Striper question about color

[phish4fun]

i was taught and posted in db forum that a resident striper will be darker than a migratory striper such as in the deleware bay . i was told i was wrong. any others have an answer. my teacher who is a barner stills claims we are right:)

[brew]

that's the way I've always understood it.

[phish4fun]

that's the way i've always understood it.
thank you:)

[barnaby]

The fish I catch in the fall that I think are migratory are always a sharper colored silver.

[highrisk21]

that is true !! fish both sides and even I can see the differance

[striperaholic]

I feel the same cleaner and brighter from offshore darker and more faded look local or from up the river.

[RodFather]

Sea lice is a dead give away as well.

[Rick..still casting]

How about a non-resident or backwater or deep water bass spends a few days in clean shallow sandy bottom water would it start to mimic its' surroundings and start to lighten up after several days?

[Marine Tom]

I'm no Marine Biologist, but I always thought it was the darker the belly or the more stained the belly is, the more likely the fish is a resident bass. It makes sense this way.

NJ makes all carbon based life change colors.:D

[Bob ECT]

I heard it both ways.

Personally I think it's complete BS

[zar2754]

its not darker vs. lighter.

its dirtier/faded (below) (courtesy of tom and maurissa, happyflappy and sungoddess)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p60/Angler18/021.jpg
vs
cleaner/ sharper (below)
http://www.massbayguides.com/Images/Patrick%20Striped%20Bass.jpg

[barnaby]

I have also found that migratory fish are "cleaner". Although they have sea lice, the don't have the red blotches and other blemishes that resident fish seem to have.

I have also seen this in warm water vs cold water fish - warm water fish have more blemishes.

[AKscuba713]

its not darker vs. lighter.

its dirtier/faded (below) (courtesy of tom and maurissa, happyflappy and sungoddess)
http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p60/Angler18/021.jpg
vs
cleaner/ sharper (below)





She is cute....

meant the fish.... :D