The Bay is catch and release until the beginning of trophy season (around April 15th). The temp is around 45 right now. The big fish will pass by May 15th. During Trophy season the fish have to be bigger than 34", then it drops to 18" for a keeper.
There are year round stripers. If you can find a warm water discharge, or any water ~50 degrees they will be near. The problem is when the water is cold, heck, really anytime, they will not bite unless you get your bait hitting them as they expect with the current.
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