How to Use striped bass in a Sentence

striped bass

noun
  • And when the striped bass show, so do the men and women who fish.
    John Peabody, New York Times, 28 June 2018
  • All the striped bass off the Jersey Shore should shudder in fear.
    Jason Nark, Philly.com, 13 June 2018
  • The return of the fish at this time is a boon to anglers looking to catch shad and striped bass.
    Tom Keer, Field & Stream, 24 Feb. 2021
  • On the surface, a horde of striped bass were feeding and splashing.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2019
  • Out on the briny green, salmon and striped bass are jumping in the boat, and the humpback whales are just plain jumping.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 8 July 2018
  • Plus, our work to keep rivers clean and flowing helps species like salmon, alewife and striped bass that swim up rivers to spawn.
    Jay Odell For The Nature Conservancy, Country Living, 15 June 2017
  • The clear water in the Port of Sacramento is also drawing striped bass out of the Delta.
    sacbee, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Argo had trips to San Pablo Bay and tallied limits of striped bass to 6 pounds.
    sacbee, 29 Jan. 2018
  • There are still some anglers engaged in the striped bass fishery.
    Dan Radel, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Trolling for striped bass slowed down this past week with the majority of linesides on the small side.
    sacbee, 29 Jan. 2018
  • Years ago, the focus was on restocking the two lakes with hybrid-striped bass.
    Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • That is when sturgeon and striped bass often arrive to dine.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2018
  • The fish serves as an important link the bay’s food chain, which includes striped bass, dolphins and whales.
    Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019
  • That tinkering extends to other species of fish the striped bass eat.
    Washington Post, 26 July 2021
  • One of Scheel’s theories is that striped bass bounced back, and shad provided a hell of a food source.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Other species that thrive in cold weather include white bass and striped bass.
    Frank Sargeant, AL.com, 31 Dec. 2017
  • It was considered the best way to protect salmon, striped bass and tiny smelt from fish-chomping pumps.
    George Skelton, latimes.com, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Students at many schools are growing striped bass and perch, two species found in the brackish Chesapeake Bay.
    Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Topwater lures like the Spook and Gunfish 115 get them, and will also catch striped bass feeding in the same areas.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 29 Apr. 2021
  • There’s wild striped bass ceviche, tart with grapefruit kosho and sumac, served with lavash crackers sprinkled with black and white sesame seeds.
    Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2018
  • Argo took passengers up to San Pablo Bay to catch limits of striped bass and release many more.
    sacbee, 18 Dec. 2017
  • At Lewis Smith, now through spring is a great time to hook up with a 30-pound or larger striped bass as the fish move toward the feeder rivers for their spawning run.
    Frank Sargeant, al, 17 Dec. 2021
  • In the last 40 years, striped bass have gone from nearly extinct to relatively abundant along the East Coast.
    Joseph Albanese, Field & Stream, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The biggest mistake, of course, was deciding to become a striped bass fisherman in the first place.
    BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2021
  • In the alley, Prosecco spewed into the air, dead striped bass were made to twerk, the watermelon was smashed and then crushed as cars passed through the makeshift set.
    Claudia Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2018
  • Covered in a rich, buttery sauce flavored with white wine and lime, this recipe for striped bass is perfect for dinner guests.
    Frank P. Melodia, Redbook, 29 Mar. 2011
  • Want more: The fishing often has been great this month for bass and trout at reservoirs in the valleys and foothills, and for striped bass this week in San Francisco Bay.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 May 2018
  • Shore fishing for perch and an occasional striped bass was good.
    sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018
  • Moran, of the Environmental Police, said on a weekday and during commercial striped bass season, some 200 boats are on the waters in the area.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
  • Quevedo noted that in 2019, New York passed legislation to protect Atlantic menhaden, the main food source for many species like dolphins, whales, tuna, seals, striped bass and sharks.
    Arijeta Lajka, ajc, 29 July 2022

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