The Stripers Are Coming!
Every winter, anticipation builds for the arrival of migrating striped bass. Each year is different, and exact timing seems to be strongly influenced by water temperatures along the Atlantic coast.
By tracking fishing reports from charter captains, contributors, and readers at OnTheWater.com, we have been mapping the striped bass spring migration from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine since 2015. Each year has been very different and provided some interesting insight into the timing of the striper migration.
Here’s how the striped bass migration played out in 2019. With a milder winter behind us, we can probably expect to see the big migratory bass a little sooner in 2020.
Follow this year’s migration as we update our maps weekly as spring progresses this year.
The first few Keepers drivers have already been caught in Raritan Bay ever since the season opened on March 1st. It looks like this is off to a early start with no one knows what the weather will do when we get to April. I have seen early starts like this in the past. And we hope that it will continue but we cannot assume that we don’t know what Mother Nature has in store for us this year or what the bait Supply will be as we get further into the season. We only hope that everybody enjoys it and respects the new limits and laws. But we know there’s always cheaters out there including in the commercial sector. So be on your toes and keep your eyes open because of bad things start happening it comes down on the good Anglers and not the ones who have committed the crimes.
Very cool
How can I help? I live on sommerset beach Potomac river va. I catch a lot of striper. How can I report?
Cant wait to get back out on the water
Would love to be part of group
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Caught first striper today in ocean city nj
Caught 2 stripers over 20 in West Island mass last night