts?
I think I am getting addicted to this!!

Wet

[dudley]

Yesterday, where I was fishing in Rhode Island, there were fish busting on acres of peanuts, every where you looked
I had a Tabory Snake Fly on the dropper, and a no-name synthetic high/low type tie on the point.
Every fish took the high/low fly.
The peanuts have grown into the three inch range and the fish are on them like flies on manure.

The fly:
hook: standard length 1/0
tail: light blue over light pink over white Neer Hair, the length of the shank, sparse
throat: white Neer Hair to the hook point, very sparse
wing: light blue over light pink, Neer Hair, to the back of the hook, very sparse
eyes: small dot of black nail polish over a larger dot of chartreuse fabric paint

I think that if I had the Snake fly at the point and the high/low on the dropper, the blues probably would have taken that one instead
While blues can be selective, most often close enough is good enough for them

[BigFlatBrook]

Perhaps we'll run into each other there. The false hook is one of my favorite spots. And now that Labor Day is upon, I think we'll be able to walk (and fish) from the Pavilion up to the false hook.

The Atlantic Saltwater Flyrodders have a Steve Ferrar Peanut Bunker that looks pretty good -- http://www.aswf.org. To get the recipe, you'll have to look at the web site for the Bay shore Flyrodders -- http://www.bayshoresaltwaterflyrodders.com. As for me, I pretty much stick with the regular old clousers and deceivers, with a few surf candies in the mix. So I can't give you much personal experience. However, I couldn't resist replying since you're talking about one of my favorite places.

I was actually at the Hook this past weekend, but I was kayaking off the bay side for fluke.

Maybe we'll run into each other this fall. I'm expecting to be there a fair amount, and maybe those stripers will come into casting range this year. It was mostly a boat game last fall, but if you had a boat, you had a great year.

[wet fly guy]

Thanks for the patterns!
I will whip some up , will be on the hook this coming Wed. or Thurs.
not sure what day yet.

Wet

[wet fly guy]

On the Hook today. 7am till 4 pm.
BLUES ! ! Fished clousers( white/pink& blue crystal flash) #1/0
white Seaducers#1/0
Had 5 in the morning then they seemed to go deep.
Wife and I had lunch at North Beach on the upper deck
and she went for a shell walk,I grabbed the plug rod with
a 7" white popper. took both rods to a pocket I know of
part way to the False Hook.
Threw the plug a bit and started to get chases,caught two
10lbers.
The fish were back in the wash in the pocket.
All I can say is arms sore!
I think I am hooked on this salt stuff ! !
A couple of other fly guys there today also,only 6 guys plugging.