The week of the complete moon was marked by heavy, sustained southwest winds, and a hot-and-cold bass chunk. Waters are warming at a fast fee, and bait and bass are settling into summertime haunts in some areas, whereas some faculties proceed to maneuver north.
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Maryland/Chesapeake Bay Striper Fishing Report
Just a few bigger stragglers are nonetheless roaming across the Maryland and Delaware surf, for anglers fishing lower bait, however the numbers are waning shortly.
New Jersey Striper Fishing Report
Bigger stripers are fairly spotty in southern New Jersey, however good motion on resident fish into the low 30-inch vary within the bays and surf ought to preserve going all through the summer time.
Stripers into the mid-30-inch vary are being caught within the Raritan Bay, the rivers, and the surf, however the bulk of the big stripers appear to have moved on from New Jersey waters. There proceed to be experiences of some good bass across the bunker faculties.
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New York Striper Report
The majority of the large stripers on the South Shore continued to push east, out towards their summering grounds off Montauk and Block Island. Good fish proceed to maneuver via Lengthy Island Sound, and settle into North Fork hotspots just like the Race.
Connecticut/Rhode Island Striper Report
The reefs of Lengthy Island Sound are loaded with bass. Bunker proceed to fill in, and fish to 50 kilos, with loads of 30- to 40-pounders, are feeding within the Center Sound.
The fishing simply retains getting higher in Rhode Island, as a recent wave of huge bass moved into the Ocean State over the previous week, with Block Island displaying indicators of life as nicely.
Cape Cod/Massachusetts Striper Report
The rips proceed to be the recent spot round Cape Cod because the Canal is sluggish and fishing within the bays is spotty.
There’s stripers unfold alongside all the Massachusetts coast, however anglers complained about finicky fish this week. Good numbers of menhaden are concentrating the bigger fish, however the inconsistent climate and fluctuating water temperatures are being blamed for the dearth of regular motion.
New Hampshire/Maine Striper Report
Slot-sized fish abound on the river mouths, whereas bass as massive as 50 inches are hounding the bunker faculties shifting into the realm.
