The Basse is one of the best fishes in the country... the way to catch them is with hooke and line: the Fisherman taking a great codline, to which he fasteneth a piece of Lobster, and throws it into the sea, the fish biting at it pulls her to him, and knocks her on the head with a stick... William Wood, New England Prospects (1635)
Well, we may not have it as easy as the folks did in olden times, but the Striped Bass fishing seasons for the last nine years in the New York Bight hit the books as an excellent ones. Click on the above pictures if you want to see a bigger version.
Spring is here and Striper fishing will soon be in full swing. Stripers are in Raritan Bay and will turn on once the water warms another couple of degrees.
New Jersey finally enacted regulations that are the same
as the other mid-Atlantic states. The New Jersey regulations were enacted mid-January 2006 and specify a recreational possession limit of two fish with a minimum size of 28-inches. The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife has recently released information about the 2006 Striped Bass Bonus Program (SBBP). This year, the program allows anglers to harvest one Striped Bass at 28-inches or greater per day in addition to the current daily possession limit. Click here to read all about it.
The New Jersey Striper season is open all year in our coastal ocean waters, but is only open from March 1 through December 31 in all other estuarine waters. The New York Striper season is open from April 15 to December 15 and recreational anglers can keep one fish greater than 28-inches. If you fish on a New York party or charter boat, you can keep two fish greater than
28-inches.
AC Shiners - Handmade balsa and cedar lures for Stripers and other gamefish - Okeana, OH
American Striper Association (ASA) - The ASA is a strong member based organization that has become the nation's "Premier Striper Tournament Series". The ASA conducts tournaments from Massachusetts to North Carolina. Striper enthusiasts can choose to fish local tournaments or compete in any of the three divisions available in the ASA. In addition to Local and Divisional Awards for ASA participants, yearly prizes are also awarded to the Top Jr. and Female Angler. The prestigious Angler of the Year Award will be presented to the ASA Boat Captain that exhibits the skills needed to earn the bragging rights as the Nation's Best Striped Bass Fisherman - Washington, NC
AMSA Assateague Mobile Sportfishermen Association - Berlin, MD
Angling Lore by Striper Mike - Weekly updates with stories, photos and recipes from a surfcasting fisherman.
Asbury Park Fishing Club - The oldest striped bass fishing club in the United States. Meets 7:30 PM the first Monday of the month at the VFW Building, Lake Ave - Asbury Park, NJ
Backlash Sportfishing - Fishing tackle, hand-tied bait rigs, lures and plugs, fishing rods, gear, and more. Products include a special selection of rigs for the Delaware River fisherman that meets NJ DEP, Division of Fish and Wildlife regulations requiring in-line circle hooks - Deptford, NJ
The Bass Barn - New Jersey’s fishing information source!
Bass-Wood Lures - Custom, hand-crafted cedar wood lures by Gary Garenza. Designed specifically for
Striped Bass. They swim slightly below the surface with a tail dance that would make Fred Astaire turn over in his grave... - Toms River, NJ
Berkeley Striper Club - Established in 1966, the Berkeley Striper Club is one of the largest and most active surf-fishing clubs in New Jersey. We have 180 members, some of whom are among the best fishermen in New Jersey. Our members
have one common thread... the fanatic pursuit of Striped Bass - Seaside Park, NJ
Betty and Nicks Bait and Tackle - Arguably, the first tackle shop on the Internet - Seaside Park, NJ
Breakaway Tackle & Development - Terminal Tackle & Rigs for Long Distance Casting - Corpus Christi, TX
California Striped Bass Association - Modesto, CA
Central Connecticut Striper Club - There is a new site for an old club in town - Meriden, CT
Century Fishing Rods - Manufacturers of world record holding Distance Casting Rods. Century rods are made with a carbon fiber composite that is specially cured in an autoclave to preserve strength and density. Nobody casts farther than
Century - Washington, Tyne & Wear, UK
Connecticut Surfcasters Association - A non-profit organization established for the promotion, protection and preservation of the surfcasting tradition, in its many forms, along our coasts - Madison, CT
Conoflex Rods - Long distance casting rods for surf and boat - Crowborough, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Farragut Striper Club - Massapequa, NY
Freeport Hudson Anglers Fishing Club - Freeport, NY
Gibbs Lures - We manufacture quality wooden fishing lures the old fashioned way... by hand in the good ole USA. Pencil
Popper, Needlefish, Danny Deep Diver, Darter, Stan Gibbs Popper, Danny Surface Swimmer - Cumberland, RI
Hab's Custom Plugs - Finest quality handcrafted wooden fishing plugs handcrafted from the finest woods and using the best hardware components. Every plug is sanded for a smooth finish showing no wood grains and use the best available
paints for a hard, durable finish that will last. All lures are equipped with VMC 4X treble or siwash hooks.
