hey guys, I'm planning on fishing the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers in New Jersey from my kayak over the next couple days, and I was talking to some local guides that operate out of the Marina I work at, and a few (non fly fisherman) guys mentioned that the stripers in the rivers are currently feeding on shrimp and crabs.
My question is when (times of year, times of day, conditions) and where ( flats? oyster bars? deep channels? sod banks?) it would be effective to target stripers with shrimp or crab flies as opposed to baitfish patterns? and what species of shrimp and crabs the fish are actually feeding on? Any specific pattern mentions would also be helpful, because I'm curious if I can have success with tried and true bonefish and permit patterns for stripers...?