Michael,Youre right. I was out earning a living and I was taking off early every afternoon in October,November and December to pursue white perch and schoolies right before dark. To be honet I hadn't looked at this forum until about a week ago. I had been reading the fish reports and looking at Page's fly patterns. You explained the striper spawning much more clearly than I was able. Mine was a reply to a recent post. Thanks for a better explanation. **David**