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![]() In the past I worked in Raritan Center, I would go down and cast small metals around the parkway bridge to get out of the office for a bit. I caught many 8-12 inch stripers there. It might be an indication they DO spawn in the RR...and have for at least 2 decades. The limited pressure they receive may be contributing to the growing run. ?
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Have fished the Hudson for decades for the spawners. You time tables are pretty much right on. Gonna get good soon! |
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![]() So, I guess we can conclude there are stripers that spawn in the Raritan River and will be spawning sometime in the next few days or weeks. If there are small fish around the area, they had to be hatched somewhere nearby. The Raritan Bay has already been identified as a staging area for spawning bass. We know that many of them do migrate up the Hudson where it is not uncommon to catch super-sized females up to almost Albany. While the N.J. season for stripers opens in Raritan Bay and the state's rivers on March 1st, the N.Y. state season opens on April 1st. Besides delaying the opening day of striper season on the Hudson, there are also some possession regulations. Their size limits primarily protect the medium sized females during the spawn. 1 fish between 18 and 28 inches total length OR 1 fish larger than 40 inches is what they allow.
If it appears the Raritan Bay fishery for striped bass should be better protected, perhaps there can be a comparable set of regulations similar to those of N.Y. state. Delaying the start of the season for striper fishing in the bay might be a compromise. But, as i mentioned before, a more complete study of the striper fishing in the Raritan River system including the Raritan Bay, is warranted. I'm assuming that since the bay area including the lower N.Y. harbor area is considered "marine" waters, adjusting any current regulations will be a challenge. Given the shared waters with Staten Island, finding a compromise will be even more difficult. It's worth considering and might be a solution to the debate of whether to keep or not keep a pre-spawn bass. |
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![]() So you think we should shut down Raritan bay in the spring and have no striped bass fishing, that should sit well with all the charter boats and party boats.
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![]() Think Billfish said delay, not shut down. The alternative is ignore the trend and have regulators shut the season down all together so those same charter and party boats can run combined flounder and bass specials down the road in the spring. And if time allows, they can swing by the Cedars for some ling! Can't harvest what isn't there. that's where were headed if changes aren't made, people have been saying it for years.
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![]() WHOA!!! Let's slow down here... We're talking about people's recreation and livelihood here!!
While I agree people should be conscious of preserving the resource and releasing the female breeders, we don't need the state or the feds imposing a delayed or postponed season on us.. First of all, we already have some pretty strict recreational regulations here in NJ and in the federal waters outside the 3 mile line you can't keep a Striper. Here in NJ there is also a ban on commercial fishing. Besides, you know what happens each time the government gets involved... This opens up Pandora's Box and you'll have every environmentally extreme group looking to close the entire fishery down.... You give them a crack in the door, I can assure you they'll be looking to bust the door down. Next, the timing is different each year and there are many different stocks involved.. Yes you obviously have the Hudson Stripers but may also have some Chesapeake Stripers in the mix that may have already spawned out... I'm all for doing what we can to educate people about the breeding stocks and the choices they make about keeping breeders... What I don't want is the government forcing even more restrictive laws on us. Bottom line is we've made some great strides in bringing the populations of Stripers back from where they were in 80's and made a lot of sacrifices in terms of regulations along the way. While I think we should be mindful of protecting the resource for the future, we should also be allowed to enjoy the fishery that's been rebuilt and provide reasonable access to the resource.. At the same time we should be educating the recreational fishermen in the area about the benefits of releasing fish this time of year and we don't need to involve the Government to do that. That's on all of us... Be careful about what you wish for since it may have unintended consequences.
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You really need to start paying attention to what the other states are doing and had happened with possible season closures. What he posted is already happenin g in VA. Instead of promoting catch and release and keeping the season open . It's going to more than likely close next week to recreational fishing entirely . While our hudson fishery appears to be holding strong ,the chessy stocks are hurting . Promoting catch and release here until after the bass spawn would allow fisherman to still chase bass here . Keep the take what's legal side .get the season closed and everyone loses. . . Ask the charter boats in VA what they wished they had done now .instead of seeing their season closed.
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![]() Is the interest in early back bay striper fishing by so many fisherman with boats a recent occurrence? I believe the early season interest not so long ago was mostly by guys fishing from shore. If this is the case what has changed? Also I am surprised that the party boat fleet that use to start early in the season for winter flounder hasn't now switched over to this fishery yet? What's your take?
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