Delaware River Stripers

[CatchingChrome]

The CHesapeake flats unfortunately have made a serious decline over the last 8 years or so. I know this sounds like a way back when story, but that place was totally unbelievable about 10-15 years ago. Huge numbers of big fish and very little boat traffic. A fish I caught there in 2001 made the Abel catalog

 

[Mike]

"Way back" (8-10 yrs, for instance) is hardly way back for a fish that can live over 20 years. The 2011 year class is one of the largest in a long time, so more of those exceptional fishing years may be on the way.