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[sunshineva]

I looked for information on Striper fishing in the VMRC web today. I was interested in how the Coastal area was defined. A Map showing the line between the Bay area and the Coastal area is all I could find. I could not find any reference to the 3 Mile limit. Did I miss it. Please help!

I just purchased a new Saltwater Boat license and again NO information was given about the 3 mile limit of the outside edge of the Coastal Area. Again did i miss something.

I want to read the VMRC regulation that is given to the fishing public!


Thanks
Nick

[cuttoorder]

http://www.mrc.state.va.us/regulatio...hingrules.shtm

"Federal water striped bass regulations: Atlantic Ocean waters beyond the 3 mile limit are closed to the taking and possession of striped bass all year."

[Sandtiger]

I looked for information on Striper fishing in the VMRC web today. I was interested in how the Coastal area was defined. A Map showing the line between the Bay area and the Coastal area is all I could find. I could not find any reference to the 3 Mile limit. Did I miss it. Please help!

I just purchased a new Saltwater Boat license and again NO information was given about the 3 mile limit of the outside edge of the Coastal Area. Again did i miss something.

I want to read the VMRC regulation that is given to the fishing public!


Thanks
Nick

From the VMRC web site under recreational fishing regulations in the striped bass section it says (I made the appropriate text in bold letters);


Chesapeake Bay Fall Season .................................................. .......October 4 through December 31
........................................Minimum Size Limit............................................. ... 18 inches
........................................Maximum Size Limit * ......................................... 28 inches
........................................Possession Limit............................................. ........ 2 per person

* 1 fish of the 2 fish possession limit may be 34 inches or larger; no fish may be kept between 28 and 34 inches.

Chesapeake Bay regulations for both the Spring and Fall seasons described above apply in the main stem of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia's Chesapeake Bay tributary rivers, except for the tributary rivers emptying into the Potomac River (see note below for more information on Potomac River striper regulations).


Other Virginia restrictions: You may not combine possession limits when seasons overlap or you fish in multiple jurisdictions. Gaffing striped bass or attempting to gaff striped bass is illegal in Virginia marine waters.

Federal water striped bass regulations: Atlantic Ocean waters beyond the 3 mile limit are closed to the taking and possession of striped bass all year.

Potomac River striped bass regulations: Different regulations apply in the Potomac River and its tributaries, including its Virginia tributaries. These areas are subject to the rules and regulations of the Potomac River Fisheries Commission, P.O. Box 9, Colonial Beach, VA 22443, (804) 224-7148; (800) 266-3904; http://www.prfc.state.va.us. For further information on PRFC rules contact PRFC directly.