The striped bass is an icon of Mid Atlantic fishing. This heavy bodied fish is one of the most sought after species of fish found in the region.
Striped bass are found in the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island Sound, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sounds, and tidal rivers.
The striped bass is the official saltwater fish of New York. Anglers fish for stripers in the Hudson River, Long Island Sound, and New York’s marine waters.
Along the New Jersey coast, the fall run of stripers attracts surf anglers from around the region.
In the Chesapeake Bay and other areas, striped bass are known as “rockfish”.
Striped bass are caught by trolling, jigging, chumming, live bait fishing, bottom fishing, casting artificial lures, and fly fishing.
Striped bass are cooperatively managed on the Atlantic coast by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).
Striped bass are commonly stocked in freshwater impoundments such as Raystown Lake. A number of Mid Atlantic states’ stocking programs also produce hybrid striped bass (white bass x striped bass).
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