Striper Fishing

[Hamrick]

Has anyone else here ever get down to the river below the dam to hunt for big Stripers? I'm talking about the 10-50 lb'ers living in the river filling up on the planted trout. There are some monsters down there but even catching the smaller 10-20 lb'ers is still worth the effort. Striper are good eatin' fish, very similar to Seabass, white meat with a very light taste.

A few of us will be heading out to hunt some of those fatties this weekend and looking forward to a fish fry.

 

[mcshooter]

I'd think you'd find some at centerfolds in Boston

 

[Mountain]

What dam? I used to fish for rockfish aka stripers, white bass, and hybrids below dams in Tennessee. State record is over 65 lbs but there are plenty below the dams up to 25 lbs.

 

[ccm75]

I once had a van down by the river.
What river? what dam? Damn it man....!

 

[whalerman69]

I hear there are turtles there also...

 

[IPSC_DRL]

I hear there are turtles there also...

I like them!

 

[H-minus]

Yes. Some clarity on this mystery river would be helpful.

 

[The Anchor]

last river trip i went on, didn't end as planned...

 

[Dennis in MA]

Definitely intrigued.

And it depends on what the locale of this damned river is. South of the Cape? Probably past peak. Well past peak, maybe. Ip-Switch and Berryport??? Probably coming into their own right now. Maine and such??? A little later????

 

[enbloc]

Used to go striper fishing on Plum Island back in the 90's. They are good eating fish...

Not sure which river or what dam you speak of though.

 

[Mesatchornug]

Used to go striper fishing on Plum Island back in the 90's. They are good eating fish...

Not sure which river or what dam you speak of though.

I'm telling myself he wants this one:

Amelia Earhart Dam - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Maxam Munitions]

Probably damn at south hadley, ma. Stripers are big business in south hadley, Holyoke, Chicopee ,Springfield area.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Stripers. STRIPERS! Black and white fish. Not those silicone-injected hoes with ankle-breaker heels.

 

[Mountain]

last river trip i went on, didn't end as planned...

Definitely intrigued.

Intrigued by the Deliverance clip immediately before your post? I guess we could try to stage something on the Quinapoxet River for ya. You don't happen to look anything like Ned Beatty?

 

[BTSDOG]

Ive heard of "stocking" a pond with trout, but never planting them in a river below a dam. Something sells "fishy" me thinks.......

 

[BTSDOG]

And what do you hunt these monsters with, AK's, AR's or grenades......

 

[H-minus]

I think the OP's vagueness was by intentional by design. The river below the dam where he and his buds hunt for large stripers is a fantasy.

The Cocheco river in Dover NH below the damn can hold some nice stripers, but not this time of year.

 

[Mountain]

Ive heard of "stocking" a pond with trout, but never planting them in a river below a dam. Something sells "fishy" me thinks.......

In warmer climates the only suitable trout habitat is either rivers fed by big springs or dam tail water that is cold from deeper lake water above the dam. In tail water rivers you had to mind the hydropower generating schedule so that you were not somewhere you'd be fooked when the water rises rapidly.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Intrigued by the Deliverance clip immediately before your post? I guess we could try to stage something on the Quinapoxet River for ya. You don't happen to look anything like Ned Beatty?

You'd like that, wouldn't you????

 

[HorizontalHunter]

And what do you hunt these monsters with, AK's, AR's or grenades......

A shotty will do the job.

 

[CRSIII]

I’m hooked!

 

[Mountain]

You'd like that, wouldn't you????

Who wouldn't?

 

[Mar-T]

S.Hadley native here.
There’s definitely good numbers below the dam about a month or two after the ice melts and the CT River is still high. Last I checked the river was between 5-7 feet deep at the fish lift. You’re better off trying down in Springfield.

 

[Yazz]

Planning on going to Sow and Pigs reef on my friends 20ft Whaler in two weeks. Don't know if the Stripers will be running but I know we'll get some bass!

 

[Mountain]

Anyone fish for stripers in Oklahoma ever….who knew?….

Do the dead stick drift: How to catch big stripers in the winter on Lake Texoma

Winter is the best time to catch a big striper on Lake Texoma. And the best way to catch them is using a fishing technique called dead sticking.

www.yahoo.com

In TN I used to fish for stripers aka 'rockfish', white bass, and hybrids. I'd hit tailwaters below dams when the shad were running.

 

[whalerman69]

Anyone fish for stripers in Oklahoma ever….who knew?….

Do the dead stick drift: How to catch big stripers in the winter on Lake Texoma

Winter is the best time to catch a big striper on Lake Texoma. And the best way to catch them is using a fishing technique called dead sticking.

www.yahoo.com

a buddy of mine from Kansas went there this year and tried to get me to go. They caught a lot of fish but not really any size.

 

[Mountain]

Nice. Only ever fished for them here. Now seems I need to make a trip. Lol

On a weekend, fishing the reservoir tailwaters is a lot like being a Canal rat.