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Title: striper season
Post by: PHIL on January 29, 2008, 03:43:39 PM

People say that striper season starts April 1st. What if it is still pretty cold out, or snowing. Is it pushed back some or how does that work.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: mboy on January 29, 2008, 03:47:44 PM

There are stripers around even now :)

Water temp is usually the key.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: CapBob on January 29, 2008, 03:49:03 PM

You can pretty much catch stripers year round, however the spring migration might very well be early or late depending on weather and water temps.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on January 29, 2008, 04:10:50 PM

There is no closed season for stripers..

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: gymrat987654321 on January 29, 2008, 04:12:07 PM

what about when they breed? its still open?

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: CapBob on January 29, 2008, 04:16:41 PM

open all year within three miles of Shore......even during breeding season, inshore never closes.

I know I and most other serious Striper fishermen, will release the Big Cows (females) to breed. Take a couple pic's a couple mearurements for your Fiberglass mount and release them.

I do not begrudge anyone taking their fish of a lifetime.........the best eating are the smaller fish TT^ t^

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: IrishAyes on January 29, 2008, 04:27:24 PM

2007 NJ regs.

Striped Bass or hybrid striped bass
 
Del.River & tributarites (Trenton Falls to Salem River & Tributaries) March 1 - March 31 & 
June 1 - Dec. 31
 
Del.River & tributarites (upstream of Trenton Falls) March 1 - Dec. 31
 
Atlantic Ocean (0-3miles from shore) No Closed Season

All other marine waters March 1 - Dec. 31

  2 fish at equal to 28" or greater

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: CapBob on January 29, 2008, 05:03:45 PM

Joe

Ya just beat me to it TT^

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: IrishAyes on January 29, 2008, 05:15:12 PM

 TT^  You snooze, you loose.  hehe   TT^

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: CapBob on January 29, 2008, 05:17:12 PM

I'm retired longer and reactions are slower chrz chrz slt

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: Capt.Dave on January 29, 2008, 05:27:34 PM

I usually give out prizes for the first weighed in fish.  The last couple years the first keeper has shown up at my door in Mid March. 

Hopefully the winter will continue mild and the water temps come up so March 1st will see active fish. 

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: IrishAyes on January 29, 2008, 06:20:22 PM

Nice gesture Capt Dave.  t^

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: Skolmann on January 29, 2008, 06:22:19 PM

Quote from: Luna Sea 3 on January 29, 2008, 04:10:50 PM

There is no closed season for stripers..

I thought that striper season was closed in the back bays, rivers, bays and inlets from Janaury 1 through March 1. However there was no closed season in ocean.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: IrishAyes on January 29, 2008, 06:25:09 PM

Check out my post seven up from this one, Skol.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: gymrat987654321 on January 29, 2008, 06:32:47 PM

I think thats pretty stupid. the same fish that is upsteam could be in the ocean in under an hour and vise-versa. The rules should be the same for the ocean and rivers.

Title: Re: striper season
Post by: ped579 on January 29, 2008, 06:50:17 PM

Just my own .02 I think they are looking at the spawn possibiblty since they spawn in the fresh or brackish waters and since a lot of fish linger all winter.  The water in the shallower waters of a bay and its estuaries get warmer sooner it sort of makes sense.

Paul