April 25, 2008
Anglers in upstate New York are beginning to target striped bass heading up the Hudson River to spawning grounds near Troy Dam. “Stripers start spawning sometime in May, continuing into early June. Their eggs are fertilized and then cast adrift in the current, hatching in a few days. The small striped bass spend their first summer in the shallow waters of the lower Hudson. By fall the juvenile stripers move out into shoreline cover found in estuaries along the Atlantic coast.” The bait of choice for Hudson River striped bass -- herring.
April 10, 2008
Beginning in June Maryland anglers can win up to $25,000 in cash for capturing Diamond Jim – a striped bass tagged by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Boater’s World is also offering $500 for the capture of Diamond Jim “imposters” – other specially tagged stripers. Toyota and Bass Pro Shops are donating a Toyota 4X4 pick-up truck and a Tracker boat for other prizes in the 2008 Maryland Fishing Challenge.
April 2, 2008
With the opening of the 2008 striper season two weeks away, schools of bunker (menhaden) and herring are already attracting striped bass from 20 to 30 pounds in New Jersey’s Raritan Bay. “Over the next several weeks, big migrating bass will be on hot pursuit of these massive schools as they fatten up.” The Hub
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