Stripers on cland

[Bair]

heading back in the morning ...I will let ya know how it was

[Duayne]

I had my limit Sat in 30 minutes down rigging. One 26" at 40 and a 14# at 25. Took longer on Sunday to get two. Both at 40 and both the 26" version.
Those were loners. You find a school, and you are done in a hurry. I wouldn't dwell much on location. Schools are moving fast.

Alewives are still the best option if you can get and keep them. mechanical Bait tank pump) issues forced me into rigging.. Rigging catches them, but the bigger ones are usually more picky and stick to domestic forage. I felt lucky getting a 14#er this time of year.

Three weeks ago I was rigging and ALL but one were undersized so I quit.

That summer size limit really needs to be addressed..

[Chubminnow]

Summer size limit? I thought the (2) 24" per day was the limit year round.

[Duayne]

Summer size limit? I thought the (2) 24" per day was the limit year round.

It is.
I would like to see it changed to a 20" "must keep" in the summer and 32" winter limit. Even small ones die in the summer when released.

[mhall]

It is.
I would like to see it changed to a 20" "must keep" in the summer and 32" winter limit. Even small ones die in the summer when released.

Excellent idea.. Andrew, ''APB'', and I were talking about this very thing earlier this year. I wish the department would listen to the informed and intelligent fisherman more.

[Duayne]

Excellent idea.. Andrew, ''APB'', and I were talking about this very thing earlier this year. I wish the department would listen to the informed and intelligent fisherman more.

Those like you and Andrew that have been around a long time here know we've talked of this many many times. The KFWD said they were mulling the idea last year. Who knows, maybe they will listen.

Good to here from ya. Saw where you haven't been down in a while. I'm finally getting things situated to a point where I can get down more often. Should be a very active fall!

[mhall]

Great to hear. We had a nice spring on the fishing. Caught some good fish both Stripers and Smallmouth. Andrew and I caught alot of Walleye this year on the night bite as well. I couldn't fish one night for netting the eyes and a few stripes for him. It was like fishing behind a human seine or vacuum cleaner, lol. We'd fish for linesides till daylight then we'd hit the smallmouth. I agree I'm looking for a nice fall bite on all species down there this year like you said. I may have seen you one day bouncing points in West Fork, I was doing the same thing. If you ever see a blue and white Champion fish/n/ski with a V-Maxx on the back run over and say hey.

[Duayne]

Great to hear. We had a nice spring on the fishing. Caught some good fish both Stripers and Smallmouth. Andrew and I caught alot of Walleye this year on the night bite as well. I couldn't fish one night for netting the eyes and a few stripes for him. It was like fishing behind a human seine or vacuum cleaner, lol. We'd fish for linesides till daylight then we'd hit the smallmouth. I agree I'm looking for a nice fall bite on all species down there this year like you said. I may have seen you one day bouncing points in West Fork, I was doing the same thing. If you ever see a blue and white Champion fish/n/ski with a V-Maxx on the back run over and say hey.

Will do. And I have changed slips. I am now on cleaning station row in the rigged out Bennington pontoon. Lately I've been the one trying to repair either this equipment issue or that one. I'm ready for a non-mechanical failure trip! Ha! I've been able to manage some fish, though, so I can't complain too much.

PS: Next time tell Andrew he can net his own fish after a two fish limit... LOL

[PRO V LE]

Hey guy's! I'm baaack Mark look for the black Lund with the Mercs.
Duayne has to purty seats in his boat it needs more Shad guts and fish blood to break it in.

[Duayne]

Hey, My boat is an old maid compared to yours.. Get that thing wet and then we'll talk.. LOL
My boat has "aged" way too much this year for my liking and I've had little to do with it.. But that's another story for another time.

[mhall]

Will do guys. My father-in-law has a Bennington Toon. Big one I think a 26 footer inboard outboard with the three toons underneath. He parks his over at Jamestown. Andrew and I was gonna come look for you fellas one morning but we were to dang tired to climb that hill, lol.

[HURRICANEBOB]

It is.
I would like to see it changed to a 20" "must keep" in the summer and 32" winter limit. Even small ones die in the summer when released.

Don't know about a must keep. Some people don't clean and eat fish, just catch and release. And if I release it and it dies, or I take it home and eat it, either way it's not coming back next year.

I know dead fish are an eye sore, but isn't it true that dead fish provide habitate for lots of bottom feeding fisah as well as for tons of bugs and other necessary marine life that support the eco system?

I'd could support a must keep, if there was some sort of fish collection point were I could donate the fish caught. But I'm sure that's a pipe dream, even though I have seen this type deal along parts of the Cheaspeake Bay.