"Time and tide wait for no man," and it is absolutely true when fishing for Striped Bass, regardless of tackle choice. Time of day and stage of the tide are critical factors in determining a successful striper strategy. Moving water, structure and the predominant bait should all be considered when targeting stripers, but there is already plenty of information on how to fish for Stripers generally, what you want to know is how to catch them on the fly. The good news is that fly-fishing for stripers can often be more productive than other methods.

Tackle
Generally, a 9-foot, 9-weight fly rod is a good all-around fly rod for stripers and nearly most other inshore species (bluefish, bonito, false albacore, bonefish). A good quality, appropriately sized fly reel that holds at least 250 yards of 20lb backing, spooled with either an intermediate or fast-sinking line is fine. Stripers aren't leader shy, or toothy, so there really isn't a need for a shock tippet, a 15 - 20# test tippet is sufficient. I also highly recommend using a striping basket to manage your fly-line when striper fishing. It will allow you to cast further and alleviates having the fly line wrapping around your feet in the surf....Continued