Striper Migration Map – April 25, 2025

The spawn continues within the Chesapeake, signal given the chilly spring, whereas stripers proceed to pack into the Raritan Bay. The sluggish trickle of migratory fish into southern New England waters continues. Will this weekend’s new moon tides open the floodgates? The Striper Cup begins in a single week! Enroll at present, and also you’ll obtain a Striper Cup field loaded with stickers, low cost codes, a Rapala lure, VMC Hooks, and a recent, new Columbia PFG shirt that includes an superior unique striper design. 

Maryland/Chesapeake Bay Striper Fishing Report

Extra spawning occurred this week within the Choptank River and different Chesapeake Tributaries, which is an efficient factor, based on biologists, who stated the early April spawning efforts might have been affected by the chilly temperatures. Striper fishing stays closed within the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay till mid-Might.

Schoolie bass proceed to be caught alongside the inlet jetties and again bays close to Ocean Metropolis, Maryland.

New Jersey Striper Fishing Report

Massive numbers of stripers are nonetheless within the Delaware Bay, with a lot of the fish bigger than 31 inches. In backwaters all through New Jersey, stripers as much as 30 inches are feeding effectively, and, for the second 12 months in a row round Barnegat Bay, they’re accompanied by a powerful run of black drum. Extra stripers are being reported within the oceanside surf as effectively.

Stripers are reported to be “throughout” Raritan Bay, as faculties of fish transfer in to feed earlier than working up the Hudson River to spawn.

New York Striper Report

Striped bass have began to maneuver throughout Lengthy Island. They’ve been noticed from Manhattan to Montauk. Again bays, docks, and the open seashores have fish now. The western South Shore and bays has over-slot fish, whereas schoolies dominate towards the East Finish of the Island.

Connecticut/Rhode Island Striper Report

There’s wonderful motion on migratory stripers within the far western Sound, however the remainder of Connecticut is ready on its migratory fish. Some will come from the east, normally the Chesapeake stripers, whereas stripers departing the Hudson River will populate the sound from the west.

The variety of migratory stripers in Rhode Island and Narragansett Bay is slowly rising, however the flood gates haven’t opened simply but.

Cape Cod/Massachusetts Striper Report

Sea-lice-carrying stripers are few and much between on Cape Cod, however a number of have been reported. With massive new moon tides and a warming development, anglers heading out this weekend have shot at checking off their first stripers of the season. Nonetheless no phrase of migratory fish north of Cape Cod.