From my own and others experiences and from posts on other BB's I've read, it's not overly common but common enough to catch Stripers in the surf from Monterey to Marin and in some coastal lagoons within in that area. In literature, it was common to catch Stripers in the Lower Russian River (saw photo's while waiting for dinner at the Jenner Inn) and Tomales Bay but I can't recall ever hearing of any Stripers being caught above (north) that area in California.
on my own, I actively fished the lagoons of creeks and rivers along coast from Santa Cruz to southern Oregon from 1966 thru 1976 and am/was aware of the Striper fisheries that existed in the Coos and Winchester Bays and local beaches at that time. They collapsed around the mid-70's according to locals. Personally, I saw or caught Stripers in lagoons north of the mouth of Tomales Bay during those years.
My question for the members of this BB is, has anyone recently observed or caught Stripers in any numbers in coastal rivers or lagoons within the area from the southern end of Monterey County to the mouth of Bodega Bay How about anything observed from the mouth of the Russian River north to Humboldt Bay
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