Catch and release thread

[cowherder]

Wow that is a true cow! Congrats, and on the release as well.

[jigfreak]

That thing is a pig JB. Outstanding job.

[lostatsea]

Also wanted to add, great striper Jbarbosa congrats.

[plugcrazy]

Now THATS a COW!! Good job man you have the magic touch!

[cowherder]

Even Capt Al Ristori is talking about catch and release, good read.
This was in todays Al Ristori column, I agree!
Give pregnant stripers a break

Raritan Bay-area striper fishing looks as if it will be breaking open any day now, but the downside to the good fishing is that it’s mostly on females ready to spawn in a week or two.
Actually, almost all stripers over 20 pounds are females. The very occasional male that large will probably be easily identified as it leaks milt when lifted. There are fair numbers of amaller males and immature females around if you want a fish for the table, but it’s clearly a shame to take a bass bursting with eggs that will be rejuvenating the stock in just a few days. That’s especially the case in Raritan Bay where the Hudson River stock has been providing us with fine summer fishing after the southern spawners are long gone to the east.

Bob Bowden with an obviously pregnant striper released in Raritan Bay recently from Ty Man to spawn in the Hudson River next month.