09-06-2008, 01:55 AM
Thanks for getting back to me on this.
I have a ton of questions, but I'll try to hold it down.
So, in the river, are they only below the dam when there is some water being released? In slack water do they go downstream? Or are they at the dam most any time?
Is there a part of the year that is better? Summer, fall, ect?
I've heard that in the lakes,cooler temps in the fall start to turn them on and you see more topwater schools herding the shad. . Has that been your experience? Does it affect them in the river?
I've also been getting some conflicting info about their spawning run. I know they seldom can spawm in fresh water. Texoma is the only lake I know of that has a sustaining population, at least down here. I had always thought they went upstream from the lakes with the white bass(sand bass) in the early spring. But just today I read in a book on Texas fishing that they move up in the fall.
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So I know that this is asking a lot of questions. Like I said, the stripers are the biggest game fish down here unless you want to go into the salt(which I may do).
So I'm trying to decided if there's an opportunity to get serious about river stripers on a fly. If it's only occaisionally that it's possible, then I maight not be so carried away. Right now I have striper fever!!!!
Thanks for your help.
Terry
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I have a ton of questions, but I'll try to hold it down.
So, in the river, are they only below the dam when there is some water being released? In slack water do they go downstream? Or are they at the dam most any time?
Is there a part of the year that is better? Summer, fall, ect?
I've heard that in the lakes,cooler temps in the fall start to turn them on and you see more topwater schools herding the shad. . Has that been your experience? Does it affect them in the river?
I've also been getting some conflicting info about their spawning run. I know they seldom can spawm in fresh water. Texoma is the only lake I know of that has a sustaining population, at least down here. I had always thought they went upstream from the lakes with the white bass(sand bass) in the early spring. But just today I read in a book on Texas fishing that they move up in the fall.
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So I know that this is asking a lot of questions. Like I said, the stripers are the biggest game fish down here unless you want to go into the salt(which I may do).
So I'm trying to decided if there's an opportunity to get serious about river stripers on a fly. If it's only occaisionally that it's possible, then I maight not be so carried away. Right now I have striper fever!!!!
Thanks for your help.
Terry
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