My friend just settled in to his new home deep in the warwick river, which i fish for catfish frequently but was shocked to land a 21" striper off of his dock last night!!!! My question is does anyone know if this was a random hit or are striper heavily populated in these small rivers? I know that they spawn in such places, but i thought that was in the spring. maybe im wrong. If i knew they were spawning now i would c&r. Back in the river that is. I have a 19' sting ray that i take out on decent nights into the bigger waters , but have a 10' jon boat with a 6hp evinrude that would be perfect on bad nights where the wind would normaly keep me home i could put the dingy in and have fun!! Thanks for the info and the warm welcome from the board


Scott

I USE TO LIVE UP ON THE WARWICK RIVER AND YES YOU CAN CATCH SOME BIG STRIPERS . THE BEST PLACE IS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RIVER IN THE BEND BEFORE YOU GET UP TO THE BOAT RAMP...ITS A BIG ROCK PILE ..

Thanks captdonz when i caught that fish two nights ago the first spot that came to mind was the rock pile. good place to try on days like today.

I live on the Warwick. Plenty of schoolie size striper in the Warwick from the mouth to the bridge at Beechmont. Also we had nice run of reds this year in there, although I didn't partake much.
As a side item, I never understood why anyone worries about taking a "spawning" fish. You take a striper in November and you eliminate every year's spawn for that particular fish from then on, same as the fish caught in the spring, so it doesn't make a whole lot of difference when you catch it, the net effect is the same.

I think it's both psychological and also practical. When you filet a fish that is loaded with roe it makes you think "how many young fish would have resulted from this one fish". But also a fish that MIGHT survive to reproduce is different than a "bird in the bush" that HAS survived and is READY to reproduce. It makes you feel a little better if you eat the roe and don't waste it. When I was salmon fishing above Vancouver island this past summer, I asked the mate who was cleaning our catch what did most people do with the salmon eggs that were in the bucket with the rest of the guts. He said that most people don't bother with them at all, but some use them as bait. When I reached down and stuck a handful in my mouth he almost threw up. They were Coho roe and actually were almost tasteless which surprised me. I've tasted roe from lots of local fish including of course shad and most of them are either rich tasting or salty and these were neither. I don't always keep the roe from my catch either but it always seems like such a waste of natural energy to just throw it away. I guess my dad who grew up in NY city during the depression and taught us to never waste things had some effect on me. A dying philosophy I'm afraid. Sorry about the random thoughts.

I fished the mouth of the Warwick years ago with a friend and we were catching them where the poopy plant discharge pipe is.

When the water's calm you can see boils on the surface and we were just casting shallow diving plugs in that area. If I recall the water was about 10 ft deep there.

Fished the baot dock at the Warwick River on Saturday night. Was there thirty minutes and had two legal striper both 23". In all there were four stripers caught at the dock that night. The key had to be the lack of boat traffic. Only saw two boats leaving. And no Jet SKi's that's a plus.

Are you folks talking about the boat dock at the end of Denbigh? What are you using for bait?

Thanks,
Rick