Striper Fishin'

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BillM2

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Who's the resident expert on fishing for Stripers on this forum? I'm a novice and would like to give it a try this year and wondering some basic questions like best line to use, bait, better times of the season to fish, does water temperature really factor in, etc. I'm in the Rondout area and water temps are rising nearby so any day soon I would think the season would begin here.

Thanks much!
 
I am also interested in hitting the river for some striper fishing. I haven't seen the mass of fishing boats off newburgh yet, but I think it is another week or 2 before they are running up here. I have been reading on a website http://www.stripers247.com/ that has some great striper fishing info.

Any resident expert on this site, would be valued greatly.

MJK
 
I concur... Butch is.. I haven't had any luck this year. Butch seems to be the expert this season
 
Bloodworms, live or chunked Herring should work for you.

Water temps are rising, 49-51 over the weekend in Stony Point. Any day they should be making there way up river.

Raritan Bay is seeing some, schools of bunker are showing up but the Stripers aren't under them yet.
 
I better hurry up and get in. Last year before I knew it they were gone.

MJK
 
Yes, and that's a meal of no more than 1/2lb of fish. That's not much. It's better to catch and release the striper (but get photos first). The larger and fatter the fish, the more contaminants are likely to reside in it. The small, thinner species have less. It's an unpleasant consequence to modern life but the sport of catching fish still lives on. Just don't feed them to the kids or mom.
 
Most of my hunting & fishing is at the supermarket, makes me wonder how much better the fish there could be ? I eat fish 2 or 3 times a week, and thought of eating stripers too but never have. Who knows whats good for you theese days any more ? jon
 
I know a bit. I have won a couple of Rockfish tournaments. I generally troll bucktails, umbrellas, parachutes, and tandems. If you're asking about trolling, I may be able to help.

I have two tournaments coming up back to back this weekend and next.
 
Expert no, Lucky yes!

This has been a good year so far..

Baits for river are as Robyns Nest said. Blood worms, Herring, or bunker...

I find once the Temps start to hit the 50 degree mark (water) they start to feed...
I do well on both tides but seems like right now the shift from high to low is the best. Thats when the bigger fish started feeding. Water temp dropped from 51 to 49 with the colder water from morth of us...

I fish anchored, using a bottom rig with about 36" leader, use the lightest weight you can but enough to hold bottom. I start with 1 ounce and increase as tide starts moving...I have been fishing mostly shallow water, 12-15 foot range. All my fishing this year is on south croton.

There are lots of spots that produce fish all along the haverstraw bay area. Some large fish are taken up in the newburg area just south of bridge, cornwall area. Drifting and trolling for up there.

As far as eating them, I keep nothing from the river, catch and release. The pcb levels are comming down in the fish but they are still carriers of it. Thank you G. E. for you contibution....
There atre fish advisorries out about them as you have read.
 
Great info thanks! Hopefully I can get out there.

MJK
 
Don't the stripers just come up the river to spawn? If so, you would think that the PCB level would be minimal to non-existent.

I heard that when they check for PCB's, etc... they grind up the whole fish. That would include the organs which naturally would have much higher concentrations. If you just fileted the fish and tested the filet, I wonder what the readings would be?

Now the crabs, that's a different story, they live in the mud... too bad, there are a ton of nice sized ones in the river.
 
In that health advisory, there's something about grilling and broiling which reduces the amount of fat you'll consume. Also, if you fillet the fish, removing the fat parts, you'll reduce the intake of toxins. Even if they did grind the entire fish up and take measurements, I don't think I'd risk growing another toe, in the middle of my forehead, for another heapin' helping of fish out our mighty Hudson. Catch them if you can, then back in the water they go.
 
The problem with stripers is that a lot stay in the river. They also spend time up north where the levels are higher. It is only certain parts of there systems that do carry the toxin. I grew up in my early days eating fish caught in the river long before they would admit there was any danger. No funny extra toes or strange things about me. Yes I do glow sometimes on weekends but they say that is normal...
 
I like how the state has recommendations for different places you catch them.

Don't these knuckleheads realize the fish move all over the place?

Some fish stay in the river, many, most go out to the coastal sea.

I have no problem eating Striped Bass caught in Raritan Bay.

In a few years we will all be getting enough mercury exposure from the curly lights we'll be forced to buy.
 
Most of the fish that stay in the river are juvies and hang out around Haverstraw. Some do stay up here after the spawn, but not many. Once they get to be about two years old they go out and run around up and down the coast with the rest of 'em.

We have caught tagged fish from as far away as Maine and Maryland. It should be getting pretty good down there with the warmer temps. This weekend should be awesome. Now does anyone feel like helping me rebuild the top end of my outdrive so we can GO FISHING!?
 
good points about the pcbs, really stinks to think you can't eat fresh fish from the river. Robyns Nest your a braver man then me eating anything caught in toxic jersy. Alot of times when they close beaches in jersy its from all the bactiera and nasty stuff washing down from the city.
All this talk makes me wonder why they say are local waters are getting cleaner...

jon
 
Jon, compared to years ago, the Hudson is noticably cleaner. The sewage treatment plant on the west side of Manhattan was a huge help.
 
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