In a last minute effort, the Governor of Massachusetts yesterday intervened in a successful effort to convince the state marine fisheries commission to remain conservative in adopting striped bass
In an effort to protect one of the last large classes of fish now reaching breeding age, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission dropped the recreational maximum keeper size limit for a striped bass from 35 inches to 31.
There is no purer pleasure for anglers on Martha’s Vineyard than the tug on the line of the first striped bass of the season. That first hit in early May or June renews a seasonal relationship that is as old as the Island itself.
Winners of the June 12 event no longer will be the ones who catch and release the most fish, but those who meet the contest quota fastest.
A good fishing partner is as invaluable as a key to the gate at Quansoo.
It was the fall of 1984 and striped bass were in trouble. Along the East Coast, states were beginning to take action.
The venerable saltwater fishing contest entering its 75th year, will eliminate striped bass from the competition this fall.
