ANGLER: Charlie Morgan

TAG ID: GFR59970
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/18/2023

LOCATION: Offshore Block Island, Rhode Island, USA

BOAT NAME: Snowfly
CAPTAIN NAME: Greg Snow
MATE 1 NAME: Matt Morgan (Dad)

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: George Hamway

DATE: 05/23/2023
LOCATION: Offshore Sandy Hook, New Jersey, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

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

 

 

CATCH DATA:

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 40.469206
LONGITUDE: -73.962088

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.13674
LONGITUDE: -71.61520

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Artificial Lure

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  113 (straight line) nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE:  26 days

MEASUREMENT WAS: Estimated

ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 50 in / 50 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed fish released without a new tag. My son 11-year old son Charlie caught this beautiful striped bass while fishing the Southwest Ledge of Block Island with my friend, Captain Greg Snow of Snowfly Charters. Greg is pictured with my son – wish it was me! This fish exceeded the 48″ tape along the side of the boat and we estimated it at approximately 50″. We did not weigh the fish to avoid stressing it, and our scale only went up to 30 pounds anyway. It was caught on a small soft plastic lure to mimic the 3″ sand eels the bass were feeding on. She was released quickly and appeared very healthy. 

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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