got a tagged striper
 

yesterday...Its was a small fish about 17in. It had a yellow band going through its back. I dident get to read what it said on it because i wanted to get the fish back in the water. What should i do the next time i get one?

thanks for any info in advance

-Jr Link

write down the # from the tag, the phone #, date,size, location.
and call it in.
they'll send you a hat, a plack, and the history of whear the fish was tagged.
pretty kool stuff.
mike

link - I've caught one, I clipped the tag off and called the phone number on it, it said "Reward" - so my mind wandered to fame and fortune, but reality struck and it was a blue striper conservation hat, they did also send a history of the fish that was interesting. My buddy caught one earlier this year, and now they give you the option of a hat or pin (If I get another, I'll get the pin).

I suppose if you don't keep the fish or clip the tag, jot down the info on the tag and they can update the history of the fish.

Link you made the right choice to throw it back.:kewl:

Yea right!! The old fart forgot Glasses again!! :laughs:

old fart... speak for yourself... i'm only 17:laughs: :laughs:

I caught one the other night with a thin blue tag sticking out of its belly. I couldn't see very well in the low light conditions and wanted to get her back in the water fast. Maybe I'll get a hat next time! Nice fat 32" fish though.

best thing to do in that case is to cut the tag off and deal with it later.
saves the fish from trying to scramble for a pen,and paper.

I thought that the theory was to leave the tag in so that a given fish could be tracked over it's lifetime. Doesn't clipping the tag defeat the purpose? If you don't have a pen/pencil or can't read it leave the tag in and don't get the hat. The point is to study the fish population, not add to the hat collection. On the other hand if it's a 40+ well..... :D

no. they want you to "cut the tags off" and send them in.
although, if you have a pen handy, i'd leave it in.

http://www.littoralsociety.org/catch.htm

I caught a yellow tagged one (schoolie 24") earlier this year. I clipped the tag. It came from the littoral society in the above link. You can print the info sheet off the website and send the tag back to them. I did that a few weeks ago and am waiting for my "jacket patch" and the fish history. Kinda neat.

Spin



p.s. The Wesite defined "Littoral" as: Found along the shore.

I guess that makes most of uss Litteraly Littoral

Don't expect much from the patch, it looks like a cartoon goldfish. You'd think they'd use a striper or something :rolleyes:

Toonoc,I"ll second that those gold fish just don"t seem right.

Link jr,here a little list.


Yellow tag on top of fish--ALS

Yellow tag in belly---HRF

Pink tag in belly---USFWS

Orange tag in belly--USFWS

There are others but these are the most common in our area.


Toonoc off to Oregon for a week them in Gansset for two weeks'must get together and fish, boat will be on the pond,pm me cell #

amazing...I have never caught a tagged fish ever:(

My Dad tagged for the Littoral Society for years, hundreds of fish. I think he has only received about 4 or 5 back. The last one was from last year , more than 10 years after he tagged the fish. The person that sent the tag back did not report the size of the fish so you could not tell how much it had grown.
It is pretty interesting.
There are also Federal tagged fish, when you return those, you get a hat back