2026 Striped Bass Study

ANGLER: Clinton Lessard

TAG ID: GFR70427

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 05/26/2026
LOCATION: Offshore Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

OCEAN: Atlantic
LATITUDE: 40.20.642
LONGITUDE: 73.56.309

BOAT NAME: Tyman
CAPTAIN NAME: Chuck Many
MATE 1 NAME: Bob Bowdin
MATE 2 NAME: Gregory Lessard

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Pride 667 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Leigh Zancewicz

TAG ID: GFR78667
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Stony Brook Harbor, New York, USA

DATE: 05/26/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Private craft

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Brian Miller

DATE: 11/24/2025
LOCATION: Offshore Jones Beach State Park, New York, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisker Outdoors
CAPTAIN NAME: Brian Miller

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Goblin – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Christian Boretti

TAG ID: GFR64837
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Lovells Island, Massachusetts, USA

DATE: 05/26/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman
BOAT NAME: Two Down
CAPTAIN NAME: Colin Brego
MATE 1 NAME: Christian Boretti

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Brian Miller

DATE: 10/08/2024
LOCATION: West Hampton Beach, New York, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Fisker Outdoors
CAPTAIN NAME: Brian Miller Original Deployment Photo

 

 

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Fan Motor – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Dan Chamberlain

TAG ID: GFR67286
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Offshore Fisher’s Island, Connecticut, USA

DATE: 05/25/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Lucky Strike
CAPTAIN NAME: Marc Berger
MATE 1 NAME: Mike Berger

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ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Kieran Golden

DATE: 10/27/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: O’ Sea
CAPTAIN NAME: Kieran S Golden

 

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GH 19 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Patrick Hildenbrand

TAG ID: GFR66219
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Hudson River, Near Saugerties, New York, USA

DATE: 05/25/2026

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Kitten
CAPTAIN NAME: Patrick Hildenbrand

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: George Hamway

DATE: 11/27/2024
LOCATION: Offshore Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Andrea’s Toy
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg DeMello

 

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Issac

ANGLER: WD

TAG ID: GFR 7144

SPECIES TAGGED: Other
IF OTHER: Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
SEX: Male
DATE: 05/24/2026
LOCATION: Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Pacific/Sea of Cortez
LATITUDE: 33.38509
LONGITUDE: -118.42664

BOAT NAME: Caught from shore

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Hector

ANGLER: W D

TAG ID: GFR7133

SPECIES TAGGED: Other
IF OTHER: Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus)
SEX: Male
DATE: 05/24/2026
LOCATION: Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: N/A

OCEAN: Pacific/Sea of Cortez
LATITUDE: 33.38509
LONGITUDE: -118.42664

BOAT NAME: Caught from shore

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