Stripers Forever

ASMFC ACCEPTS PRELIMINARY STOCK ASSESSMENT

In February we reported that the ASMFC’s “preliminary” stock assessment report indicated what those of us who fish a lot for stripers already knew, and that was the spawning stock biomass ”SSB” – total weight of spawning age fish in the striper population – has shrunk below the “threshold” level, and corrective action is required […]
ASMFC PRELIMINARY SB STOCK ASSESSMENT

In a meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission (ASMFC) held on Wed. 2//6/19 the striped bass management board was presented with a preliminary benchmark stock assessment that said the striped bass spawning stock biomass had slipped to well below the target level. This puts the stock into the formally overfished category. It was […]
MDMF PROPOSES NEW SB REGULATIONS

“DAWN COMES TO MARBLEHEAD“, a memo from Massachusetts For those that are not familiar with the expression “Dawn comes to Marblehead” it literally refers to the easternmost town in Massachusetts that is the first to “see the light” from the rising sun. It also refers to a person or in this case people who are […]
ON THE WATER STRIPER CUP 2019- NOW NO-KILL NECESSARY TOURNAMENT

Kudos to the folks at On The Water magazine and T.V. show for their forward-thinking decision to make their 2019 Striper Cup Tournament a 100% no kill necessary event! “The mission statement of the Striper Cup has always been “to celebrate fishing for the beloved striped bass. ”That remains unchanged, and I think most striper […]
2018 ANNUAL ANGLER SURVEY RESULTS

The results of the Stripers Forever 2018 Annual Fishing Survey are finalized, and you can view all of the results below. For 2018 we received 450 responses to our annual survey. The survey has again produced a good representative sampling of sentiments from fishers all along the striper’s migratory range, and as usual MA and […]
Yeti Tundra Tour- Sommerville, MA OCT 10- Proceeds to Stripers Forever

Join us at the Yeti Tundra Tour in Somerville, MA on October 10th at 7:30 PM. All ticket proceeds will benefit Stripers Forever. General Admission tickets secure you a Tundra Tour logo 18oz. Rambler Bottle. The VIP package will get you the same 18oz. Rambler Bottle plus a Yeti mesh back hat and Tundra Tour poster. […]