Last fall turned out to be one of the very best fall striper seasons we have had fishing for trophy size stripers in the Delaware Bay in recent years. We only target trophy size stripers in the 20-50 lb. plus range and had limits on almost every trip from early November until late December when we called it a season.
There are a number of things I believe contributed to the excellent fall striper season we had last season and I have listed some of them here. Almost all our trips were for a minimum of 8-10 hours which gives our charters the opportunity to fish parts of both the incoming and outgoing tides since one tide often produces when the other does not. We do not fish by the clock if possible so if the bite starts up towards the end of the trip, we do not pick up and leave to go back to the dock. Second we get the very freshest bunker bait available which we often pay a premium for. Third at least half our trips were over on the Delaware side of the bay where there is far less boat traffic especially on weekends and holidays, (we have a Delaware Charter Boat License to legally fish in Delaware waters). Lastly, the crew of the Hooked Up II is the one of the absolute best there is when it comes to targeting and catching trophy stripers. Add all this up plus the comfort of the Hooked Up II (heated salon, satellite TV for fall football, hot fresh coffee, etc.) and it makes for the very real possibility of having one of the very best fall striper trips many will ever experience.
Visit our web page's picture section to view the trophy stripers we caught last fall fishing the Delaware Bay exclusively.
There are a number of things I believe contributed to the excellent fall striper season we had last season and I have listed some of them here. Almost all our trips were for a minimum of 8-10 hours which gives our charters the opportunity to fish parts of both the incoming and outgoing tides since one tide often produces when the other does not. We do not fish by the clock if possible so if the bite starts up towards the end of the trip, we do not pick up and leave to go back to the dock. Second we get the very freshest bunker bait available which we often pay a premium for. Third at least half our trips were over on the Delaware side of the bay where there is far less boat traffic especially on weekends and holidays, (we have a Delaware Charter Boat License to legally fish in Delaware waters). Lastly, the crew of the Hooked Up II is the one of the absolute best there is when it comes to targeting and catching trophy stripers. Add all this up plus the comfort of the Hooked Up II (heated salon, satellite TV for fall football, hot fresh coffee, etc.) and it makes for the very real possibility of having one of the very best fall striper trips many will ever experience.
Visit our web page's picture section to view the trophy stripers we caught last fall fishing the Delaware Bay exclusively.


