Stripers for $200 Alex: How Far South Do They Go?

 What is "Pretty Far"

Striped Bass morone saxatilis

Stripers are the largest fishes in the temperate bass family, one of the most sought-after fishes 

in Floridian waters and beyond. The striped bass morone saxatilis is also known as Atlantic striped bass, 

linesider, rock, striper, and rockfish.

On the Atlantic Coast, the striper’s range extends on the East Coast from the St. Johns River in north Florida 

to the St. Lawrence River in Canada and the Gulf of Mexico from western Florida to Louisiana. 

The striper fish species cover a wide range, and they thrive both in saltwater and freshwater. 

Florida is the southernmost home to native populations of Atlantic striped bass.

 This Atlantic bass species is indigenous to the Gulf of Mexico. They remain in coastal sounds and estuaries 

for two to four years and then join the coastal migratory striped bass populations in the Atlantic Ocean. 

In the ocean, fish tend to move north during the summer and south during the winter.