Sodium-Free Stripers - American AnglerAmerican Angler

$ 13.50

4.5 (286) In stock

For a long time now, one of the great, yet often unnoticed, game fish available to fly anglers on both the West (Northern California) and nearly the entire East Coast, has been the striped bass (Morone saxatilis). What makes these fish so desirable to fly anglers is their availability to both shore-bound and boat anglers alike, and while they’re not always the easiest fish to catch, striped bass offer anglers a chance at catching a fish on a fly rod that can weigh as much as 50 pounds. Try catching a trout like that. Over the past 10 years, the saltwater striped bass population has fallen under constant scrutiny by marine fisheries folks who manage the resource. Most agree the fishery has been dwindling for years, and no one really knows what the future holds. However, there are other striped bass fisheries that, unlike our saltwater stocks, are actually growing in numbers and healthy, in sodium-free environments. Managed by most state fish or natural resource agencies, and without commercial fishing pressures, anglers have strong and viable fisheries at their fingertips. Most states introduced striped bass to local lakes beginning in the 1960s for two reasons. First, fish helped control the