Fishing Tales of a Huge Striped Bass
A fishing-tale of a small group of fishermen cast their lines into the water as it retreated with the tide on a recent fishing trip. This small group of fishing buddies were not after herring. The small six-to nine-inch fish would not make a trophy catch which was the object of this fishing trip. These fishermen were in pursuit of the much larger fish that herring coax into the river. Herring and alewives are still spawning in late spring, and when the water temperature rises, Striped Bass will follow.
“I heard somebody caught a hugh Striper yesterday,” One fishing buddy said as he fished in the Cochecho. The Striper he heard about supposedly measured 55 inches in length—that’s more than 4½ feet—pulled right from the Cochecho near downtown Dover. You know how Fishing-Tales go!
The Striped Bass size may have been a bit of a tall fishing-tale, but 55-inch stripers are certainly not unheard of. Part of the appeal of fishing for stripers is that they commonly exceed 40 inches. And, at the right time of year, they can be abundant in Piscataqua and Great Bay waters. Stripers typically start appearing in the region about Memorial Day, and recreational fishers always get excited for the start of the season.
Note from the editor: Well mabe some tall fishing-tales are not easy to recognize but they are fun anyway. Thanks Kirt for the fishing tale.
