FP898 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Mike Rivest

TAG ID: GFR72898
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Long Island Sound, Offshore Fisher’s Island, Connecticut, USA

DATE: 09/07/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: The Osprey
CAPTAIN NAME: Jay
MATE 1 NAME: Justin

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Rob Lane

DATE: 04/14/2025
LOCATION: Raritan Bay, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisher Price IV
CAPTAIN NAME: Derek Bielitz

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.29
LONGITUDE: -74.90

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.28982
LONGITUDE: -72.03185

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 143 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 146 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 32.5 in / 16 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was recorded and the fish was released with original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

(Map pins indicates original and recovery locations and does not reflect fish exact movements)