Hi-Mar Striper Club - The premiere Striped Bass club in New Jersey. Most of our members focus their fishing on Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook area. The club is made of the areas best charter captains, family recreational fisherman, and
individuals who want to make a difference in preserving our precious fishery for generations to come. Throughout its almost forty years of existence, various Hi-Mar members were the innovators of several effective bass catching techniques with plugs and spoons. Members of the club are also pioneers in developing such effective techniques as worming for bass, chunking Flynn's Knoll, light tackle angling for bass and nighttime plug trolling in the Sandy Hook rips - Sandy Hook, NJ
Hurley Lures - Home of The Striper Magnet, a Soft Plastic Jerk Bait - Saratoga Springs, NY
Jersey Coast Anglers Association - Striped Bass, Migratory Species, Elvers, Menhaden, Youth Education, Legislation, Recreational & Commercial fishing, ASMFC, Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament, Eels
Ken Abrames' Striper Moon - The web site of author, artist, flyfisherman, guide, and lecturer Ken Abrames - Central Falls,
RI
Lithos Jigs - Specializing in hand made fishing lures for Striped Bass, White Bass, and their Hybrids. We enjoy making our hand-tied bucktail jigs almost as much as we like Striper fishing - Lexington, KY
Long Island Beach Buggy Association Inc. - Founded in 1958 by a small group of people who were dedicated to beach
access and conservation. They had the foresight to protect and preserve our beautiful shores here on Long Island. Through the next forty-four years, the LIBBA has continued to lead the way in conservation and beach access - Patchogue, NY
Marblehead Surfcasters - Marblehead, MA
Massachusetts Striped Bass Association - Founded in 1950 and remains the oldest salt water fishing club in the state of
Massachusetts. The MSBA is a non-profit organization, 500 plus members, dedicated to promoting recreational sportfishing, conservation, environmental awareness and good fellowship - Braintree, MA
Mike Shaw's MS Slammer - Hand Crafted Lures for Giant Stripers. Each plug is individually waterproofed and hand
painted with an ultra-realisitic trout or kokanee finish. We use premium VMC 9649 BZ Model hooks on all of our lures - Arroyo Grande, CA
Montauk Surfcasters Association - Surf fishing club at Montauk Point, Long Island - Montauk, NY
National Coalition for Marine Conservation - The National Coalition for Marine Conservation (NCMC) just launched a
major east-coast wide campaign to save striped bass by protecting their primary food source, menhaden. The NCMC's goal is to ban the commercial reduction fishery (fish meal and fish oil) for menhaden (mossbunker) in Chesapeake Bay, which takes millions of pounds of menhaden a year, and affects striped bass all along the east coast. They have an online petition they are asking all concerned fishermen to sign, and to please donate what they can to their campaign. They are
taking all these signatures to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission annual meeting in December 2003, as support for their request - Leesburg, VA
New England Surfcaster
New Jersey Beach Buggy Association
New Jersey Fishing Show - New Jersey will finally get its own fishing show on cable TV. The show features fishing on
local party and charter boats and includes a variety of fishing exploits… from Striper fishing in Raritan Bay to offshore Shark fishing. The show premieres 11:00 AM Sunday on Comcast channel CN8 so be sure to catch it (or at least tape it if you’re out fishing.) If you are a Cablevision customer, you can see the show on channel 64. The New Jersey Fishing show will air
weekly for the following six weeks (another seven shows will be shown either later this year or next year.)
New Jersey Striped Bass Bonus Fish Program
NJStriper.com - New Jersey Saltwater Fishing News, Tackle, Links, Chat Room and Bulletin Board
PlugCaster Lures - Proven and tested wood and molded plastic surf fishing lures by Rich Karpowicz. Lures models include
the PencilCaster, CanalCaster, DartCaster and RockCaster. All models use Spro swivels, Wolverine split rings and VNC hooks - Princeton, NJ
Rio Vista - Delta Chapter of the California Striped Bass Association - Rio Vista, CA
Robison's Striper Bella - An umbrella-shaped downrigger lure, which resembles a school of shad. It can be used with
downriggers, or on a long line, and is an excellent choice when fishing for rock fish, ocean bass, and striper bass - Kingfisher, OK
Ron Sutton's US Surf Fishing - Rods, reels, tackle & accessories for the surf fisherman. Specialty items include Rocket Oil, ceramic bearings, ZZiplex and Purglass rods, Frog Tongue sinkers, and tapered shock leaders - Covington, GA
Shark River Surf Anglers - Belmar, NJ 
ShorelineBT - Tom Clayton has a passion for Striper fishing and old Striper Lures... his site offers information about Striper fishing in New Jersey and offers new, used, antique and collectable lures and
other fishing items for sale or trade. He offers help identifying a saltwater lure, offers free appraisals and is interested in hearing from you if you have any saltwater lures for sale or trade - Wall Township, NJ
Sigler Guide Service - Fishing Boston's North Shore for Striped Bass and Bluefish
Spring Lake Live Liners Fishing Club - We have been active in local surf fishing activities for over 20 years. Our name is
derived from the fact that many of the biggest trophy bass that we have caught over the years were by “live lining” baitfish, notably herring. Despite the club’s name the members fish using a variety of techniques including a very active core group of fly rodders - Spring Lake Heights, NJ
Striped-bass.com - Striped Bass Fishing in New England
Striped-bass-fishing.com - A new site for Striper fans! We are still adding features, but you can already find message boards for every state, fishing news, fishing tactics and more. Swing on by and give us a shout - Columbia, SC
Striped Bass Weight Chart - A chart showing the length to weight relationship for Stripers.
