Shorty – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: John Gorham

TAG ID: GFR68932
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

LOCATION: Wood Island, Maine, USA

DATE: 07/17/2025

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Madelyn’s Ring
CAPTAIN NAME: John Gorham
MATE 1 NAME: Michael Rae

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Sam Fekete

TAG ID: GFR68932

SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/28/2024
LOCATION: Connecticut River, Connecticut, USA

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman

BOAT NAME: Pale Rider
CAPTAIN NAME: Sam Fekete

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 41.29073
LONGITUDE: -72.34226

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 43.7381
LONGITUDE: -69.8403

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Live Bait

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES:  appx. 184 nautical miles (straight line)

DAYS AT LARGE: 384 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: 36 in / 18 lbs

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag was removed and the fish released without original tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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