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Originally Posted by Duffman
So the question…….
When did the start of the decline of the Chesapeake stock begin and did it have anything to do with the bass being beaten on by hundreds of boats for months?
Or, is this more to do with Omega Protein and bycatch?
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All the above. Commercial pressure ,poaching and lack of bunker. A large portion of the stripers wintering off the coast of Virginia are Hudson strain. Not all the Hudson stripers winter over in the upper Hudson. When the Hudson fishery would slow down in June the Chesapeake fish would show up oceanside. Not so anymore or at least not the way it was in 2002. Was up a few weeks ago and took the grandchildren out. Great fall fishing and all on shads. Kept a couple 34'' fish and had a great meal for the whole family. I am ok with the 24-38 one fish limit it worked.
