S tripers are starting to move into deeper water. On average, they are being caught in 30 to 60 feet of water. Size, both length and weight slightly increased this past week. With air temperatures expected to rise into the 80's this week striper fishing should continue to be good. Those fish will start spawning and we can catch them on their way out of the Bay.
Chartreuse remains to be the number one color two weeks in a row with green and white following.
Pictured on the left is Lee Hine of Baltimore Maryland. Lee was trolling with his friends Saturday when he caught this 38.5 inch striper. They were fishing just above Bloody Point Light. Catch and release on the Flats ended today. This area is now closed to targeting striped bass until June 1, 2001.