Post by widgeon3 on Mar 20, 2015 18:53:03 GMT -5
3/19
Started at 0730 above Hales Ford and finished around 1330. Hooked 20 stipers and landed 16, 20"-26". All stripers were taken with a buck tail jig. I kept the boat around 18' and casted to the banks. Most fish were caught half way back to the boat. No busting action with a little gull action. Cloudy, SE winds 5-10 mph, 4' water clarity with water temps 48-50 degrees. Very little boat traffic.
3/20
Started at 0800 and ended at 1430. Fished the same area as 3/19 and hooked 28 stipers and landed 26, 20"-28". Buck tail jigs were again the lure of choice. Fished the same way as 3/19 however, more gull action and caught 15 within a 1' of the top (1000-1045). Not really busting on top, more like swirling with some gulls diving. This lasted for 45 minutes. Cloudy with mist, no wind, water clarity 2'-3' with water temps of 48 degrees. More boat traffic today. Overall two great days of striper fishing on SML!
Started at 0730 above Hales Ford and finished around 1330. Hooked 20 stipers and landed 16, 20"-26". All stripers were taken with a buck tail jig. I kept the boat around 18' and casted to the banks. Most fish were caught half way back to the boat. No busting action with a little gull action. Cloudy, SE winds 5-10 mph, 4' water clarity with water temps 48-50 degrees. Very little boat traffic.
3/20
Started at 0800 and ended at 1430. Fished the same area as 3/19 and hooked 28 stipers and landed 26, 20"-28". Buck tail jigs were again the lure of choice. Fished the same way as 3/19 however, more gull action and caught 15 within a 1' of the top (1000-1045). Not really busting on top, more like swirling with some gulls diving. This lasted for 45 minutes. Cloudy with mist, no wind, water clarity 2'-3' with water temps of 48 degrees. More boat traffic today. Overall two great days of striper fishing on SML!
