Thread: Stripers 3/15/2020

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.

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.

Originally Posted by StantheMan2567

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

Can’t wait for Loudoun to quit spilling!