2,968 GotOne anglers logged 8,102 fish in 2024!
Once again, Striped Bass was the dominant species logged. Bluefish and fluke were the next most-caught species. This season saw an increase in southern species logged, including sheepshead and black drum:
● Striped bass: 5,220
● Bluefish: 635
● Fluke: 401
● Red drum: 334
● Skunk: 269
● Atlantic bonito: 189
● Black sea bass: 176
● Snook: 120
● Tarpon: 89
● False albacore: 86
● Weakfish: 86
● Tautog: 80
● Jack crevalle: 80
● Bonefish: 67
● Speckled trout: 65
● Bluefin tuna: 40
● Sheepshead: 29
● Black drum: 40
● Permit: 14
● Skipjack tuna: 14
● Yellowfin tuna: 13
● Mahi-mahi: 12
● Albacore: 10
● Bigeye tuna: 8
Massachusetts for the win!
More fish were logged in Massachusetts than any other state in 2024:
● Massachusetts: 2,381
● New York: 1,675
● Rhode Island: 775
● Connecticut: 516
● New Jersey: 513
● Maine: 345
● Florida: 306
● Maryland: 189
● Louisiana: 173
● Texas: 123
CATCHES BY MONTH (2023 VS 2024):
CHANGING STRIPES
It was a tale of two tails for inshore pelagics in the Northeast this year. While Atlantic bonito showed up in historic numbers along the Atlantic coast in 2024, false albacore were far less prevalent...
NORTHERN GAMEFISH TEMPERATURE RANGE
Ideal water temperatures for striped bass remained consistent with 2023. The lower graph shows temperature distributions for the most-caught northern gamefish species in 2024.
TIDE CHANGE: REDFISH VS STRIPED BASS
While striped bass (>5,000) continue to be the most-caught species on GotOne, 2024 saw increased usage of the app in the South and the Gulf of Mexico. Based on a year’s worth of redfish data (334), we can see some early insights about tidal preferences. Striped bass were caught more frequently on the outgoing tide, while redfish on the incoming.
2024 FOCUS ON STRIPED BASS
Striped bass management was a hotly-debated topic in 2024. While not approved, one measure proposed was to lower the current 28-31” slot.
Most prolific year classes in last decade: ● 2015-16 ● 2018-19
2024 STRIPED BASS MIGRATION MAP
Striped bass catches logged by anglers in the GotOne app along the northeast Atlantic coastline by week and size (generalized to multi-mile increments)
MOST PRODUCTIVE WEEKS IN 2024:
The most productive fishing days for GotOne users in 2024 were around the May full moon:
● May 27 - June 6 waning gibbous
● May 20 - 26 full moon
● May 13 - 19 waxing crescent / waxing gibbous
GotOne’s own Captain Arek with his first fly-caught permit from May.
Mike Hogan with a beautiful 42” Cape Cod
from May.
Captain
striper
Hogy Lures
Salty Cape
GotOne founder Luyen with a bruiser of a Louisiana jack in September. Guided by Captain Greg Moon. Louisiana Fly Fishing Charters
Nice light-tackle bluefin tuna by Captain Ray Jarvis in July.
Salt of the Earth Sportfishing
Blane Chocklett with a beast of a cobia in May. 52 inches! A Game Changer!
Blane Chocklett Fishing
65 inches of pure silver, logged by Captain Cody Rubner in February!
High Roller Guide Service
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(No spots were burned in the making of this almanac. All locations generalized to multi-mile increments)
