To catch big fish and be a successful saltwater fly angler your fly patterns must be good representations of nature baitfish! Whether you are purchasing flies or tying your own patterns, to select or create an effective fly pattern you must have a clear understanding of baitfish and their characteristics. It can often make the difference between a successful flyfishing trip and a poor one.

Mike Laptew, "The Diving Fisherman", is world famous for his underwater photography and videos including Laptew Productions' Striper Magic and Stripers in Paradise. Through his years of underwater photography and experience with game fish world wide Mike has compiled his fish-eye images and observations of the most common types of seasonal bait fish into a series of articles all anglers will find helpful!

"To be an effective angler you must be aware of what different bait fish look like underwater, know how each prey item behaves, and understand where, when and how game fish will feed on them. I believe the most important attributes of a fly, in order of important, are: profile, action, size, color." Mike Laptew

You will find more information on bait fish in all Laptew videos.
We hope you enjoy these classes on bait…let Mike know your thoughts on them.
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Listed below are the types of bait fish we are featuring. Please click on the bait fish type to read Mike's insights and view the awesome photography!

• Herring (including alewife)

• Squid

• Cinder Worms - Coming soon!

• Sand Eels - Coming soon!

And others to be added shortly!

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