Where Da Stripers At?

[1969Larson]

Can anybody help me with a spot to find some stripers right now?

I've tried trolling big crankbaits on planar boards from the dam to Starkey and I've trolled umbrella rigs from Lost Bridge South up and around the island at point 1 but haven't had any luck. It is always nice to be out on the lake burning gas, but at some point I'd like to find a fish, ya know?

[Bird Watcher]

Man, I hit it hard last Fri. 8 am to 8 pm with 40 perfect shad. Balloons, Freelines, downlines, humps, shelfs, points, you name it. They all produced the same amount of nothing. I had some chasers on the graph on the hump beside the island at Starkey, but other than that it was just fishing and paying dues. I wish I could help you more, but I thought I would just commiserate with you. FWIW, I had first hand reports of a great bite in 30 FOW on freelines, but that didn't work for me. It might be the full moon. I've always heard that daytime fishing for stripes is poor during the full moon because they feed so heavily at night during those times. I don't know, but it sounds like a good excuse.

[Quillback]

A couple of weeks ago I was out black bass fishing with Jeb and we saw a guide boat catch a couple in the channel that is between the Indian Creek boat launch and the point of land to the east, they were using shad below balloons. Last fall the guides were working the mouth of Honey Creek cove (south of Rolloff bluff), I'd give that a shot if I was a striper fisher, I'd also bring some binocs and try and spot the guide boats and head in their direction. It might be worth it to go on a Saturday morning when the guide boats are out in force and see where they are fishing.

[wily]

We usually go in october -- but here's a couple spots we've done well in the past -- try the mouth of clifty -- way in the back of rambo creek -- and on the east side of the island at rocky branch

good luck -- we'll be down there in a month trying for them -- let me know if you find em

thanks

[Quillback]

FWIW, latest report from ADFG:

(479-366-8664) said the cold weather really put Beaver Lake stripers on the prowl! The striper fishing has been good with numbers of fish taken on live shad fished on lightly weighted balloon lines trolled 50-100 feet behind the boat and on Rapalas set 10 to 20 feet deep on downriggers. There has also been some good topwater action on big stripers this week. The stripers are active most of the day with peaks around sunrise, sunset and during generation. White bass also are beginning to school on the surface. The whites, stripers and hybrids may be mixed together at some places, so be sure to identify the fish you keep. There is a three-fish limit on stripers/hybrids and a 20-inch minimum length on stripers. Be sure to check out Point 1, Indian Creek, Lost Bridge North and Point 3, as stripers have been in these areas. The fishing is excellent at Lost Bridge South in front of Starky (try the island at Starky and the humps from the island to Lost Bridge South Park). At Rocky Branch, some stripers have been taken at Point 6 and the small island in front of the water intake. White bass and walleye have been caught near the road bed that extends to the island and in the marina and Larue Cove. Walleye activity is picking up at Horseshoe Bend and Monte-Ne around the island flats. White bass, hybrids and small stripers are surfacing in these areas. Most walleye are about 8-15 feet deep off points and flats around the islands at Rocky Branch, Prairie Creek and at points 6, 5, 3, and 1. Flat line troll with Hot ’N’ Tot’s, Rapala Tail Dancers, Shad Raps, Reef Runners or Ripstiks in natural blue or black back combos or chartreuse/orange and clown colors. Jigging spoons around brush and rock piles are also producing.