I fish Monroe almost exclusively for walleye and the hybrid stripers (wipers), and the stripers pattern pretty much the same way as the hybrids. What I do from the beginning of May thru summer is troll. Right now the hybrids are scattered through the whole **** lake and are hard to find. I usually use bandit 200s to 300s depending on how I mark fish on the depthfinder, white, red, chrome or firetiger have all been huge for me. I will focus on water anywhere from 12-15 feet right now, since the water is cool and comfortable for the fish. For Patoka I would probably do the same for the stripers. Focus on coves early in the morning, and then stay close to main lake water during the day. Its tough fishing because there really isnt a thermocline set up yet, but I'd expect them to be 15 feet or shallower. I just troll all day until I find them holding, then hopefully catch 3 or 4 fish right in a row. I hope this info helps. Many people also use live bait, but this time of the year you can catch them just as easily trolling artificials unless they get lockjaw.