Read about the Montauk Fall run in
The Moon Pulled Up an Acre of Bass
by Peter Kaminsky
Recommended Reading:
Tideline: Captains, Fly-Fishing and the American Coast
by Kirk D. Deeter, Andrew W. Steketee, Marco Lorenzetti
"FLY-FISHING: Amanda Switzer, Guide"
from The East Hampton Star
"Switzer guided a client to a 90-pound bluefin, which he landed using a 14-weight rod. Guide, client, and bluefin appeared on the cover of Flyfishing in Saltwaters magazine."
"SSF catches salty Long Island guide Amanda Switzer on the fly"
from Saltwater Fly Fishing Magazine
"A keen eye and quick wit keep Switzer booked 150 days per year."
"A Reel Life Fly Fishing Adventure"
from Urban Angler
"...Long Island guide Amanda Switzer came to the resucue..."
"It's no fish tale -- there's a girl guide in East Hampton"
from Columbia News Service
"...she is bar none the best guide I ever trained...She has the best fish instinct, and she gets the game."
"Lured by the Hunt / The passion for fishing runs deep in the shallows of Gardiners Bay"
from Newsday
"Among the new generation of guides, one stands out in particular..."
"Reel women mix outdoor pastimes, careers"
from ESPNOutdoors
"...the bottom line for clients isn't her gender, but her ability to help them land stripers on the fly."
"A Striped Bass, Prepared to Perfection by a Top Chef"
from The New York Times
"...the kind of enthusiasm that separates the merely good guide from the great one..."
"Fly Fishing's a Reel Rush if you Know What You're Doing"
from The New York Post
"It was Amanda's ability, dedication to fly fishing and coaching that got me the fish. Switzer has been fishing the East End almost her entire life and it shows in her knowledge of the area."
"The Autumn Run in Montauk Has Begun"
from The New York Times
"...Amanda is a born angler. She has that sense that there will be fish here and not there, that a cast in the next second but not five seconds later will catch a fish, and that she may ease upon a school of feeding stripers if she cuts the engine now and glides toward shore. ..."
"A Late Comeback For East End Stripers"
from The New York Times
"...one glorious day with Paul Dixon and Amanda Switzer when a 60-foot cast in shallow water produced a 20-pound striper ..."
Best Saltwater Fly-Fishing Guide
from New York Magazine's "Best of New York"
"Switzer is a first-rate caster and an encouraging teacher and was born with uncanny fishing sense, to boot."
"Northeasters Make Fishing Impossible"
from The New York Times
