striped bass

[ bas ]

/ bæs /

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noun

an important American game fish, Morone saxatilis, having blackish stripes along each side.

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Also called striper.

Origin of striped bass

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby striped bass

strip city, strip club, strip cropping, stripe, striped, striped bass, striped gopher, striped hyena, striped killifish, striped maple, striped marlin

How to use striped bass in a sentence

You can keep unlimited trout, striped bass, and catfish from Bright Angel Creek and a limited number from the Colorado River.
15 National Park Fishing Spots to Add to Your Bucket List|kklein|September 30, 2021|Outside Online
Here’s hoping the striped bass, which benefits from brining, scores a return engagement down the road.
Like a good neighbor, Pennyroyal Station is there for you|Tom Sietsema|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Mike Barnett of Freeport, Long Island is busy catching striped bass and blackfish.
Long Island Fisherman in Dire Straits|Eliza Shapiro|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It tells the story of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby, a five-week fishing tournament with a $30,000 prize.
The Daily Beast Recommends|The Daily Beast|April 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Halibut, striped bass, and black bass are other good choices.
Salt Cod, Scampi, Filet of Grouper|The Daily Beast|December 23, 2008|DAILY BEAST
And they knew by experience that it would be a Striped Bass, or perhaps a Cod, for these fishes play along near the shore.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
It was a splendid striped bass, weighing at least four pounds, and still live enough to flop.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
Roccus, rok′us, n. a genus of serranoid fishes, including the rock-fish or striped bass of the United States.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The striped-bass group, or sub-family (Labracinoe), is composed of some of our best game-fishes.
Fishing With The Fly|Charles F. Orvis and Others
That the striped-bass is a game-fish of high degree goes without saying.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others|James Alexander Henshall