What do striped bass eat?

According to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the diet of the striped bass consists mostly of fish, namely the threadfin shad, gizzard shad and blueback herring. Striped bass are medium-sized fish that live in rivers and lakes, although they occasionally migrate to and from saltwater.

Striped bass spawn in rivers in the early spring. Water temperature must be between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit to facilitate successful breeding. Approximately 3 million eggs can be released from each female, where they are later fertilized mid-stream by males. During incubation, which lasts around 50 hours, the eggs must remain buoyant from the river flow in order to prevent settling on the riverbed.