Where to fish
These destinations have a source-linked record for this fish. Check the linked guide for the exact water and trip details.
- San Francisco Bay
- Lake Mead / Nevada base
- Lake Havasu / Arizona base
- Lake Powell / Utah base
- Lake Texoma / Oklahoma base
- Cape Cod Canal
- Narragansett Bay
- Long Island Sound / Connecticut base
- Hudson River / tidal reach
- Chesapeake Bay / Virginia Beach base
- Smith Mountain Lake
- James River / tidal reach
- Kentucky Lake / Kentucky base
- Lake Murray
- Santee Cooper / Lake Marion
- Lake Lanier
- St. Johns River / freshwater reach
- Suwannee River
- Smith Lake
- Lake Texoma / Texas base
- Toledo Bend / Texas base
Local names
A name can refer to different fish in different places.
| Name | Region | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bar d'Amérique | Canada · French | Reference |
| Bar d'Amérique | France · French | Reference |
| Bar d'Amérique | Global · French | Reference |
| Bar rayé | Canada · French | Reference |
| Linesider | United States | Reference |
| Lobina estriada | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Lubina estriada | Mexico · Spanish | Reference |
| Lubina estriada | Spain · Spanish | Reference |
| Robalo-muge | Portugal · Portuguese | Reference |
| Roccus | United States | Reference |
| Rock | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Rock | United States | Reference |
| Rockfish | Canada | Reference |
| Rockfish | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Rockfish | United States | Reference |
| Striped bass | Canada | Reference |
| Striped bass | United States | Reference |
| Striped bass | Global | Reference |
| Striped sea bass | UK Gr. Britain | Reference |
| Striped sea-bass | Global | Reference |
| Striper bass | Canada | Reference |
| stripers | Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma | Reference |
| rockfish | Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Virginia | Reference |
| stripers | Montauk, New York | Reference |
Seasons
Lake Texoma, Texas and Oklahoma
After the spring spawn and through summer.
Chesapeake Bay, Maryland and Virginia
Fall is a trip window. The 2026 Maryland rules have area and date limits.
Montauk, New York
September and October.
These are fishing patterns from the linked sources. Check the agency for current legal seasons and closures.
Regulations and identification
- Canada — Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
- United States marine waters — NOAA Fisheries
Check the rules for the exact water, date, licence and fish identification. This link does not establish an open season.
Source records
Country occurrence records
Argentina · Canada · Ecuador · Hawaii · Iran · Latvia · Mexico · Russia · South Africa · Türkiye · United States
A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.