Tagging Completed!

Hey everyone,

It's been a long road, but this past week I finished tagging fish! All 12 tags are implanted into striped bass and hopefully providing us with some interesting and important information. For those of you that had the opportunity to name a fish, stay tuned, as I will be sending you information on your fish within the next few weeks.

The season started out terribly slow, likely due to colder than normal water temperatures. The striped bass migration was delayed, which meant catching fish of any considerable size was going to be next-to-impossible. The first couple of times I got on the water, we didn't catch any fish! Our third trip finally started to produce and I was able to tag 2 smaller fish – one around 27 inches and the other around 25 inches. From there, things really started to roll. The next week we tagged three fish in two days and one was a monster – close to 39 inches! This was a great sign and meant more fish (and bigger fish) were on their way. We finished tagging the following week and even had a morning where we tagged four fish along with another giant 38 incher. To top it all off, on the final day, I caught a 42 inch fish – my biggest yet! Unfortunately, it was after all the tags had been used up, so it didn't get to contribute to the research project. More than anything, it was great to see a big fish like that roaming the waters of New England, which certainly gives me hope for the future of the species.

Please check out the video below for some cool visuals of my recent research adventures. To note, I've taken a ton of footage over the last couple of months, so upon the project's completion I plan on putting together a longer film for all of you to enjoy.