Johnsfolly Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 More bad news for the stripers in the Chesapeake. Are we looking at another complete moratorium in the Bay/Eastern seaboard like back in the eighties? https://www.wboc.com/news/more-striped-bass-restrictions-possible-for-chesapeake-bay-fisheries/article_abca55b6-9231-11ef-ab45-97bc3b3c59ef.html BilletHead, dpitt and snagged in outlet 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 Do they have a reason for the decline? Overfishing? Loss of spawning habitat? Blue cats? Johnsfolly and dpitt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrierman Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 The biologists will figure it out. Hope the politicians get on board with taking care of a fishery. Sometimes, just knowing the answer to a question isn't enough. Other times we humans do OK. Johnsfolly, dpitt and Daryk Campbell Sr 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 That's a bummer, had a chance to take a fly fishing trip in Chesapeake bay, got caught in a wicked storm on way back to the boat ramp, very Nautical, giant swells. We where in a 20' skiff, new it was dicey conditions, guide had to work the throttle to handle the swells and following seas. He was cool as a cucumber, kind of like when you check out the body language of a flight crew when things get wonky on a flight. That is until we got back the ramp, where he admitted he was a bit worried, we where all soaked Other than that, very beautiful and fishey place. Terrierman, Quillback, BilletHead and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps Posted October 26 Share Posted October 26 Michner wrote a book on the Chesapeake. His introduction were always the most interesting. Terrierman and dpitt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 On 10/25/2024 at 5:17 PM, Quillback said: Do they have a reason for the decline? Overfishing? Loss of spawning habitat? Blue cats? Jeff looks like all the above and more. A recent study showed up to 49% mortality from catch and release. I've heard from a reliable source that blue cats were seen having a feeding frenzy on striper spawn after the cats followed the bass up the spawning creeks. Recruitment has dropped dramatically over the last ten years. There has been higher recruitment in the populations spawning in the Hudson River than the bay. Menhaden, aka bunker, overfishing in the mouth of the Bay in VA has dropped the numbers that reach the upper Bay that are a high energy forage for juvenile and adult stripers. dpitt, Quillback and snagged in outlet 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillback Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 The mortality thing is certainly true with Beaver lake stripers when the water is warm. You'd think they could get some kind of commercial fishery going targeting those blues. I don't know about the Chesapeake blues, but the ones I've caught in Grand lake are excellent eating. I'd take them over crappie or walleye. Terrierman, Johnsfolly and dpitt 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpitt Posted October 27 Share Posted October 27 Have not caught many, but man they seem to be very aggressive predator. Johnsfolly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnsfolly Posted October 27 Author Share Posted October 27 3 hours ago, dpitt said: Have not caught many, but man they seem to be very aggressive predator. They are fun to catch and I haven't caught any big ones. Quillback and dpitt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishnDave Posted October 28 Share Posted October 28 Bummer to hear. Weren't the Blues intentionally stocked? Not native to the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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