in the 1970s, pollution, overfishing and habitat loss nearly annihilated the nation’s striped bass population. Now, scientists conducting studies in Maryland, North Carolina and Massachusetts claim that catch-and-release fishing—long considered a means of helping to sustain fish populations—may be killing, not sustaining, stripers.
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries has implemented two new striped bass conservation regulations aimed at reducing release mortality:
On the water blog reports that- 1/30/2019 UPDATE: The Division of Marine Fisheries has scheduled two public hearings to take comment on these proposals. Read full text of the proposals here. February 25, 2019 (6PM)Admiral’s Hall, MA Maritime Academy101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 February 27, 2019 (6PM)DMF’s Annisquam River Station30 Emerson Avenue, Gloucester, MA 01930
Capable of reaching 100 pounds, striped bass are among the most frequently pursued game fish along the Atlantic Coast. Striped bass – often called striper or rockfish – make their home in southern waters, but their annual spawning migration brings them to the coast of Massachusetts every summer, where these abundant and hard-fighting fish congregate in some of the state’s best fishing hot spots
The new world record striped bass was caught on the night of August 4, 2011 in Connecticut waters. The striper was boated by Greg Myerson and weighed in at 81.88 pounds, which edges out the previous record of 78.8 pounds caught in 1982. Myerson caught his huge striper drifting a live eel near a submerged boulder, near the Outer Southwest Reef off the coast of Westbrook, Connecticut. His striper measured 54 inches in length. Greg Myerson said he’s sorry to take...
Cape Cod Canal fishing is one of the most challenging and rewarding types of fishing along the entire East Coast of the United States. Few locations on earth offer the shore bound angler a better chance at hooking a bass in the 40 pound range. This man-made land cut has produced spectacular fishing the past few seasons. Fishing the Cape Cod Canal during the spring run of big striped bass has been just as impressive, if not more impressive than the...
BOSTON (CBS) – It could have become just another fish story, but Albert Wu recorded the moment he handed over the rod and reel to his younger brother. You can hear Albert on the video yelling, “Striped bass. Striper.” “He took one cast out and before we knew it a 25-pound, 40-inch fish just hit the line,” said Albert Wu.“I didn’t know it was a fish at first. I thought it was a big log that I got snagged on,” said...
Striped bass are measured from the tip of the snout or jaw (mouth closed) to the farthest extremity of the tail. The discard of dead legal sized striped bass is unlawful. The practice of high-grading, whereby legal sized striped bass are released in favor of larger fish caught subsequently is unlawful. Accordingly, it is also unlawful to keep a striped bass alive in water by attaching a line or chain to the fish, or placing it in a live well or...
