Another Huge Striper.

[rangerman]

When the PWT held their tournament there, they were dealing with the extremely high water conditions which is difficult for anyone to fish. I would definitely like to see a tournament held there with the lake at normal stage. Sadly enough the PWT no longer exists.

I run into guys fishing in South Dakota that speak of Bull Shoals and the fishery......It has to get some attention.

Tax- where did the 48 pounder striper come from?

[taxidermist]

Here is a list of what I know about some of the stripers. These are in the last 16 months.

2 over 50 lbs, by a man from Flippin. Lower lake areas Near the mouth of Jimmie creek. Pictures were on the front of Angler mag. when it was in publication

1 @ the lower end I dont know the fishes weight but it was 45 inches long and has a 24.5 inch girth *

1 @ 48 long bottom at Peel.*

1 @ 46 near East Sugar loaf.*

1 @ 41 from the hump near Peel. (this fish I knw where it is, it is in the catchers freezer)

1 @ 35. near the Island at Diamond city."

Missouri Record from upper end near Powersite dam We have seen the pics of this fish.

Fish marked with * I have handled.

[Ron Burgundy]

Don't forget the one that drug you out of the boat

[minnowhooker]

There everywhere, I caught a 42lb between Bee an Bear last May and heard of two similar size ones coming out of Beaver. Not much to be scared of if your that big.

[motoman]

Don't forget the one that drug you out of the boat

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Whoah! Let's hear that story. Come on, don't be shy; talk it up.

[Hotdawg Guide Service]

The Arkansas Game & Fish stocked 45,000 last year and will be doing that for the next three years. Also Missouri stocks about 25,000 each year in the theodosia arm of the lake. Their were numerous fish caught last year in the 20-30 pound range with several in the 40 pound range.The state record was caught out of Beaver Lake Tailwater on 4-28-2000 and weighed 64.8 pounds by Jeff Fletcher of Golden Mo.This year will be and awesome ctching year on Big Bull because of the high water the last few years and I believe some othe records could fall. GOD bless Hotdawg!

[Ron Burgundy]

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Whoah! Let's hear that story. Come on, don't be shy; talk it up.

Taxi will have to splain that one...

[Fishrman]

Don't know if this would be accurate, but wouldn't the stripers have a negative effect on the largemouth population? I believe I have heard that argument come from fisherman at Beaver. Over time, a large striper could easily eat a trophy largemouth.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Don't know if this would be accurate, but wouldn't the stripers have a negative effect on the largemouth population? I believe I have heard that argument come from fisherman at Beaver. Over time, a large striper could easily eat a trophy largemouth.

They didn't impact the LM's in Texoma. In fact some large fish, LM's, were caught by fishermen targeting stripers. The LM's did eventually succumb to environmental changes and smallmouth were introduced to fill the gap. Texoma had a large shad population that had virtually no predation of the adults, and the stripers changed that.

[taxidermist]

No effect on the largemouth bass. even a 40 pound or larger striper would have trouble eating a bass over 3 lbs.

The only time stripers are close to the same habitat is the spawning run.

Lots of good bass coat even year in Norfork!! and its loaded with stripers.