Category: Striped Bass
January 26, 2012
74-Pound Striper Caught in Virginia
“It was just like dragging a big ol’ heavy tire through the water.”
January 05, 2012
Hope For Striper Spawning Grounds
Chesapeake Bay is the cradle of life for a huge portion of the striped bass population that spends the spring, summer and fall feeding in the waters off the coast of New Jersey, New York and New England. Sadly, it’s also beseiged by pollution from factory farms – producing chickens and pigs for human consumption … Read More
December 08, 2011
December Stripers
I almost never end my striper season on a “high note.” If I caught a fish on my last trip, how would I know if they weren’t there the following night, or the following week. I always seem to rack up a few good skunkings before putting away the bass gear for the season.
October 27, 2011
All-Star Saltwater Seminar Line-Up Announced
Salt Water Sportsman’s National Seminar Series – the nation’s premier educational seminar on recreational marine fishing tactics, will celebrate its 25th year of touring with a stop in New England on Saturday, January 7. Read More
October 24, 2011
Striped Bass Young of Year Survey
This video shows how the Maryland DNR goes about the Striped Bass young-of-the-year survey.
October 18, 2011
Good News: A Banner Spawn for Stripers
Researchers at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) have announced that preliminary results from their 2011 survey suggest the production of a strong class of young-of-year striped bass in the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay. This is fantastic news for the striped bass population (and striper fishermen!). Read More
October 06, 2011
Act Now: Protect Menhaden
It’s time for us to chime in and let the managers hear that we support the strongest action possible to protect menhaden stocks. It only takes 5 minutes to send an email, letting managers know that you are a fisherman and that you care about the importance of a healthy forage base of menhaden to keep striped bass, bluefish and the entire ecosystem healthy Read More
October 05, 2011
StriperFest 2011
StriperFest 2011 was a great success. In case you missed it, here are a collection of photos from this year’s event. (Photos by George Clondas, Garrick Dixon and Mel True)
August 06, 2011
Story and Photos: Potential World Record Striper
After The Weigh-In, By Kierran Broatch: They say records are meant to be broken. What they don’t always say is what should be done once you break them. The following is a first-hand account of my experiences on Friday, August 5, 2011, when news of a potential new world record striped bass spread through the fishing community like wildfire. Read More
August 05, 2011
81-Pound Striped Bass Update
Update: Read a full first-hand report from OTW writer Kierran Broatch here. Here’s the facts, reported to us by Connecticut-based OTW writer Kierran Broatch: This morning, Striper Cup angler Greg Myerson weighed in a striped bass that registered 81.88 pounds on the scale at Jack’s Shoreline in Westbrook, Connecticut – almost 12 hours after … Read More
July 19, 2011
New Sand Eel “Teasers” from Tsunami
It seems like every species of gamefish in the Northeast – from fluke to stripers to bluefin tuna -eats sand eels, those pencil-thin baitfish with the silvery sides and olive-green backs. Sand eels have been especially abundant the past few years, and lure makers have had a chance to crank out some pretty good imitations … Read More
July 07, 2011
New this year – Catch and Release Prizes!
New this year, the Striper Cup will be offering prizes to anglers that catch-and-release striped bass. With an eye toward the future of the fishery stock, we’d like to reward the many anglers who are catching and releasing trophy-sized striped bass while participating in the Striper Cup, in hopes that it will encourage more anglers to hear the message of responsible competition that the Striper Cup stands for! Read More
June 20, 2011
Massive 77.4 lb. Striper Weighed In!
After a little razzing from OTW's general manager, Neal Larsson, when signing up for the 2010 Striper Cup, Vican predicted, "You're going to have to make a 70-pounder pin."He was right. Read More
June 20, 2011
Rhode Islanders: Help Increase Striper Poaching Fines
We can use your help and support.The bill to increase penalties on striped bass poachers is up for the second time before the House Judiciary Committee. The first time it was "held for study." It was not voted on. Now it's up again. Read More
June 09, 2011
OTW TV – Canal Mackerel Blitz – Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) Cast after cast resulted in an arm-jarring strike from the mackerel-hungry bass. Everywhere I looked up and down the canal, anglers were holding onto bucking rods attached to 10- to 30-pound stripers. All the way across the canal, it looked like bowling balls were being tossed from the Bourne Bridge as … Read More
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