Stripers

[clambo]

Remember back when there was a closure for all striper fishing? Well at the time we were told that the population was so depleted that the closure was warranted. At the same time I saw pictures taken offshore by a spotter plane pilot that showed huge schools of Striped Bass. They were feeding on Ocean Herring! Well the inshore Herring were depleted and the food was offshore so that's where they went to eat. If they only check inshore and not count fish offshore how can one get an accurate count? Also how can leaving the breeders in the water to breed not be beneficial to the species? I would love to harvest a 20 inch fish for the table than a 40+ fish any day

[piemma]

Originally Posted by clambo

Remember back when there was a closure for all striper fishing? Well at the time we were told that the population was so depleted that the closure was warranted. At the same time I saw pictures taken offshore by a spotter plane pilot that showed huge schools of Striped Bass. They were feeding on Ocean Herring! Well the inshore Herring were depleted and the food was offshore so that's where they went to eat. If they only check inshore and not count fish offshore how can one get an accurate count? Also how can leaving the breeders in the water to breed not be beneficial to the species? I would love to harvest a 20 inch fish for the table than a 40+ fish any day

Agreed Mike.