[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by Karl F

http://www2.townonline.com/brewster/...ticleid=275403

Interesting read... been told by some folks to not keep stripers for the table for a while,, not a bad idea.. they eat clams and crabs and such.

Clams and oysters are filter feeders and strain the photoplankton (algae such that cause red tide) and accumulate it in their flesh in high density. If you eat the shell fish (or if a tern does) it may be harmful. But unless the striper is feeding exclusively on shell fish, it is unlikley that they could develop a sufficiently high concentration of red tide algae to harm you (the fish itself would die first).

But maybe better safe than sorry...and practice a little more catch & release

For me, I'll focus on fluke for the table, and stripers for the recreation.