Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
FR Bar rayé · ES Róbalo listado · PT Robalo listado · IT Spigola striata · DE Streifendbarsch
Also known as: StriperRockfishLinesiderBar RayéLubina EstriadaRóbalo listadoBar rayéStreifendbarschSpigola striataRobalo listado
Surf/EstuaryShoreBoat
GamefishMigratory
Score
—
Prime time
Low light — dawn, dusk, overcast days
Depth
0–100m
Platform
Shore & boat
Season
JanMarJunSepDec
Peak Apr–NovGood Mar–Sep
Depth range
0–100mDeep
Best fishing techniques
Float fishing60%
Preferred seabed
SandMixed
Findr bio
Part river wolf, part surf ghost – I prowl rips, bridge shadows, and creek mouths smashing anything that looks like a panicked baitfish.
How to catch
Favourite hangouts
EstuaryPier harborRocky shoreSandy beachShallow water
Recommended baits
Fish baitsSoft plasticsSurface luresFlyWorms
Diet
Forage fishHerringAnchovyCrabSquid
Effective techniques
SpinningSurfcastingBottom FishingSaltwater Fly
Gear
Best times
DawnDuskNightMid floodEarly ebb
California's striped bass fishery grew from fewer than 200 fish transplanted from the US East Coast in the late 1800s – their descendants now power a major West Coast inshore fishery.
Field notes
Where to find them
Atlantic beaches, tide rips, bridges, outflows
Where they hang out
Surf, rips, bridge shadows, shallow to moderate depth
Prime time
Low light — dawn, dusk, overcast days
Tide game
High; fish rips and outflow edges on moving tide
What they're into
Plugs, soft plastics, live/cut bait
Temperature vibe
Prefers 10–18°C, moves inshore in this range
Fave weather
Overcast pushes bait shallow and stripers with it
Fun fact about me
Comeback kid of U.S. fisheries—river to coast migrant turned conservation icon.
Dinner material?
8/10Solid dinner choice
Play by the rules
Bag/size limits common on Atlantic coast — check locallyState fisheries agency / ASMFC (US Atlantic)
Looking after them
Least Concern
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