Bluefish On The Fly, Barnegat Inlet, NJ - Wooly Bugged

[@brucesheehe6305]

Ready for some Blind Sea Robbins!

[@raoutdoors8099]

Glad to see you catching a fish that can give you a run for your money! Pound for pound you can’t beat the power of this fish the blue fish. You also have to get you sea legs, you were looking a little sea sick

[@lsh3rd]

Good the capt knows what he’s doing... that old south jetty will bite if you don’t know where you are going!

[@WoolyBugged]

He mentioned that as we were fishing!

[@tomhh9161]

i have fished LBI from shore while on vacation. People look at you funny when you are fly casting from the beach but i have caught flounder, blues and stripers over the years.

[@WoolyBugged]

Tom H H My family used to vacation in LBI when I was a young kid. There’s some great fishing down there. But it’s the most fun on the fly rod!

[@WhiteDogTrailCompany]

Very Cool Mike! Definitely fun to watch! Ya gotta love it when the guide is just as excited as you are... you can tell they love what they do!

[@theBWproject]

LBI is not Central Jersey!

[@WoolyBugged]

Brian Woodward it is central on the eastern shore, look on a map.

[@theBWproject]

@@WoolyBugged Long Beach Island is South Jersey.

[@stephenfontana8015]

nice video. what test bite tippet did he have on? how many pounds? thanks

[@FishermansHeadquarters]

Had an awesome time Mike! Thanks for jumping aboard!

[@WoolyBugged]

I got the bug now man!

[@nathanlukez2377]

Those fish fight that hard and they are 1-3 lbs? That’s unreal. Really cool to see you fishing in saltwater. Thanks for sharing.

[@WoolyBugged]

You bet Nathan, ya they fight like crazy!

[@raptorstryke1059]

Been surf fishing LBI for decades. Nice!

[@WoolyBugged]

I’m sure you’ve had lots of fun! I wanna go back and do it again! I can see how it could become a life long hobby... going down to LBI.

[@raptorstryke1059]

We go down in the off season, right after it. Haven't done much on the fly there. It always seems to be real windy, and get a day or so break to fish.

[@jarrettlandreth285]

That looks so fun!!

[@WoolyBugged]

It was a blast!

[@Jgreendyk1]

Awesome. Makes me miss great saltwater bites. No shame in live lining for striper. You do what you got to do to catch fish.

[@WoolyBugged]

I had fun live lining the striped bass, would love to get one of the fly some day!

[@sammyvh11]

Lefty Krehs books on Saltwater Fly Fishing is manditory.

[@troykelly4561]

I knew were giving the trout a break but I didn’t expect this. This is cool man!

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Troy, just keeping things fresh!

[@adamsmith8533]

Nothing but fun on the fly !

[@seanearnest]

Nice blues, Mike! I too am brand new to saltwater fishing on the fly rod. I've caught a few bluefish, stripers, and albies on conventional table on Martha's Vineyard, but am looking forward to this fall targeting them with fly equipment.

[@FishermansHeadquarters]

Hi Sean - Fish you are looking to fish the Central NJ waters let me know. I'd love yo put you on some fish! ~ Captain Greg www.FishHeadLBI.com

[@hontorounidis]

Haha a little dizzy I feel sea sick 🤮 watching this but 👍

[@WoolyBugged]

I know, I hate filming with the GoPro, but in self-filming mode, was my only option!

[@roncarlsonblackwolf2463]

Awesome video Mike I used the fly rod for all fish striped bass are so much fun to catch I enjoy catching 45inch muskie on my 10 weight and 35 inch catfish are fun to all fish are fun on a fly rod

[@WoolyBugged]

Well, I gotta chase a musky next!

[@brettmichealpaul]

Blue fish fight hard as well as striped bass. Awesome video, looks fun. I would love to do it sometime.

[@WoolyBugged]

Ya they really do, very aggressive feeders!

