BaitfishbeginnerNortheast & Mid-Atlantic
Snake Fly
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Available Sizes#1 - #2/0 (tied long, 4-6 inches)
Color Variations
WhiteOliveTan
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New England Fly Company
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, baitfish flies, striped bass. New England tier lead for brook trout, landlocked salmon, and coastal striper patterns.
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Salty Fly Tying
Matched on Northeast & Mid-Atlantic, baitfish flies, striped bass. Drew Chicone's saltwater tying catalog and learning hub, strongest for saltwater pattern validation.
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Fulling Mill Flies
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, broad catalog. Large pattern house with broad freshwater and saltwater fly categories.
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Orvis Fly Catalog
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, broad catalog. Broad retail catalog for standard trout, warmwater, salmon/steelhead, and saltwater patterns.
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Big Y Fly Co.
Matched on baitfish flies, bass, broad catalog. Broad by-type catalog useful for common benchmark patterns and inexpensive backups.
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Visit sourceThe Snake Fly is proof that in fly tying, as in writing, the first draft should be cut in half. One saddle hackle, wrapped on a long-shank hook. That is the entire recipe. And yet, when you strip it through the rips at Cuttyhunk or the surf at Race Point, it becomes a sand eel so convincing that stripers eat it with the urgency of someone who just remembered they skipped breakfast. Minimalism is not laziness. It is discipline.
Quick Facts
TypeBaitfish
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall
Target SpeciesStriped Bass, Bluefish, False Albacore
Sizes#1 - #2/0 (tied long, 4-6 inches)
Best LocationsCuttyhunk, MA; Race Point, MA; Block Island, RI
Where to Fish It
Cuttyhunk
MA · Rips
Race Point
MA · Surf
Block Island
RI · Rips
Map unavailable. Locations for Snake Fly: Cuttyhunk, MA; Race Point, MA; Block Island, RI
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