George Cleveland wrote:

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:30:47 -0600, "Wolfgang"
wrote:


Smallmouth bass and stripers are among the hardest hit recently but many
others also affected. The story was on today's "All Things Considered" and
can be heard at NPR's website:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5162318

Wolfgang




Well, thats depressing. I guess I don't find it surprising though.


g.c.

damn... the stripers have given some life during the winter to the
fishing economy on the outer banks. we have developed a huge
tourist-charter and sportfishing industry off the nc outer banks for
stripers during the winter - and this year has yielded good fishing. i
haven't heard/read any reports of diseased fish being caught off oregon
inlet this year, and we just had a new state record set two weeks ago -
a 62 pound striped bass. i don't doubt there have been some, and it may
be limited because water temps haven't hit optimum for the run from up
north. we have good to excellent striper (rock) fishing in the
alligator river and the roanoke river in march and april - all the fish
i've caught have been healthy and without sores.

jeff