[@lifeexperience4703]

What set up are you using

[@farmerbob4554]

Yikes! Those blues hit hard and fight great. Guess you leave the 2 wt. rod and size 24 midges at home! Thanks for the cool video, Mike. It’s been a while but used to fish Clousers for stripers on the Sacramento River delta. Them and blues are serious fish!

[@GeorgeSemel]

One of my favorite summer things to do is to fly cast to Blue Fish! I take a few each year for the Smoker!

[@WoolyBugged]

It is a complete thrill, I wanna go do it again now.

[@eaglesfangonefishin2797]

Yummy 👊👊

[@tonykupersmith7622]

Mike, another great video, thank you. Will you give us a little more detail about your set up? Rod weight, type of line used (sinking?), and any other key details. Much appreciated.

[@FishermansHeadquarters]

We used a number of different rods from 7-9wt. Most of the fish were caught on my main weapon on choice... GLoomis NRX-1pc 8wt with Hatch 7plus rugged with Cortland heavy 9ips sinking line, 30# short twisted leader stepped down to 15# with a 4” 35# single stand wire bite tippet.

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks for the comment Tony, looks like Greg got ya covered with the details here.

[@jonathonkersting9043]

Can you catch these from shore ?? Or are they mainly caught by boat. Looks like so much fun!

[@tonykupersmith7622]

@@FishermansHeadquarters Thanks Greg!

[@tonykupersmith7622]

@@WoolyBugged Thanks Mike!

[@earthsciteach]

Bluefish on the fly is a lot of fun! Cool to see you catch your first on the fly and to hear you got your first striper. I just got back from SC where I caught my first redfish and it was a great experience! I love Greg's energy and will keep him in mind for a trip this fall. Great video, man!

[@WoolyBugged]

He’s a super cool guy and has lived in LBI his entire life.

[@SufferingOutdoors]

I haven't had much interest in salt water fly fishing but that looks like a blast!

[@adamsmith8533]

Saltwater fly fishing is a blast. Nothing better than a tarpon on the fly

[@rayraff5068]

That was awesome Mike. You catch fish no matter what!

[@keith4474]

Rad man! love ur vids.

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Keith, I appreciate that.

[@johncatelli8767]

Been doing from the beach for years!. Love it I forgot what a trout looks like. Lol

[@Coastalfishes]

From creek brook trout to gator bluefish. I like it.

[@MarcTelesha]

I remember I was fishing for blues and then we lost all our lures. All I had left were hooks. They bite the hooks.

[@SurfSkagit]

Great channel you have here, congrats 👍

[@eaglesfangonefishin2797]

Awwwwww!!! Mannnn!!! Ya got me going partner!!! I’m at work itching to get my line wet!!!!! TIGHTLINES BRO

[@dynamo2169]

Have caught more bluefish and stripers than I can count. (Maine native and commercial fisherman) We would stop hauling lobster traps to throw at blues and stripers during the summers growing up.

[@toddh6102]

Good to see you finally got on a saltwater bite. Research Martha’s Vineyard for summer bass on the fly.

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks for the tip Todd!

[@polarizedoutdoors]

Totally didn't expect to see a bluefish video on your channel. Really liked the intro drone footage with music. Let me know if you ever get to Maine, maybe we can do a small stream brook trout collab or something.

[@WoolyBugged]

Thanks Polarized, I’d love to make it up to Maine at some point to fish brookies. I hear it’s the best state in the east for brookies.

[@Exploremorefishing]

Man my stomach is so weak ...I got sea sick just watching the boat rock 😆

[@FishermansHeadquarters]

Once you are hooked up your mind focuses on one thing... the fish!

[@gordonlefkowitz7113]

When a brook trout fly fisherman hooks into a bluefish. And I know he fishes for salmon and steelhead

[@WoolyBugged]

It my adrenaline going!

[@Msquad321]

Yes, we all should develop saltwater fly-skills.

[@TopSecretVid]

Bluefish are very aggressive fish

[@lsh3rd]

Good eating as long as they are right out of the water!

[@Msquad321]

So Mikey -- you likey ?

[@WoolyBugged]

I loved it man, loved it!