I fished below McAlpine again this weekend for a few hours on Sunday afternoon. Tried rattletraps, white jigs, casting spoons, and live shad. I fished around the rocks for a while and only caught one skipjack. Then I went and caught a bunch of shad, mostly 4"-5" and some 8"-10", and tried live bait around the lock. Managed to catch one ~8lb flathead and that was it.

Does anyone use live bait below the dam for stripers? If so, what is your technique?