March 16, Indian Creek

[Quillback]

Slower today, the spotted bass bit pretty well, I caught 4 nice keeper sized spots, but the smallmouth and largemouth were AWOL except for a handful of 12-13" smallmouth.  9 bass total on Ned rigs and 2.8 Keitechs. 

For the first time since fall I saw some stripers swirling on top.  They were in a cove not too far from the Indian Creek ramp, not a bunch of them, and they were scattered.  I saw one that came up about 30 feet from the boat, threw a jerk bait at it, but no love.

I did catch what looks to be a hybrid or maybe a striper.  They stopped stocking hybrids several years ago, but maybe it is a striper, I dunno.  Whatever it is, it has obviously eaten well.

 

 

[sfiser]

what was the water temp?  Are we close to 50 degrees yet? 

[Quillback]

31 minutes ago, sfiser said:

what was the water temp?  Are we close to 50 degrees yet? 

Right at 50 when I left.

[BilletHead]

Dang again and way to go. Super jealous Jeff thanks for posting again. 

[BilletHead]

  You do know I'm going to pick your brain and drag the boat down and try to get into those striped fish, fly rod of course. 🤞🙂

[Quillback]

37 minutes ago, BilletHead said:

  You do know I'm going to pick your brain and drag the boat down and try to get into those striped fish, fly rod of course. 🤞🙂

Yep, you're going to have to come on down.  Supposed to be some rain early next week, but if we don't get flooded they should be hanging around where I saw them today.

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, Quillback said:

Slower today, the spotted bass bit pretty well, I caught 4 nice keeper sized spots, but the smallmouth and largemouth were AWOL except for a handful of 12-13" smallmouth.  9 bass total on Ned rigs and 2.8 Keitechs. 

For the first time since fall I saw some stripers swirling on top.  They were in a cove not too far from the Indian Creek ramp, not a bunch of them, and they were scattered.  I saw one that came up about 30 feet from the boat, threw a jerk bait at it, but no love.

I did catch what looks to be a hybrid or maybe a striper.  They stopped stocking hybrids several years ago, but maybe it is a striper, I dunno.  Whatever it is, it has obviously eaten well.

 

 

That's a nice spot Jeff. The broken stripes to me would be more indicative to a hybrid and not a pure striper. Nice fish regardless!

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2 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

That's a nice spot Jeff. The broken stripes to me would be more indicative to a hybrid and not a pure striper. Nice fish regardless!

Hybrid.   Nice one too!    Or our resident armchair fisheries biologist could tell us for sure.   @fishinwrench what say you?😀

[Quillback]

2 hours ago, Johnsfolly said:

That's a nice spot Jeff. The broken stripes to me would be more indicative to a hybrid and not a pure striper. Nice fish regardless!

Did a little searching, they last stocked hybrids in Beaver in 2014.  I wonder if it is possible for hybrid fingerlings to accidentally get mixed in with the stripers when they stock them, or if it is one that got spawned?  

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1 minute ago, Quillback said:

Did a little searching, they last stocked hybrids in Beaver in 2014.  I wonder if it is possible for hybrid fingerlings to accidentally get mixed in with the stripers when they stock them, or if it is one that got spawned?  

Oh @fishinwrench??   Spawned?😁