Steel 61 – Striped Bass Recovery!

ANGLER: Matthew  Brady

TAG ID: GFR57761
SPECIES TAGGED: Bass, striped (Morone saxatilis)

DATE: 06/02/2023

LOCATION: Chapin Beach, Massachusetts, USA 

RESEARCH CENTER: The Fisherman Magazine
BOAT NAME: Shore Fishing
CAPTAIN NAME: Matthew Brady

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Jim Steel

DATE: 03/29/2023
LOCATION: Perth Amboy, 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: 40.471012
LONGITUDE: -74.209459

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 41.73405
LONGITUDE: -70.23165

FISH CONDITION: Excellent

BAIT USED: Fly Fishing

TOTAL LINEAR NAUTICAL MILES: 195 straight line nautical miles

DAYS AT LARGE: 65 days

MEASUREMENT WAS: Estimated

ESTIMATED SIZE & WEIGHT: 25 in  / 7 lbs.

ADDITIONAL REMARKS: Tag wad removed and the fish was released without a new tag.

*Dotted point represents the original tagged location*

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