Striper Report June 15, 2010

by doug

The extreme heat is bunching up the stripers  as they search out deep cooler water temps. Today we boated 13 stripers up to around 12 pounds. We hooked another good fish that was probably in the mid to high teens that broke off in the timber. All our fish hit bluebacks on downrods at 22-30 ft. depths. The fish are staring to bunch up and Im seeing some large schools for the first time this summer. The fishing will continually get better as the water temp climbs. Todays surface temp. on Lanier was 86 degrees which is probably the warmest I remember seeing this early in the summer. Trolling with lead core line should start to produce some fish. I would try pulling a 1 0z. jig at 4-6 colors, that is usually the right  combination when the fish are holding in that 22-30 ft. range.

Spotted bass have been schooling good  on top  from daybreak up to around 9:00 a.m. so keep some type of topwater on and ready. Ive been taking some good spots on weightless flukes casting them to the surface feeding spots. Sammys and zara spooks have also been producing some action.  I will  be out the rest of the week and will report back soon.