Be sure to follow your state’s regulations requiring catch-and-release of striped bass and the use of circle hooks when fishing bait. #offthehookanglers#offthehook#striper#surffishing#statenisland#newyork#getbent#thewaterismystadium#fishing#newyorkfishing #2020#pb #striperfishing #hawg#catchandrelease ? As of late May, water temperatures are lagging and the migration … Migrating stripers are making a good showing along the shorelines of Connecticut, with larger bass beginning to show in western Long Island Sound. . var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999); Big bluefish have also appeared in the surf this week. Striped Bass are considered an anadromous fish because during their spawning migration they go from salt water, their preferred environment, to fresh water to breed. document.write ("