Striper or any fishing

[rsk538]

Originally Posted by JohnR

PS - do you chase stripers out there too?

Yes there are stripers out here and they usually catch them in San Francisco bay. I do not personnally target them because they are rather small and I am spoiled by what I catch when I come back east. The minimum size here is 18" and most of the fish caught are 18 to 24". There are some big ones caught but they are few and far between.

The striper population here came from transplants of eastcoast stripers planted in the thirties I believe. There is a rather large program hatchery raising stripers but it is under attack because they eat the salmon which are also hatchery raised. Salmon out here is the fish of choice and probably is the equivalent, in popularity for catching, of the striper is back there.

I will pass your advise onto my brother in law.

Thanks for responding.

[PoPin Plug]

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[JohnR]

I had an opportunity to do some striper fishing and sturgeon fishing in the Sac delta a few years ago - was fun

Not east coast striper fishing by any stretch (though those surfcasters on the coast are sure hard core). But we also don't have those big soft lipped sturgeon like you do. The handful of atlantic sturgeon we do have are almost extinct and illegal to catch...

[PoPin Plug]

whats the striper langhth out there?

[rsk538]

Originally Posted by PoPin Plug

whats the striper langhth out there?

Minimum 18"; isn't that just a bit small by eastcoast terms?

[PoPin Plug]

small by 10 inches than yes