stripers on the D?

[flyin]

from rec.outdoors.fishing.fly: thought it might interest some here, and wondered if there were any comments:

"Last weekend I was on the Upper Delaware trout fishing... I hooked
onto a nice 16"+ trout below the Hancock Bridge. As I was brought it
within 10 feet of me, a HUGE, at least 40 inch (fat, no idea what
weight) striped bass took the trout off my line.

Later that day down near the Calicoon Bridge, I was landing a similar
Rainbow. I felt a tug and the trout jumped 5 feet out of the water...
it ran into shore and right into my net. As I landed it in a still
pool, I looked and saw a another very large Striped Bass. It seemed
to be waiting for me to release it!! I had to take the trout up to
the rapids to safely let it go.

Two weeks ago, my dad was fishing for walleye in Narrowsburg. He was
fighting a nice walleye, when suddenly it started jumping out of the
water like a trout.... walleye are like white men, they don't jump.
Anyway, I striped bass took it off his line. I didn''t think much
about it because it was so far south of the trout waters... I've been
fishing the Upper Delaware for 30+ years and never saw one before.

Do the Stipers spawn in the Delaware?? Are they there year round???
Does a hungry 40+ lb. fish eat a lot???

Is there an ichthyologist in the house?


Laz
lazarus_1@hotmail.com"