https://www.benwhalleyfishing.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/1639898706271-OET40MO08WMUC045869H/IMG_3851.jpeg HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/0d2ec079-978e-4a4f-9c7a-0ce742e42e0a/BW+8_Resized.jpg HOME GUIDED STRIPED BASS ON FLY IN SOUTHERN MAINE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/895f245d-ff36-4d00-a99f-b682df7a5099/TCH_Maine-13.jpg HOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/56762c2e-aeef-45e8-bce8-12909c5ee6ba/IMG_2442.jpg HOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/ba6109c8-c263-4ce4-9fb6-ff5dbc576358/IMG_4619.jpg HOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/3faddedd-2ec5-41db-bdeb-fc5dfaa03381/BEN_Fish-3.jpeg HOME https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/f8c96735-e0fc-43df-96c9-6441055fa732/97B1F87F-4680-4CCF-ACDF-58D9899EE0FE.jpeg HOME - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.benwhalleyfishing.com/media daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://www.benwhalleyfishing.com/meetben daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://www.benwhalleyfishing.com/flydrops daily 0.75 2026-03-06 https://www.benwhalleyfishing.com/flybrary daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/918c5207-9683-41f2-b9fc-4324a8238cef/IMG_6206.jpeg FLYBRARY A fish underwater with a fishing baitfish fly in its mouth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/93f0b37d-48c7-4f80-b834-a5257e2cf6c8/2712F501-745D-4271-BB10-45FDAA4EB230.jpeg FLYBRARY A person dressed in protective white sun gear, watching a fish jump out of the water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/5b1b8149-6c32-49a6-9fb8-8e70b945b93d/21C54636-2C48-4CCC-AD56-94CE11904752.jpeg FLYBRARY Fly fishing rod, reel with fishing line, and hollow fleye on a white surface with fly line stripped out on boat deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/ef379141-33c7-4cfe-808a-b91dac575ffe/7DB00997-5F43-47D9-A0CC-C4654B94EF31.jpeg FLYBRARY Person holding a striped marlin or billfish in the water, a large fish caught on fly, underwater view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/9870ff6f-4fc4-44ae-ab39-f808ebf15a6b/83CA4DBC-1CEF-41C0-AD5A-F51E978BFAED.jpeg FLYBRARY A marlin jumping out of the water while flyfishing in open ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/53d4a5d7-5abb-43ce-a612-473ae32019b8/B34CD0C6-4713-4DDD-A524-DE28367690F2.jpeg FLYBRARY A man in a blue long sleeve shirt, gray hat, and sunglasses is on a boat holding a fly rod, having just caught a large striped marline that is partially out of the water with its long bill and sail-like dorsal fin visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/afd95962-8a29-4959-a8da-60d3ed27ce3b/B3B27216-5D5B-4AE2-A499-767BCFF11D8A.jpeg FLYBRARY Fishing lures in a yellow tackle box on a wooden railing near a beach house and sandy area with palm trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/38d82352-f4d4-46be-a687-3187e328554c/1A27BC64-9EA0-4ED6-AF07-1F5AD2561056.jpeg FLYBRARY Fishing rod inside a turquoise boat on a body of water, with a distant shoreline and a partly cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/b27d76db-2d80-4f19-881b-ed720e94ad48/2A4BE1F7-C238-4B6A-B65B-98883A5E1612.jpeg FLYBRARY A man in a black beanie and sunglasses holding a large bluefish fish with fly rod, on a boat in the water, with a cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/a31c16d1-9e08-43ae-876b-3d80bdb0ffab/IMG_7974.jpeg FLYBRARY A man in a teal hat, sunglasses, and a white t-shirt is kneeling in shallow water, holding a large taimen trout in front of him. In the background, there is a green boat on the water, with trees and rocky cliffs along the shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/16f8e7cc-7d79-4714-bcae-ef43aa20ef69/Pogo-3.jpeg FLYBRARY Man in light blue shirt holding a large jack on a boat, with an ocean and cloudy sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/11c9e5ca-a2cb-466a-8a04-a1108a088546/IMG_4501.jpeg FLYBRARY A man in fishing gear holding a large rooster fish in shallow water near a beach with mountains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/0a0925c1-9483-4a61-a285-cb9eadd6e5e0/IMG_7993.jpeg FLYBRARY School of small silver fish mackerel swimming in the ocean with a larger striped marlin billfish swimming below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/bb9532ae-a658-4f18-958c-ff1222377ee0/IMG_2098.jpeg FLYBRARY A man wearing sunglasses and a cap, smiling, holding a large jack crevalle fish on a boat in the ocean during daytime. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/76da9af1-060e-428b-a051-3ee6dcbe6e34/IMG_6015.jpeg FLYBRARY A striped marlin underwater with a fly in its mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/26fdde58-1f13-414b-9929-443ca5983633/IMG_3786.jpeg FLYBRARY A person with floral shirt and a beaded bracelet releasing a large jack crevalle fish back into the ocean from a boat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/75b81aeb-961a-43c9-a008-bfc3efb06099/IMG_1930.jpeg FLYBRARY Man wearing sunglasses, a cap, and outdoor clothing sitting in a boat in the Atlantic, holding a large striped bass fish he caught during sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/7af47169-0358-4686-a5bb-6bdc29687322/B2F8A382-D805-4026-A788-C3E7ECEF1572.jpeg FLYBRARY Two men wearing sunglasses and face coverings stand in water, holding a monster barracuda fish, with a blue sky, clouds, and green trees in the background in the Bahamas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/96089c7f-8987-4cdb-a214-8e218f1a6cf7/7D3291B7-901C-4E45-889B-5627E8BF2148.jpeg FLYBRARY Man wearing sunglasses and a hat holding a large fish on a boat in the ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/9ff7979b-aa2e-498f-a080-58c195121244/IMG_6207.jpeg FLYBRARY Two people on a boat, wearing sunglasses, holding a large tuna fish with a fly in its mouth underwater. