{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fly fishing from beach

Thanks Nedak! That is some great feedback.

On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:59:13 PM UTC-4, Nedak wrote:

Bob-

I have a place in Rehoboth and fish it all the time.  For those of you who have seen my posts, carp fishing in Silver Lake...

1-bring 5 wt to fish for giant enormous carp in Silver Lake.  Fish near the park at the far west side of Silver Lake.  https://www.google.com/maps/search/silver+lake+park+delaware+rehoboth/@38.7093509,-75.0881457,17.22z
2-fishing in the surf has been really really slow.  I have thrown every kind of bait known, live, bloodworms, cut bait and have not caught anything.  My buddies tell me that the bite in the surf is off this year because of the cold winter.
3-fishing from the surf in Rehoboth is typically tough because the slope of the beach to the water.  There is a pretty drastic drop to the beach so when you backcast, you hit the sand.  Unless you spey cast, it can be tough to get any distance.  Rehoboth typically fishes ok with bait but you will be working hard blind casting to find random fish in the surf.
4-all the suggestions on intermediate/sinking line are accurate but Rehoboth has a pretty bad beach break-meaning the waves crash right at your feet and you don't really wade out in the surf to fly fish.  If decide to fish the surf, definitely bring stripping basket.  The waves will tangle the fly line around your feet.
5-if you are interested in wading, I suggest 2 places:  https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B041%2729.9%22N+75%C2%B004%2738.3%22W/@38.6916374,-75.0771721,3a,75y,268.63h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s0AjGVJtXbaBqUZjvR-SU7g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3D0AjGVJtXbaBqUZjvR-SU7g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D100%26h%3D80%26yaw%3D268.24188%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0
In Rehoboth Bay I fished at dusk into swirls that were chasing bait to the surface and got a 18in striper.  The water was super shallow and I was using a 7wt, with about a 7 ft sink tip, tan over white clouser with no leaded eyes.   Stripping basket not really needed in Rehoboth Bay.  You can also blind cast for croakers.  The goto fly is a sandcrab imitation.  Sparse tan and white with a little bit of flash, tied with orange thread.  That style requires a sinking line typically because you are dragging along the bottom to imitate a sand crab and croakers have a subterminal mouth.
https://books.google.com/books?id=09SA7lO-DJwC&pg=PA61&lpg=PA61&dq=mouth+of+a+croaker+fish&source=bl&ots=rdDAxWNvGT&sig=X1Gk1lbJcdDsXuGhJ7xlqfT-7Pw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CE4Q6AEwCmoVChMIsJjS_9fExwIVwm8-Ch0hoAXe#v=onepage&q=mouth%20of%20a%20croaker%20fish&f=false

I am lazy and just use floating line with a heavy fly and wait for it to sink.  Again Rehoboth Bay is really shallow allow over.

6-my buddy says that stripers are located in and around Burton Island on the north side of the jetty.  Typically a kayak or boat will be needed to get out there.  He says fish the cuts on the seams during a rising tide. 

38.691640, -75.077310

38°41'29.9"N 75°04'38.3"

7-if you have kayak, you can also fish the cape may/lewes ferry wall.  https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047%2704.9%22N+75%C2%B007%2717.2%22W/@38.784689,-75.121459,717m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0  Full sink line and cast close to the rocks.   I did it the other day but got nothing.  Full sink line required.

8-I rarely fish the indian river inlet.  Lots of people and tough casting conditions on a fly rod.  If you bait/lure fish IRI, be prepared to lose lots of tackle.  The rocks capture everything.

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or fishing near the old Lewes Fishing Pier that is shutdown for repairs.  http://www.destateparks.com/park/cape-henlopen/fishing-center.asp  You can wet wade around the pier and cast floating line in there because there is not much depth.  I have not tried that yet but plan to this week. 

On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 10:15:03 AM UTC-4, Bob Richey wrote:

My wife and I are taking a short vacation to Rehobeth Beach in mid-September.  I thought I'd bring along my fly rods and give a shot at fishing the surf.  I've never fished salt water before.  My idea is to wade out to maybe knee high and chuck some streamers at any structure like piers or jetties and strip it back.  Is that doable?  Should I be thinking about a sinking line?  Obviously, I'm clueless, I'd appreciate any advice on technique, flies and equipment.  Thanks.

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