stripers at night on Lake Cumberland

[BRS]

did you catch any eyes at Dale when you went?

Did not catch any but did catch SM and LM. I am pretty sure they were there though.

[dbayponyc]

Well we fished Conley Bottom area last night and caught around 8-10 stripers...All shorts except for 1 26" fish. Very few shad up in that area but I know the full moon affected the fish because all bites came on dark or shaded banks. Still had a great time and my partner caught his first stripers ever, always happy to show someone the great experience of night topwater striper fishing. I will be glad to see the return of bigger stripers when they fill the lake back up.....

[Rob1678]

Went down Friday. Pulled shiners from 10am to 7 pm. Mainly Lily and Wolf. Marked lots of bait with several fish in the "cloud". Only Caught one about 12' deep that was 23 15/16" He just finally was short...hopefully he is legal by today

I have not tried the night bite, but you guys have got me wanting too really bad. Hada mama with me so that wasn't gonna happen.
Rob1678

[apb]

Went down Friday. Pulled shiners from 10am to 7 pm....

Best times for stripers are right at first light and the first hour or so of the day and the last hour to dark. I would try and plan trips to hit at least one of those times. Yes, they can be caught all day long, some days. However, early and late you'll find more of them feeding, more aggressively. Overcast days, more likely to have them feeding later.

Andrew

[Lowerider]

Only Caught one about 12' deep that was 23 15/16" He just finally was short...hopefully he is legal by today

Rob1678

I think the new limit is 22 inches until further notice...

[pct]

I think the new limit is 22 inches until further notice...

Lowerider, I heard they were not going to put that in to effect until after May 15th or something like that. Can you or someone at C-Land confirm? This will be good news for some us heading there in the next few weeks.

Thanks,

PCT