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/227ae75c-912d-4018-9a05-9ab7f7349e14/IMG_3986.jpeg FLYBRARY Person wearing sunglasses, a camouflage hat, and a face cover holding a large striped bass fish on a boat with water and a distant shoreline in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/7815c11d-ce23-42af-98b8-aa7487d7b572/DEDE3EA5-5A3D-40CC-8AE1-C79440FE833B.jpeg FLYBRARY A large striped marlin fish, possibly a marlin or swordfish, being caught with a person's hand in the water. The scene takes place next to a boat with orange and blue colors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/78c6148d-006d-433d-b108-9f51c9bee384/DSC03099.jpeg FLYBRARY Person in black jacket holding a striped bass fish with fishing gear on a boat, water in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/44701af5-1ace-4a61-a7d5-98d1731100e7/1ACEE324-11A2-49D6-97E9-1A65DC03BBD2.jpeg FLYBRARY A man holding a large striped bass fish on a boat with water and houses in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/330b9e00-c824-4933-872f-8b50a4064dbb/97B1F87F-4680-4CCF-ACDF-58D9899EE0FE.jpeg FLYBRARY Man in outdoor gear holding a large striped fish, on a boat with water and trees in the background, cloudy sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/de779172-4fad-4011-87bf-87b6244df8f8/Taylor-2.jpeg FLYBRARY A person holding a large jack crevalle fish on a boat with water and blue sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/512a8d16-3cd9-420e-a11b-4ec53ceb147b/Taylor-8.jpeg FLYBRARY Man in green hoodie and sunglasses holding a large jack crevalle fish on a boat in the water with a beach and blue sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/7b636b19-2a14-44f6-9ff6-69b1b3fe01f4/IMG_5654.jpeg FLYBRARY A large fish, striped bass, is being caught in the ocean, with a person's hand holding its lower jaw. The fish has a wide mouth, large eye, and visible scales, with water bubbles and ripples surrounding it and a spook style fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/5f9e1b51-8f99-45a8-9e51-d87b52d967c8/IMG_5653.jpeg FLYBRARY A large striped bass fish on a measuring board, with a fly in its mouth and a fishing reel and rod nearby on a light-colored surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/c6d0ff70-eb1d-44f3-b1e6-710eb5e1a1f9/Pollack2.jpg FLYBRARY - GROCERY POLLOCK FLEYE As the Fall fishing heats up here in Maine, one of the go-to patterns for targeting migrating stripers is a good pollack fleye. The Maine coast becomes chalked full of juvenile pollock and stripers cannot resist the easy forage. This should definitely be a staple in your fly box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/2c617994-88bf-40ee-b7c6-9c50ba37f58f/MACKMASTER.jpg FLYBRARY BIG MAC HOLLOW FLEYE I identified a need for a better adult mackerel pattern for Maine striped bass which sent me down the rabbit hole to match the hatch, both in appearance and more importantly its action as it relates to the real McCoy. This mackerel pattern continues to fool weary predators around the globe. It performs great when fished on a fast retrieve both on intermediate or sinktip lines, as well as slower retrieve dredging deeper on a heavy sink line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/b69d8afe-a388-43c7-b6e4-4e7cc0122c09/BEAST.jpg FLYBRARY - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/43202741-6654-4e81-8195-dff92fb9e538/pogybeast.jpg FLYBRARY - Make it stand out MENHADEN MATCH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/051ecc6e-6be6-4b48-9808-c33bbefd06d8/BJWSHAD.jpg FLYBRARY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/92218b46-2ade-4a45-b063-9733de4de180/slu.jpg FLYBRARY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/5601378d-ad0b-4a08-b1c6-d6391264785f/Screenshot+2025-03-07+at+9.20.50%E2%80%AFAM.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/fbc5b174-ead1-4fd9-aa94-ba04faa422dd/Screenshot+2025-03-07+at+9.17.16%E2%80%AFAM.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/1f5a4052-1519-4494-96b5-11d93409cb35/Screenshot+2025-03-30+at+6.00.32%E2%80%AFPM.png FLYBRARY WHALLEY’S CRACK CRAB The invasive green crab is plentiful and stripers can’t resist them. For Maine anglers crab flies are probably the most effective pattern for wade fisherman, this pattern continues to catch and is durable which is necessary when ripping them over oyster bars, sand flats for long summertime sessions. Tied on a 60degree jig hook and paired with large tungsten dumbbell eyes, this crab is sure to attract fish cruising bottom for an easy meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61bed3876b38ef5369d8ba89/09a73a62-9508-4b8e-9afc-dbcdf59f1891/SEA+HERRING.jpg FLYBRARY ALEWIFE HYBRID GAMECHANGER MATCH ANOTHER PREVALENT SPECIES FOUND IN THE NORTHEAST ARE ALEWIVES, EVERY YEAR THEY RETURN TO THEIR BIRTHRIVER IN AMAZING NUMBERS TO SPAWN. STRIPERS TAKE ADVANTAGE AND CAPITALIZE ON THESE FISH RESTING OR AWAITING THEIR CHANCE TO ASCEND THE RIVER WHERE THEY WERE ONCE BORN. BLANE CHOCOLETTS GAMECHANGER PLATFORM IS ANOTHER SUPER VERSATILE PLATFORM THAT MATCHES THE HATCH WELL. THIS PATTERN IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE HERRING/ALEWIFE RUN FLIES TO FISH IN THE RIVERS. 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