Thread: fly fishing for striper

Originally Posted by Okieflyfisher53

I fly fish for stripers in the Arkansas River here.

What size rod do you use? An 8 or 9wt?

I use a TFO TiCr 9ft 8wt. A 9wt would also be a good choice.
Steve

Okie,

I have been fortunate enough to catch stripers on top when they are pushing shad to the surface at Lake Texoma. What a thrill!! None of the stripers were big, comparatively speaking, but they were caught on one of my first fly set-ups: a 7-wt. Cortland. Most of the fish were around 3 pounds, but as you know, they're fighters. I was about 16 or 17, and my dad's guide of 20 years or so put us within perfect fly-casting distance without spooking the school. My dad just sat in the back of the BayHawk watching and drinkin coffee and talking. And what's better is that the fish preferred a creation of my own over other patterns: a simple shad-colored bucktail fly with two discs of blue open-cell foam adhered to both sides for the head.

Caught this one this afternoon on a chartreuse/white Clouser Minnow.

I also caught a few white bass. I only got in about 30 minutes of fishing before the water started coming up and I had to leave.
Steve