Size Matters in Balancing Recreational Fishing Policy for Striped Bass

Maine has a slot size for keepers You are allowed 1 fish per day 20 to 26 or over 40 27 to 39 must be put back Those are the

Size Matters in Balancing Recreational Fishing Policy for Striped Bass The new restrictions reduces the allowable slot size from 35 inches to 31 inches It is an effort to reduce overfishing and promote

Maine has a slot size for keepers You are allowed 1 fish per day 20 to 26 or over 40 27 to 39 must be put back Those are the

wild respin slot size limit, the Commission went with an untestedunproven slot size-limit along the coast – between 28 and 35″ Striped bass are anadromous

It was last December that I wrote about the 28 to 35″ striped bass slot limit implemented in the 2020 fishing year Additionally, 1 size

striper slot size The Atlantic Striped Bass Management Board is implementing a 28- to 31-inch maximum size for keeping striped bass! slot to 33” for 2024

The new recreational slot limit of 28 to 31 inches takes effect immediately and is set as required by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries