STRIPED BASS

Striped Bass, often just called "stripers," are a powerful and iconic fish species native to the Atlantic coastline of North America, but they've also been successfully introduced into many freshwater systems — especially large lakes and reservoirs. While they naturally migrate between salt and freshwater, landlocked populations have adapted to full-time freshwater living and have become a beloved freshwater trophy fish.

Stripers are schooling predators, known for explosive feeding frenzies, long runs, and topwater attacks. They're prized by anglers for their size, fight, and versatility — they can be caught from the surf, in rivers, or deep in reservoirs. Trophy specimens can get massive, especially in brackish or saltwater.

Record Size: 80lbs

Where to Find Them: Near drop-offs, underwater structures, inflows, or along current edges; in summer they may go deep or into cooler waters

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1. Striped Bass can live over 30 years in the wild.
   
   

2. They’re capable of spawning in freshwater rivers, with some runs reaching hundreds of miles inland.
   
   

3. The name "rockfish" is often used for stripers, especially around the Chesapeake Bay region.