Asmfc- striped bass stock low?-jump on any charter or head boat

[bulletbob]

Last thing I want to do is argue, get told i don't know what I'm talking about, or saying something like that to other members here that I respect.. I just have a feeling that the pressure thats put on the Hudson bred stripers each spring and fall is not sustainable.. they are taking the place of several other species now that are MIA.. I never even missed them because there was year round fishing of a caliber I fear will never happen again.. at least in my lifetime.

All iIknow is the stocks had BETTER stay solid,stable , and sustainable otherwise the only available species inshore in April, May, OCT,Nov,Dec will be Blackfish, and there's no way they can withstand the pressure either.. My hope is to see a solid return of Whiting, Ling inshore, Flounder, and Mackerel in spring and fall to take some pressure off Blackfish and Stripers.. Fish can and do make comebacks.. Porgies are strong these days in summer and early fall,BIG ones. Better than they have been my whole life. Summer macks were good past few years, bonito were strong, Albacore too, better than I have seen in a while,... Spanish macks too. Its the cold/cool water species that seem most hard hit, outside of weakfish.
I hope for the best like everyone else here... bob