It's a big-time fishing party when word gets out that heavyweight striped bass are biting at Beaver Lake. ... Small flies catch big stripers at Beaver Lake. December 26, 2017 at 1:00 a.m.

With salmon flies they caught a dozen stripers, running three to five pounds — strong, bright fighters stripping out forty yards of backing in their first runs.

Hybrid striped bass will hit flies aggressively. Email Newsletters TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.

Bring the long rods, the big flies, and hold on. How to fly fish for Striped Bass with large squid patterns so it's productive, simple, and flat out fun.

BEAVER LAKE WHOPPER Nara Cheng (cq)(left) and Rick Stone of Centerton hoist a 47-pound striped bass they caught Dec. 29 at Beaver Lake. The fish measured 45 inches long with a girth of 30 inches.

Stripers are most often caught on live bait or large lures, but a tournament this month at Lewis Smith Lake will limit anglers to fly tackle only. Frank Sargeant franksargeant@charter.net Brandon ...

Capt. Joe DeMalderis of the Cross Current Guide Service sent along this photo of a 32-inch striper caught by Dr. Robert Defilippis of Roseland last week. DeMalderis said the fly-caught bass was ...

Bonefish flies are usually designed to resemble shrimp and assorted other bottom-dwelling crustaceans. In spite of their small size, stripers eat a large amount of shrimp when they are available.

Ask Ed Lombardo about the best striped bass he’s ever caught on a flyrod and you can almost hear the snapshots of moments clattering through his memory. The stories generally all start in the ...