StriperChaser.com - Dedicated to all avid Striper Fishermen as a means for sharing fishing reports and related information found on the Internet and in print, exclusively for the purpose of learning how, when, and where to catch Stripers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia
StriperFishingTackle.com - Custom made bucktails, parachutes, umbrella rigs, sassy shads, surgical hoses. spec rigs,
chumming rigs, bunker spoons, dummy lines and a whole lot more - Ron's Fishing Supplies, Parkton MD
Striper.net - Striper fishing on the Chesapeake Bay
Stripers247.com - Instructional striped bass and hybrid bass fishing report forum and community. If you're passionate
about striper fishing and want to increase your hook-ups, we offer a wealth of information for the beginner as well as the seasoned veteran - Staten Island, NY
Stripers Forever! - A not-for-profit organization dedicated to making the striped bass a gamefish - South Portland, ME
StripersOnline.com - We'll show you how to catch more fish! Surf fishing and striped bass tackle, techniques, articles,
fishing reports, “Surf Talk” discussion forums and “Surf Chat” message board - Wall, NJ
Striper Surf Club, Inc - Organized in 1948, is one of the oldest organized surf-fishing clubs in New York - Freeport, NY
StriperSurf.com - Saltwater Surf Fishing Tackle Shop, Info and News - Princeton, NJ
Surelures - Quality Wooden Lures for Striped Bass: Surfstar, Donnie Swimmer, Pencil Popper & Bottle Popper
Surfcam - STATUE OF LIBERTY CAM - God Bless America - Georgeson Shareholder
Surfcam - ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology
Surfcam - AVALON, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology
Surfcam - BEACH HAVEN GARDENS (Barnegat Bay) - Escape Harbor Marina
Surfcam - BELMAR, NJ - BelmarCam.com
Surfcam - BELMAR, NJ - Surfline.com
Surfcam - CAPE MAY, NJ (Harbor and Inlet) - StriperCam.com
Surfcam - CAPE MAY, NJ (Beach at Jetty Motel) - StriperCam.com
Surfcam - DELAWARE BAY (Town Bank, NJ) - StriperCam.com
Surfcam - HIGHLANDS, NJ (Sandy Hook Bay) - Opsail Cam (Eastpointe)
Surfcam - HIGHLANDS, NJ (Lower Shrewsbury River) - Bahr's Restaurant & Landing
Surfcam - LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ - Coastal Monitoring Network, Stevens Institute of Technology
Surfcam - MANASQUAN, NJ - Surfline.com
Surfcam - MONMOUTH BEACH, NJ - NJSurfer.com
Surfcam - OCEAN CITY, NJ - 7th Street Surf Shop
Surfcam - OCEAN CITY, NJ - Sunsetcam.com
Surfcam - POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - NJ.com Zoomcam
Surfcam - POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ - Exit98.com
Surfcam - SEA ISLE CITY, NJ - Heritage Surf & Sport
Surfcam - SEA ISLE CITY, NJ - Sunsetcam.com
Surfcam - WILDWOOD CREST, NJ - StriperCam.com
Surfcam - GILGO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NY - Bunger Surf Shop
Surfcam - LINCOLN, LONG ISLAND, NY - Surfline.com
Surfcam - SMITHS POINT, LONG ISLAND, NY - Noreast.com
Surfcam - MONTAUK, NY - Surfline.com
Tackle Box Sportfishing and Bait & Tackle - Sandy Hook, NJ’s Premier Sportfishing Center and Striped Bass charters - Live and frozen bait - Stop in and Captains Phil Sciortino Sr. & Phil Sciortino Jr. will help you with all your fishing needs. The family has been helping fisherman catch fish for over 50 years - Route 36, Hazlet, NJ
Tattoo's Lures - American made wooden fishing lures for saltwater fishing and surfcasting. Our lures are hand turned,
custom painted, and individually inspected to meet our exacting standards of excellence. We mix old world craftsmanship with the best modern day components to produce a high quality lure that looks great and works better - Portsmouth, RI
Teal - Evening party boat fishing for Striped Bass with Captain Danny Seich. Sailing at 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM Monday
through Thursday; 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM Friday and Saturday; and 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
TG's Rocket Fuel - High-speed reel oils, greases and ceramic reel bearings for long distance casting - Lowestoft, England
The Surfcaster - Your gateway to hundreds of great products designed for and by Surf Fishermen. The Surfcaster is
committed to providing the saltwater shore fisherman with the finest equipment available today - Darien, CT
White Water Tackle - Manufacturers of extreme tackle including the Chandelier, the deadliest striper rig ever conceived! - Stoughton, MA
Zziplex Ltd. - High Performance Fishing and Casting Products. Long Distance Match Casting Surf Rods - New Romney,
England
