Shifting season for stripers  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Shifting season for stripers  - The Martha's Vineyard Times

September and October used to be the best time of year to catch striped bass. Now the pinnacle for the species revered in the annual Island Derby is months earlier, in June. And as the month comes to a close, recreational charter captains reflect on a harvest in which some have struggled, and all have observed changes because of regulations and shifting environmental conditions. Shifting migration patterns, warmer water temperatures that affect …