Stripers 3/15/2020

I apologize for posting a Striper report on our crappie forum, but I know that some of you are interested in the reports.
Slab, I promise not to post many of these Striper reports as I will get back to crappie fishing after the spawning run.

Phil and I took a new friend, Bill Grant, with us to Watts Bar dam to fish for Stripers. We landed 26, plus 4 Drum, and one channel catfish on 5” chartreuse plastics on 1/2 ounce shadhead jigs that I pour and paint.

Water temp was 51.9, water flow with 10 flood gates open was 68,000 cfs. Our biggest fish was 25 pounds, and a Phil and I had a double on that we had fun with. It looked like a Chinese fire drill in the boat as we safely landed 18 and 17 pound Stripers at the same time.

Bill had never caught a Striper before and the smile on his face when he caught his first fish was priceless. He later caught a 15 pound, 5 ounce Striper. He is hooked now.

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Very nicely done. I'm sure you guys had a blast catchin' those beauties. Those baits closely resemble the 360 search baits that I plan to try on Jordan Lake stripers here in Central NC.
Are you casting and reeling those baits or are you trolling them at slow speeds?? Thanks for sharing your day with us.

Wowza!!
I like to see fishing reports!
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Good showing DK, WOW 26!?! I bet yall's arms are going to need some Ben-gay or Bio-freeze in the morning if not already! It's about time for me to make another cast at em'. :ThumbsUp

That's impressive!

Great day and then some!

JURASSIC PARK!!!!
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Keep on doing these reports! I like em! Great day!

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Originally Posted by Special K

Very nicely done. I'm sure you guys had a blast catchin' those beauties. Those baits closely resemble the 360 search baits that I plan to try on Jordan Lake stripers here in Central NC.
Are you casting and reeling those baits or are you trolling them at slow speeds?? Thanks for sharing your day with us.

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We were running boat up within 30 yards of the flood gates, making a cast and then drifting about 200 yards while keeping in touch with our jigs. Fish were located a few days ago and the pattern hasn’t changed yet, but will in two more days when they close the flood gates. This will move the fish. Then repeat over and over.

Those are some nice ones

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Originally Posted by drumking

We were running boat up within 30 yards of the flood gates, making a cast and then drifting about 200 yards while keeping in touch with our jigs. Fish were located a few days ago and the pattern hasn’t changed yet, but will in two more days when they close the flood gates. This will move the fish. Then repeat over and over.

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This is a technique that we learned in 2003 which was the year that they had to rebuild all the turbines because of a fire, so TVA had no turbines running, but opened 7 flood gates all summer and we figured out how, where, to catch them. That year we had best numbers of Stripers caught ever. 1570 Stripers from my boat and over 2600 Stripers from my fishing buddy’s boat. Best day that year, we caught 107 Stripers in 4 hours and had 19 over 20 lbs and one over 30. Great memories.

I'm glad you are on them
This time of the year is good and the conditions are right.
Good on 'ya

Great report DK!:)

Nice linesides, water flow should slow down some soon, they are releasing a lot less water from up here now.

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Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

Nice linesides, water flow should slow down some soon, they are releasing a lot less water from up here now.

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Can’t wait for Loudoun to quit spilling!