June 24 2017

Prime Time for Fly Fishing & Live-Lining

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Matt Ward

​On Thursday, Mark Ward, Alex Wyckoff, and myself took advantage of a day off from running charters to do more fishing.

It was an absolutely gorgeous morning with nonexistent seas and a west wind of less than 5 knots.

Our idea for this trip was to live-line mackerel and hopefully cast flies to packs of aggressive bass cruising just beneath the surface.

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Matt Ward

Capt. Matt Ward of Big Dog Sportfishing is addicted to chasing gamefish worldwide. His passion began on Cape, honing his skills targeting Stripers and Tuna. May through November he can be found running charters out of Orleans on the Big Dog-a 26ft Boston Whaler.

  • Awesome Matt. Had a similar day today (except for your success on the fly rod). Had a few BIG fish follow my fly up to the surface and one swipe but could only get a micro on the fly.

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