Week 17 of the 2026 Striper Cup is in the books! Six anglers from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, and Maine took home gear this week, including our latest SIMRAD bonus winner, as the first leg of the fall run took hold across the region.
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Shore — Jeffrey Aluisy
Cohasset, MA
Wins the YETI Roadie 60 Wheeled Cooler
Boat — Chris Gladue
Milford, CT
Wins the YETI Panga 50L Waterproof Duffel
Kayak — Peter Kelly
Hopewell Junction, NY
Wins the YETI Daytrip 14L Insulated Tote Bag
Youth — Travis Grier
Pembroke, MA
Wins the YETI Cayo 25L Backpack
SIMRAD Bonus — Nathan Ferbert
Middleboro, MA
Wins the SIMRAD NSX 3009 Chartplotter & Fish Finder
Costa Photo Contest — Patrick Miller
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Wins a pair of Costa Sunglasses
See the full 2026 prize lineup →
Striped Bass Migration Report: The First Leg of the Fall Run
The fall run is stirring from Maine to the Chesapeake. Here’s the quick read by region, with a link to each full report.
Cape Cod & Massachusetts
Big roaming stripers on live mackerel and bunker, with false albacore starting to trickle in on the Cape’s south side. View the full Massachusetts report →
New Hampshire & Maine
Bass are turning from residents to roamers, keyed on squid in the Piscataqua and the first herring fry in Maine. View the full New Hampshire & Maine report →
Rhode Island
Topwater striper windows are widening morning and evening, with big bonito still around and albies rumored. View the full Rhode Island report →
Connecticut
Strictly an early and late bite on the reefs and rips, with bonito popping up in the eastern Sound. View the full Connecticut report →
Long Island & NYC
Still the summer doldrums for bass, with fluke and porgy the steady play until the fall run flips on. View the full Long Island report →
New Jersey
Loaded with bait and summer species; stripers are a night game in the Point Pleasant Canal on eels. View the full New Jersey report →
Chesapeake Bay
Striped bass targeting is closed baywide through August 31, so it’s bluefish and Spanish mackerel until it reopens September 1. View the full Chesapeake report →
For the big picture, check the Striper Migration Map.
Not Registered Yet?
It’s not too late to get in. Every Striper Cup registration includes the Striper Box (Columbia PFG shirt, Rapala lure, OTW snapback, collectible pin, and YETI discounts), a shot at weekly prizes, and a Golden Ticket entry into the grand prize boat raffle at StriperFest.
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