Stripers?

[Slyster]

Ok.. hope I spelled that right..

Was watching Beat Charlie Moore... they were catching a boat load of "Stiperes"

1- Do we have those?

2- Are they bass?

3- Are they edible?

[koonie]

No stripers in Minnesota. We have white bass that a lot of people incorrectly call stripers.

Can't really answer your other two questions.

[Slyster]

Ah.. that's where my confusion was.

Now I just did a little research (should have done that first) and true Stripers are a salt water species.

[lookincalifornia]

i beleive they are andronomous (sp)

like salmon, they will spend part of their lives in salt and part in fresh water.

i am anxiously awaiting this years stiper run for my first ever lineside.

i hear they are quite tasty. but like a white, they do have that "dark meat" that needs to be cut out.

[DougSunrisePoint]

Stripers are a saltwater species which were introduced to fresh water years ago. They have adapted very well, and are a tremendous sportfish to fish for. Here on Lake Norfork in Arkansas, where I live the striper bite is on right now and several fish in the mid to upper 30" class are being caught.

Having spend several years in Minnesota, I have never heard of any striper fishing there. As for the white bass, they will cross with stripers to make a hybrid, which we also have here on Norfork, we call them wipers. If you want to fish for a great sportfish that does not give up easily, come fish the stripers here on Norfork.

Doug

Sunrise Point Resort

Lake Norfork, AR

[Sandmannd]

My brother lives in Salt Lake City. He goes down to Lake Powel all the time for stripers. He will fill a lawn bag full in a day and have a huge fry. I brought some up to me once and they are a tastey fish.

[slipperybob]

 Originally Posted By: Slyster

Ok.. hope I spelled that right..

Was watching Beat Charlie Moore... they were catching a boat load of "Stiperes"

1- Do we have those?

2- Are they bass?

3- Are they edible?

To record; none in MN, but Iowa has them

They are true bass, while the lmb and smb are actually sunfish family.

Makes for fair table fare. Likeness to large crappie meat.