Fake Fishies
November 1, 2018
Homemade fishing "flies" meant to fake out local saltwater game fish. (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bonito, and False Albacore, among others.)
They mimic a small bait fish called a "sand lance" or "sand eel" that lives on the shallow sand flats as well as deep ocean banks. They have pointy noses and when threatened race straight down to the sandy ocean floor, burying themselves until the danger has passed.
These imitations have weighted eyes allowing the fisherman to pause momentarily while stripping in line, allowing the lure to drop down similar to the real thing.
With November here, most of the fish have gone south for the winter, and it's time to make more "flies."
(a "Flickr Friday" submission, theme "Fake")
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2018
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Fake Fishies
November 1, 2018
Homemade fishing "flies" meant to fake out local saltwater game fish. (Striped Bass, Bluefish, Bonito, and False Albacore, among others.)
They mimic a small bait fish called a "sand lance" or "sand eel" that lives on the shallow sand flats as well as deep ocean banks. They have pointy noses and when threatened race straight down to the sandy ocean floor, burying themselves until the danger has passed.
These imitations have weighted eyes allowing the fisherman to pause momentarily while stripping in line, allowing the lure to drop down similar to the real thing.
With November here, most of the fish have gone south for the winter, and it's time to make more "flies."
(a "Flickr Friday" submission, theme "Fake")
Brewster, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2018
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.