We have started this page to show where some of our fish have moved to once they leave our system.  When our Stripers are local, we can keep track of them with our stationary and mobile hydrophones.  But once they leave our area they can go anywhere they want, be it North, South, or far inland.  Luckily for us, Rutgers University in southern New Jersey and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science are both doing similar projects in their respected areas.  We are all using the same type of tagging and tracking equipment so each of us could possibly pick up each others fish in our hydrophone arrays.  This page will show where some of our fish have been seen/heard away from the Saco River.

Bob Tag #70
Bob was tagged in the Saco River on October 10, 2003.  Bob then left our area, after a 6 day stay, on October 16.  Two months later, on December 7, Bob stopped by the Mullica River in southern New Jersey for a couple of days, where he was picked up by Rutgers hydrophones.  Where Bob spent the rest of the winter we arent sure about, but on June 9, 2004, Bob came back to the Saco River.  He then spent most of the summer, at the mouth of the Saco River where had originally been tagged, for most of the summer.

Dick Tag #69
Dick was tagged on October 13, 2003.  Dick didnt stay very long, and left our system the same day.  Dick left us for the winter and then returned on June 3, 2004.  Dick then spent the majority of the summer near the mouth of the Saco River.

Goldy Tag #14
On September 2, 2004 we tagged and released a 25-inch striper called Goldy.  Goldy left our system on September 5 and was detected by Rutgers on November 1, 2004.

Jake Tag #1
Jake is a 22-inch striper that spent last summer in the Saco area and left on September 18.  Our colleagues at Rutgers detected Jake in the Mullica River on April 18, 2005.  And Jake has made a return visit to the Saco, first reappearing on May 24, 2005.

Pa Haas Tag #206

Matt Haas caught a 35-inch striper named Pa Haas in early July of 2004.  Pa Haas only stayed a week in the Saco, and left on July 23, 2004.  The Virginia Institute of Marine Science detected this fish in the James River in Virginia in late March.  We believe that Pa Haas was on a spawning run, and we hope he returns this summer.

Captain Cory Tag #144 and Ann Tag #34

Both Captain Cory and Ann appeard in the Rutgers hydrophone array around May 2, 2005.  Captain Cory was the last to leave the Saco last year, staying until early November.  Ann left this area in mid September, but both managed to join together in their migrations.

Fish 205

Unfortunately fish 205 doesnt have an official name yet.  But this fish was caught and released by Dennis Leniham in Sandy Hook New Jersey on May 11 2005.  This fish was tagged and released in the Saco on September 23, 2004 and it stayed until October 4, 2004, when it headed south for winter. 

Kennebec River Fish 

In between September and Mid-October of 2004 we tagged 3 fish in the Kennebec River.  One of these fish, George, made a quick stop at the mouth of the Saco, on its migration south, in late October.  Another of these fish, Gill, just detected in the Mullica River on April 22, 2004.

So as you can tell, some of our Maine stripers are making long trips once they leave our rocky coastline.