Stripers and Streamers: Successful Flies, Techniques and Other Insights

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Summary: Ray tells all
Review: Ray's book is my favorite on fly fishing for stripers. He keeps it simple, yet includes all the essential info that will get fish on your line. I can think of a couple of pricier hardcovers that take a lot more pages to go over the same info that Ray lays out in a much simpler and more homespun fashion. And despite a prior reviewer's opinion on the patterns included, any self-respecting Northeast saltwater flyfisher knows that the Ray's Fly is a classic along the New England shore. A must for any striper angler's bookshelf.

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Summary: great...and simple book
Review: this is a very readable, informative book. Ray cuts to the chase. the only reason i gave it a 4 instead of 5 stars is because I think his fly choices are too self-serving... no clouser or deceiver type paterns(come on!) but the flies he does have are great ones.

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Summary: Excellent observations of natural environmental phenomena.
Review: While Ray's observations of the natural environment surrounding striper fishing is full of excellent advice, his tactics and choice of tackle seems off-beat and contrary to common opinion. You can learn a lot about waves, rocky shorelines and birds in this book, but be careful about taking his word on what lines to use. Also, his choice of the best fly patterns is extremely self-serving; how could he leave out the most productive and popular flies known to striper fisherman?