Ocean Striper question...

When does the summer time run on the beaches usually slowdown/stop?

August? September?

I'm trying to learn as much about these fish and their patterns as I can...

I've been seeing less fish (number wise) than I was in May, but the ones I've been seeing have been bigger...no clue if that means anything or not...

Thank you!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

It's over, only lasts a week, put your speargun down!      

It's over, only lasts a week, put your speargun down!      

 

I'm leaving next Friday for Nicaragua so may be over and done by the time I come back in August...

But may have a few more swell windows between now and next Friday.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Varys by the area,you want to see less fish.the smaller schools tend to hold bigger fish

When does the summer time run on the beaches usually slowdown/stop?

August? September?

I'm trying to learn as much about these fish and their patterns as I can...

I've been seeing less fish (number wise) than I was in May, but the ones I've been seeing have been bigger...no clue if that means anything or not...

Thank you!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

Been shore fishing for almost 20 years now for mainly these guys, I've seen them last in the area from marina to new Brighton from as early as February to as late as October... I've caught them in nov-jan as well but in low numbers...

However the numbers seem to be higher in April-July as they come out of their spawning in the rivers around those months and go back into them after... The pajaro holds tons of fish after August thru winter usually they're hard to find and finicky but they're there.. There's been times they would only hit flies and times they'd only hit lures, but stalking them like you do, it doesn't matter what's biting they're pretty migratory in their schools and they can come up here from as far south as San Simeon all the way up past the delta..

One cool fact about them, the more broken bars on the stripes, the closer or more local the fish is to its river and the straighter the stripes the more it's been hunting in the sea... Or farther away from "home".

Hope this helps!! Btw o need to know the spot where the pigs are, was on fire for a few weeks averaging 2-3 fish a night over 30" now it's avg 20" but a ton more numbers, seems like the schoolies are running through what was a prime spot in May-June now has gone back to its Feb-April routine with the schoolies!

Found this good article on Stripers on the sand...hope it helps

http://www.finefishing.com/1saltfish/stripedbass/stripersonsand.htm

"One cool fact about them, the more broken bars on the stripes, the closer or more local the fish is to its river and the straighter the stripes the more it's been hunting in the sea... Or farther away from "home"."

This fascinating. I am seeing much more broken stripe fish in the west delta during the fall run. I kept thinking it was a sort of mutation.

Thanks for all the great info guys!!

Sounds like I should just keep diving until I stop seeing fish. 

Austin, looking forward to seeing you at PIF!

 

Sincerely,

Jim