Nelson Cloud’s drone captured the full spectacle of the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence striped bass population spawning near Metepenagiag in the Northwest Miramichi on May 29th. Video courtesy of Nelson Cloud
Hundreds of thousands, even up to a million spawning striped bass crowd into the estuary of the Northwest Miramichi every year at this time. Females release eggs into the current and males erupt a plume of milt that turns the water white.
A striped bass caught on May 21st near Sunny Corner was feasting on Northwest Miramichi smolt. Photo Nathan Wilbur.
The salmon guys are a bit freaked.
I remember when their wasn’t a bass to be found in the Gulf. Warming water, etc changes things fast. It may be that striped bass fishing will be more of a Canadian thing than a US thing soon.
FYI I couldn’t see the video on my Android tablet today but could on a Win 10 PC. It may be a supported or settings issue on your devices if you do not see it.
FYI I couldn’t see the video on my Android tablet today but could on a Win 10 PC. It may be a supported or settings issue on your devices if you do not see it.