Striped Bass Facts

• 18-55" long
  

• Body elongated, body depth less than head length
  

• Silvery with 7-8 horizontal black stripes
  

• First and second dorsal fins not connected
  

• Two equal-sized tooth patches on base of tongue
  

• 9-121 rays in anal fin
  

• Spawn April-early May in 58-70 F water
  

• Anadromous; moves into rivers to spawn above the salt front
  

• Eggs are broadcast over deep waters
  

• Semi-buoyant eggs stay in suspension until hatched