Night time striper?

[kentuckykingfisher]

I just want to here more about slip owners owning the water under them and the light in the sky. Guys you own whats floating on the water, not the water. I can't believe a true fisherman would make that claim. I guess the structure you sank is yours too. Because you work as a guide or whatever doesn't give you the right to tell someone not to fish your water or artificial light. If I am wrong please show me the document you live by and I will say I am sorry and move on. I read all this stuff and sometimes can't help but ask for clairification.

It doesn't matter about documents... It's called common decency and being courteous to others that have put the time and effort and money to ensure they have baitfish when they head out to fish. I see lights on a dock slip I try staying far away as possible just because I believe it's the right thing to do (respectful I guess)! Sure those guys don't own the water but put yourself in the slip owners position it would be frustrating as hell having people spook off your bait. You have to look at it in another perspective not just the paperwork. OK I'm done with that.... In other news I've made a few trips down this year. The lake is all new to me never even saw the water until last year. Went out with my cousin who lives down there and he agreed thing we're slow but heard a couple fish bust the top of the water but never had any strikes. I've been skunked quite a bit but I'm excited over just hearing the fish nearby. can't wait to hook up on one.

[Duayne]

Yep, we tried parallel and perpendicular to the banks. Surface and subsurface plugs and bucktails. Some alewifes in, but not real heavy. Only heard two striper blow ups all night. Plenty of walleye around to harass us, just none of our striped friends. Thought it somewhat weird to have that much bait on the bank, but hear only 2 stripers. Could also be that we just picked a bank that the stripers were not on at that time. Alewifes were also scattered from 3/4 the way back to the main lake, which may have also contributed.

It is still a little early. Things didn't really get going until later in May last year if I remember right.

[peter]

A friend of mine spent two nights over the weekend out by the dam area and he said that he did not hear much at all. I was out Friday night from dusk until about an hour after dark and did not hear a thing. There were a lot of trailers in the lot at the ramp

[pct]

Stripernut,

When we are there in a couple of weeks, I might have to try and catch a few of these "walleyus delicious filletus". I made it to Lake Erie only once this year and had Skim Ice all over the lake out past 5 miles.... We caught only 1 "walleyus delicious filletus" but fought ICE all morning... I will give you a shout before we come down to see how things are going.

PCT

[stripernut1]

Stripernut,

When we are there in a couple of weeks, I might have to try and catch a few of these "walleyus delicious filletus". I made it to Lake Erie only once this year and had Skim Ice all over the lake out past 5 miles.... We caught only 1 "walleyus delicious filletus" but fought ICE all morning... I will give you a shout before we come down to see how things are going.

PCT

sounds good, just got in from casting practice (note: keyword "casting practice" ) lol. had 2 hits, 1 short stripe, one other very quick hookup and gone. wind was terrible, debris was terrible, lost 2 slivers in submerged trees....i give up, its much less frustrating to catch them in the daylight than to go out and fight this stuff. its going to be a very long time before its back to the way it was " back in the day"....if its ever the way it was back in the day. on the other hand it beats a sharp stick in the eye....

[dldoss80]

Anything new happening?

[DKCard]

What Stripernut said! If we are talking slip lights, you need to consider leaving them alone. As he said, we pay a lot of money for that spot and even casting\catching fish in them can disrupt the bait for hours when things are tough. If we are talking overhead lights the marina's put out, then go for it.

Look at it this way... I'll concede that the water is public. But slip owners pay for the area all the way down to the water and you can't cast into that water without putting the bait in an area slip owners pay for.

I'll almost always purposely block my slip with my boat so the area can be uninterrupted.

You put lights out to attract the bait fish from other parts of the area. Now, when we are looking for bait balls to find fish they are concentrated around your lights. And you say we can't fish around them? That's absurd! How can you honestly defend what you're saying?

[HURRICANEBOB]

I think the higher lake levels have really messed up the spring night bite. Seems to me mid March to Early May used to be be hot with the water temp anything at or slightly above 50. I'd guess blow off all treed areas and seek out rock banks with out trees. Like the walls right side coming out of J-town to Low Gap, or left side head toward Lilly. Find the terrain that has remained constant and I'd bet the bite pattern will remain more consistent.

So far as dock lights, I hate fishing close to them because it makes it easier for the Coast Guard and KDFWR folks to see the beer bottles on the boat.

And lets face it, get a life, it's easier to get a Redfin unhooked from a rock bank than a friggin tree branch. I mean cmon man.