Migration is energy-expensive, which is why fish feed aggressively before and during migration. Migration calendar pages cover seasonal distances.
Inshore Migration Timing
How far do migratory fish travel in a season?
Distances vary widely by species. Striped bass migrate 1,000+ miles between Maine summer grounds and North Carolina winter grounds. Spanish mackerel cover 500-700 miles seasonally. Cobia travel several hundred miles. Bull redfish move 100-300 miles offshore-to-inshore seasonally. Tagging studies provide the actual distances.
More from Inshore Migration Timing
- When do striped bass arrive in the Chesapeake Bay?
- When do redfish school in the fall?
- When do flounder run in North Carolina?
- When do Spanish mackerel arrive in spring?
- When does cobia show up in the Chesapeake Bay?
- When do speckled trout move to grass flats in spring?
- When do bluefish arrive in the Northeast?
- Why do fish migrate and what triggers it?
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