Mid-Atlantic inshore migration.
New Jersey to North Carolina — the spawning estuaries (Delaware Bay, Chesapeake) and migration funnel points for striped bass, cobia, and fall drum runs.
Active in the Mid-Atlantic — May
Regions
- New Jersey CoastNew Jersey
The 130-mile New Jersey shore from Sandy Hook to Cape May — barrier beaches, inlets, and the Raritan and Delaware Bay estuaries.
- Delaware BayDelaware, New Jersey
The Delaware Bay estuary — one of the most productive nursery and migration corridors on the Atlantic Coast.
- Chesapeake Bay (Upper)Maryland
The Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay — Susquehanna Flats, Bay Bridge, Tangier Sound, and the Eastern Shore tributaries.
- Chesapeake Bay (Lower)Virginia
The Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay — the Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the mouth of the Potomac, and the Northern Neck rivers.
- Virginia Coast & Eastern ShoreVirginia
The Virginia barrier islands — Assateague to Fisherman's Island — and the bayside flats of the Eastern Shore.
- North Carolina Outer BanksNorth Carolina
The Outer Banks barrier islands and the Pamlico, Currituck, and Albemarle sounds behind them.
- North Carolina Southern CoastNorth Carolina
From the south side of Cape Lookout through Cape Fear and the Brunswick beaches to the South Carolina line.