What's the difference? Are you mental? There is a difference of months! The striper in the fall has to face a gauntlet of challenges to make it to the spring. The striper in the spring has already made it back to her home waters. All she has to do is wait for the water temps to get right and she can spawn. I can't believe someone would be so pig-headed they could not even see that! Put bababooey in charge of the fish regulations and there will be no problem because there will be no fish left.