NEWS
THIS MONTH...
Bad news for stripers
‘striper coast’. In 2001, the
juvenile index in Chesapeake
Bay reached 50.75. For dealers
such as Red Top Tackle on Cape
Cod and T_h e Saltwater Edge
and US coastal sales
in Rhode Island, striper-fi shing
tackle and accessories now
account for a major chunk of
inventory.
“Iron” Mike Everin – an
employee of T_h e Saltwater Edge
BIOLOGISTS with the who appears in advertising for
Maryland Department of Van Staal – says he believes that
Natural Resources have bad the striper population may be
news for coastal fi shing-tackle taking another dive.
retailers from New Brunswick However, Eric Durell, a
in Canada to the Mid-Atlantic Maryland fi sheries biologist,
States of the USA. says: “Healthy striped bass
T_h e 2008 striped bass juvenile populations are known for such
index – a measure of striped bass highly variable spawning success.
spawning success in Chesapeake T_h is is just the third time in the
Bay – is 3.2, below the long- past decade that striped bass
term average of 11.7. During the reproduction in Maryland’s
survey the biologists collected Chesapeake Bay has been below
422 young-of-year striped bass. average.”
T_h ough stripers spawn in Typically, several years
rivers and bays throughout their of average reproduction are
range, Chesapeake Bay and New interspersed with occasional
York’s Hudson River are the large and small year-classes.
fi sh’s principal spawning and Maryland biologists also
nursery areas. found poor reproduction for
T_h e striped bass population other spring-spawning species
plummets occasionally. T_h e such as white perch and
most recent crash occurred American shad, leading the
in the 1970s, and restrictive Van Staal-backed “Iron” Mike scientists to suspect that large-
limits and complete fi shing
Everin fears for the bass.
scale environmental factors may
bans were enacted. In 1982, an 25.20. T_h e following year, it was improve through the 1990s and be responsible. Heavy rains in
index of 8.45 indicated that the only 2.14, but the long-term 2000s, and the healthy fi shery early May resulted in decreased
population could be recovering. average looked promising. spawned new lure manufacturers water temperatures on major
In 1989, the number reached Striper fi shing continued to and retailer profi ts along the striped bass spawning grounds.
Country-specifi c fl y boxes could be launched
FAMOUS British fl y box expanding our range to include
manufacturer Richard Wheatley more gift items we see this as a
could be launching its latest defi nite opportunity to grow.
business idea to an international “T_h ere’s no reason, for
audience after seeing a good instance, why we can’t duplicate
response in the UK. this idea to produce boxes
T_h e company has paired specifi c for fl y fi shing in the
with fl y company Dragon USA. We could even go as far as
Tackle to create boxes fi lled to have boxes fi lled with fl ies for
with fl ies for a specifi c style or specifi c regions or waters.” Richard Wheatley’s Mark Woof
location of fi shing. After seeing Because the boxes are still
shows off a ‘selection’ box.
good interest in the idea in its made and assembled by hand,
homeland, the company could minimum order is not a major
Contact Contact
be looking to launch country- problem as it could be with
Richard Wheatley Richard Wheatley USA
specifi c fl y boxes to the market. larger, mass-producing fi rms.
Tel: +44 1684 578872 Tel: +1 860 749 3476
Richard Wheatley boss, Mark With Richard Wheatley on a
Fax: +44 1684 578831 E-mail: custserv@REC.com
Woof, told TTW: “We have a steady growth path, expect more
E-mail: info@richardwheatley.co.uk Website: www.richardwheatley.com
large export business, and by innovation soon.
Website: www.richardwheatley.com
30 TTW | JANUARY 2009
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