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[kid dynamite]

I was fishing in Pacifica today and ended up catching these two baby stripers on pile worms

[Double_D]

you've done better that a lot of us here

[kid dynamite]

this other guy caught a couple of these too

[RichieB]

I hope you didn't keep them

[kid dynamite]

I hope you didn't keep them

 

ha....yeah right....if i kept those i would have killed myself

[RichieB]

ha....yeah right....if i kept those i would have killed myself

 

 

 

they look dead

[kid dynamite]

they aren't ....i could barely even take a pic w/o them moving around....they were released 15 sec after they were caught ....i would like to have some stripers in the future

[RichieB]

they aren't why in the he// would i kill baby stripers ....i could barely even take a pic w/o them moving around....they were released 15 sec after they were caught ....i'm not that cruel to kill baby stripers ...i would like to have some stripers in the future

 

 

 

calm down

[kid dynamite]

just messin with you

[Pacifica rd]

the second one you didnt even know you had one...lol

[kid dynamite]

i know....i would just reel in and they would be on there

[PlugnChug]

Holy Crap! Those must be only a few months old,i thought those guys were found only inside the bay.Are these proof of the year round ocean population or Stripers i have heard about?Anyone have an idea how old those little buggers are?

[Winch]

I hope you don't count those as "stripers you caught in the surf this year"

 

Juvenile stripers have always been found in the surf during the winter months and spring. Though there seems to be more and more in the last ten years. I hope it is a sign of a larger population rather than a sign that the delta/ bay is not able to provide enough food for these fish. I would also suggest forget any more pictures of these babies to all, Thankfully the surf still holds abundant food for these small fish. Treat them with care, release them fast and without much handling. .

[Surf Hunter]

Holy Crap! Those must be only a few months old,i thought those guys were found only inside the bay.Are these proof of the year round ocean population or Stripers i have heard about?Anyone have an idea how old those little buggers are?

 

They are < 1 year. A 12-13" striper is 1 year or less, a 14-16" striper are 2 years and a 17-20" fish are in th three year class.

[Pacifica rd]

the first one was about 10 inches and the second one was about 6 inches, so probably less than a year