![]() When the fish start moving out, I throw large metal lips and swimming plugs. Rigged weedless on a wide gap swimbait hook, a 4-inch Zoom Fluke performs well in the backwaters during early spring.Īs things get moving and temperatures increase, I catch most of my fish throwing bucktails and heavy Tsunami swim shads from shore in inlets and rivers. I’ve also had success on grass shrimp imitations fished slowly along grass flats. In my home waters of New Jersey, I catch stripers on clams, worms, and unweighted Zoom flukes in the cold waters of early spring. Look for the season’s first linesiders in estuaries and back bays. I prefer to wait until the tide is half out, so that the sun has had some time to heat up the cold water. When the season begins, outgoing tides are best because warm water from the back bays is washing out. When targeting stripers on the early days of spring, pay attention to water temperature and tide. ![]() In the early spring, juveniles and small male striped bass leave their wintering spots first, moving into the open bays and estuaries. ![]() Fishermen travel throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic to kickstart and extend their striper seasons, but in my home waters, a typical striper season usually plays out like this: Spring Striper Season ![]() In the Northeast, however, the striped bass is a cultural icon, and “striper season” is a months-long holiday. ![]()
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