Alewife and Early Stripers

[Striper_Sniper12]

Reports of Alewife coming in from around the east end. I've heard rumors of Big early season bass being found chasing these guys around but have yet to come across it. So my question is this:

Do any bass follow the Alewife into our bays this early in the season?

 

[Roccus7]

You'll probably do better 3-4 weeks later when the alewives have finished spawning and are coming back down the rivers. That's the drill by me as the initial trip up the river by the alewives precedes the bass getting up here.

 

[Budweiser]

any luck getting alewife on flies or shad darts?

 

[Roccus7]

any luck getting alewife on flies or shad darts?

Sabikis...

 

[flounderjoe]

Targeting and possession of alewife is prohibited on long island.Most of the rivers that the alewives spawn in have winter over populations of stripers some small some quite significant spawning populations .

 

[Striper_Sniper12]

Targeting and possession of alewife is a prohibited on long island.Most of the rivers that the alewives spawn in have winter over populations of stripers some small some quite significant spawning populations .

Quite significant spawning populations?

I've also heard that there might be a population of larger fish that spawn in our rivers but I believe our rivers cant support a successful spawn....

 

[flounderjoe]

lets say its a central suffolk river on the south shore of long island.Deep in the night on a incoming tide sometime by the 3rd week of april i have witnessed the spawn its amazing seeing the males chase the big females around hitting their sides .Sometimes the spashing around in the shallows sounds like cinder blocks dropping into the water.And by the way nooo they are not carp they spawn a few weeks later.

 

[BennyV]

lets say its a central suffolk river on the south shore of long island.Deep in the night on a incoming tide sometime by the 3rd week of april i have witnessed the spawn its amazing seeing the males chase the big females around hitting their sides .Sometimes the spashing around in the shallows sounds like cinder blocks dropping into the water.And by the way nooo they are not carp they spawn a few weeks later.

Saw carp spawn. I can only imagine large bass doing the deed. Has to be nuts.

 

[richtrox]

lets say its a central suffolk river on the south shore of long island.Deep in the night on a incoming tide sometime by the 3rd week of april i have witnessed the spawn its amazing seeing the males chase the big females around hitting their sides .Sometimes the spashing around in the shallows sounds like cinder blocks dropping into the water.And by the way nooo they are not carp they spawn a few weeks later.

From what I understand of Striped Bass, it seems to me that the water, in any Long Island river, let alone one that is spring fed, would be too cold to initiate spawning by the 3rd week of April. Just say'in.

 

[flounderjoe]

the water temps by then were this is happeding is well into the 60's .by then.Our springs that feed these streams comes out of the ground at 52deg almost year round

 

[Striper_Sniper12]

From what I understand of Striped Bass, it seems to me that the water, in any Long Island river, let alone one that is spring fed, would be too cold to initiate spawning by the 3rd week of April. Just say'in.

I also understand that a certain amount of current is needed in order for the fertilized eggs to survive.

 

[flounderjoe]

These are rivers

 

[Roccus7]

I also understand that a certain amount of current is needed in order for the fertilized eggs to survive.

And there's an optimal salinity necessary so the eggs' specific density is appropriate that they move nicely down the river without getting buried under silt.

 

[flounderjoe]

Ok let me get back to what this was all about alwifes and stripers .The last big fish we kept from there was a 46inch fish we could not get to revive she had in her belly 2 two year old brown trout and 5 small stockie rainbows.I could of eaten all the alwives if could fit in her cause the river was loaded with them.Are stocked trout really that helpless or stupid.

 

[Roccus7]

Are stocked trout really that helpless or stupid.

DUH!! Why do you think like 90% get caught within 24 hours of being stocked???

 

[Striper_Sniper12]

Ok let me get back to what this was all about alwifes and stripers .The last big fish we kept from there was a 46inch fish we could not get to revive she had in her belly 2 two year old brown trout and 5 small stockie rainbows.I could of eaten all the alwives if could fit in her cause the river was loaded with them.Are stocked trout really that helpless or stupid.

I believe I know what river you are talking about. Going to snoop around and see if I can find some bigger fish around there this spring

 

[Budweiser]

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