S.K.S Adventures

Nearly all of my 30" + Striped Bass have been caught on this fly: an all black Big Eelie. The Big Eelie was originally created by Ken Abrames and is featured in his book Striper Moon. In his book the Big Eelie is tied with a white marabou collar as well as blue and yellow saddle hackles. To make the fly fish better at night I tie it in all black, maintaining just a pop of yellow in the bucktail platform. The productivity of this fly is attributed to its movement. The thin fla

Winter can be a melancholy time for anglers. Many of us use this period of piscatorial inactivity to prepare for the coming season. We tie flies, clean equipment, repair waders and prepare leaders, but when all these tasks are done we are still left yearning for the opportunity to wet a line. In our quest to seek something that can satisfy our longing to feel that tell-tale “tug” at the end of our line we often turn to the experiences of other. We seek out articles and videos