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    Fished on Wateree this past weekend. Catfish seemed to be active, caught 5 channels 4 to 8 lbs on shad. Also picked up two small stripers on an umbrella rig.

    Been trying to figure out the stripers on this lake, been 4 times now and have caught 5 total from 1 lb to 3 lbs. I've been all over the lake at various depths trying different strategies from slow troll /drift with live bait, jigging, and trolling (deep dive crank bait, umbrella rigs, Bucktail with grub, and a rig with both a bucktail and spoon. Water temp was from low 60s to low 80s. Any suggestions?

    Also interested in trying out some crappie fishing here.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dbsharp View Post
    Fished on Wateree this past weekend. Catfish seemed to be active, caught 5 channels 4 to 8 lbs on shad. Also picked up two small stripers on an umbrella rig.

    Been trying to figure out the stripers on this lake, been 4 times now and have caught 5 total from 1 lb to 3 lbs. I've been all over the lake at various depths trying different strategies from slow troll /drift with live bait, jigging, and trolling (deep dive crank bait, umbrella rigs, Bucktail with grub, and a rig with both a bucktail and spoon. Water temp was from low 60s to low 80s. Any suggestions?

    Also interested in trying out some crappie fishing here.....
    I think the stripers stay up in the river on Wateree this time of year. I haven't fished it in years though.

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    Good luck with the crappies too!

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    Thanks, tried up in the river last time, think I'll go again this weekend and stay there the whole time.

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    We fished up in the river today for cats. Used cut herring. Bite was slow all morning. Not much water running at all. I would think the stripers are down toward the middle of the lake. We ended up with about 33 cats & another boat had about 50 to 60 cats. No stripers at all.
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    Thanks for the report. 33 cats sounds like a nice day, any big ones?

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    Thank you for the report Mr. Charles. I'm hoping to hit Wylie on Monday with captain Remus

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    Nothing over about 10 lbs. Marked plenty of fish at several locations but not enough water moving to get the hot bite going. Other boat did better, a little further the river than us. I think they had 1 bigger fish and more fish.
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    Hey, Mr. Charles good job on the cats! Keep us informed if you hit the hay day on stripers. Uncle Remus wants to take his Dawgg striper fishing so he can get a good smell on him.
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    Went fishing again Sunday, some cats biting on the river nothing big. Went down to the lower half of the lake and got nothing on trolling rigs, tried a few things different this time. I'll try again in the fall.
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