TOO many stripers!? What kind of silly talk is that?
Seriously though, I agree with Fly Rod, that ironically the success of the conservation effort means numbers are up but the fish are more stressed and diseased.
However, having sufficient forage (pogies) could go along way to reduce stress by improving the stripers' nutrition and warding off this bacteria, which I understand is almost always fatal.
As a recreational fisherman, I would like to first see more controls placed on harvesting menhaden than to reduce controls on harvesting striped bass.
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