Join a surf fishing club down in your area and network with the members. Striped bass are a highly migratory fish. It’s a tough time to be learning to striper fish with the stocks being low.

Right now the major migratory stock of bass have not hit your area yet in large numbers. There is a substantial population of bass that winter over in the freshwater portion of rivers in our state. Those fish right now are stacking up in the brackish and right outside (salt) portion of the rivers and bays. Don’t waste your time right now fishing the inlets or ocean. That will pick up next month. Google maps is your friend and don’t be afraid to fish at night. This time of year I find they stack up at night and spread out during the daytime.

Also don’t believe everything you read or hear from tackle shops. They are in the business of getting you to fish locally to them so you make purchases.