Stripesimo and the Big D

[Captain Ahab]

Met up with Jimmy (Jil rotary) at a feeder stream on the upper De Bay / River (Sorry, not my spot so I cannot give the exact location)

Meet up with Jimmy around 8:00 p.m. just in time to watch the tide bottom out for the next two hours - but for a change it did not matter. On my third or fourth cast i feel something pick up my 6" Fin-S on a swimbait hook and it was game on! I had a brief tussle and managed to land this 26" rock:

I posted two pics of the same fish becuase it was my only fish of teh night - but no complaints.

I thenm watched Jimmy put on a striper slaying show - he does not hook up for about another hour - but then lands three fish in rapid succession - including a 30"

I got once nice tap and a few tugs that may, or may not, have been fish but landed nothing else.


We took a 10 minute break and get out of the rain for a bit. After a soda and some stretching we started fishing again. The tide was starting to come in and I saw a few fish blow up right in front of me. jimmy spots something that he thinks is a fish swim by and a few minutes latter i hear him say - GOT YOU!

I ended my night at that point and no, the beaver left me alone this time

Jimmy stayed and managed one more fish - he was a man on a mission and would not be denied

 

[hardwatergrampa]

hey those are some nice stripers they should start showing up here shortly

 

[Waterwings]

Nice catchin' fellas! 8)

 

[russ010]

now that's some guud fishin!

 

[mr.fish]

Things are really heating up down there. Figures, the night I don't go. Anyway, congrats on the stripes.

 

[slim357]

Nice rocks =D>

 

[FishinsMyLife]

Good lookin stripers 8)

 

[jkbirocz]

Very nice fish guys, I am totally jealous. =D>

 

[jl_rotary]

i had a blast. i am so glad i got off work and went. cant wait till we can do it again.

 

[Andy]

Nice Stripes guys!!

I haven't been Striper fishing this year YET, but have heard the bite has slowed at the local lake BUT have heard they are hitting bucktail jigs and swimbaits pretty good in the River... (Landlocked Stipers and Hybrids)

 

[Zum]

Nice catching guys.They must be some hard fighters.
How many are you aloud to keep down there and whats the size limit?

 

[BLK fisher]

Nice job guys. I really need to start fishing the river for stripers.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Nice catching guys.They must be some hard fighters.
How many are you aloud to keep down there and whats the size limit?

Right now you cannot keep any (where i was fishing anyway) - they are coming up the rivers from the ocean to spawn.

Most of the year it is 2 fish at 28" or greater


In DE they are doing a slot limit for July and August (Pennsylvania has one for April - May 2 fish between 20 and 26")

 

[hengstthomas]

Nice catching guys.They must be some hard fighters.
How many are you aloud to keep down there and whats the size limit?

 Striped Bass spawning grounds
Striped bass season is closed April 1 – May 31 on spawning grounds which include
the Nanticoke River, C&D Canal, Delaware River north of the C&D Canal including
the south jetty of the Canal. No harvest, catch and release only; note circle-hook
requirement (see pg 22).
New for 2009!
The Division adopted a new slot-limit for July and August for striped bass
fishermen in Delaware waters of the Delaware River, Delaware Bay and their
tributaries. The existing 28-inch minimum size would remain in effect in coastal
areas.
Slot Limit Season for striped bass
Area – Delaware waters only of the Delaware River and Bay and their
tributaries.
Season – July 1 through August 31
Size Limit – 20-inches to 26-inches (total length)
Limit – two per angler
Special Conditions –
Recreational hook and line fishermen only;
Slot-limit applies only to the area specified above;
Any striped bass less than or greater than the slot-size must be released
during this special season within the specified area. 28-inch minimum
size during all other months;
Slot-limit does NOT apply to Atlantic coastal areas, Inland Bays,
Nanticoke River and their tributaries.
Delaware Waters Only! Familiarize yourself with the jurisdictional boundaries of
the Delaware Estuary. The striped bass slot limit season does not apply to
adjacent waters of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, nor does it apply to coastal
waters, Indian River Inlet or the Inland Bays.

 

[CowboyHokie]

Thats some good eatin right there!

 

[Zum]

Those are alot of rules to be a remembering.I bet some people get "confused".Were aloud one striper 68cm(26.8").

 

[hengstthomas]

Those are alot of rules to be a remembering.I bet some people get "confused".Were aloud one striper 68cm(26.8").

LMAO !! You should see Marylands Regs .. Now thats confusing
26.8" Thats an interesting number .