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Big Bass and Hot Bites Highlight Week 15

Week 15 brought big bass and hazy—but productive—days on the water. The biggest striper of the week stretched an impressive 45 inches, and the bite was hot, with many anglers submitting 3-fish limits from a single outing! Shore and boat anglers alike found success, with fish feeding aggressively during moving tides and early morning hours.

Striper Cup Week 15 Winners

Costa Top Photo Winner:
Costa Photo Contest Winner Jeff Trudeau from Wells, ME
Jeff Trudeau – Wells, ME
Costa Sunglasses
Youth Division Winner:
Youth Division Winner Owen Ferrant with PENN Spinfisher VII 4500
Owen Ferrant – Merrimac, MA

PENN Spinfisher® VII 4500
Shore Division Winner:
Shore Division Winner Anthony Rucho with PENN Slammer IV 4500
Anthony Rucho – North Brookfield, MA

PENN Slammer® IV 4500 Spinning Reel
Boat Division Winner:
Boat Division Winner Rick Hunter with PENN Authority 5500
Rick Hunter – Groton, CT

PENN Authority® 5500 Spinning Reel
Kayak Division Winner:
Kayak Division Winner Tom Houde with PENN Spinfisher VII 4500
Tom Houde – West Warwick, RI

PENN Spinfisher® VII 4500

Striped Bass Forecast – Week 16

Looking ahead, expect the strong bite to continue into mid-August. Baitfish schools remain thick inshore, drawing in quality stripers during dawn and dusk tides. On the Cape and Islands, topwater plugs and live eels are producing, while Long Island Sound anglers are finding fish under bunker schools. In Rhode Island, stripers are pushing into the surf during evening tides, and deeper channels are holding fish for those jigging bucktails or soft plastics.


→ See what’s up for grabs in Week 16