08-23-2013, 01:28 PM
Better late than never. If you read our NSC newsletter you already have this.
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It is monsoon season again, it’s hot and humid. The clouds are building up during the day and isolated storms are dropping rain towards the evening hours. The Monsoon rain cools off the afternoon heat but it’s still muggy.
July has come and gone but the warmer water is still lingering around. Water temps are in the mid 8o’s and the Shad are up in the Vegas wash feeding. When I say up in the wash I mean 1-2 feet, in the moving water flowing off the sand bar points that separate the wash from the lake.
The average Striped bass cannot tolerate temperatures this hot and will stage in cooler waters waiting for the bait fish to return. The Stripers are roaming the drop off areas that transition from 60 to 100. Setting up in this depth with your fish finder Stripers will be marked at around the bottom to mid water column 50-75ft.
The bite is early morning and top water is at grey light. The boils don’t last long and by 7am the fish have gone to deeper water. The evening bite starts around 3pm and really picks up about 5pm. Fishing is still productive at night but it comes in waves as the schooling fish move around. Chumming can improve the night bite and keep the fish biting longer.
The stripers can be found in the Vegas wash and by the intake tower by Boulder Harbor.
The Vegas wash still has some good fishing in areas that transition from deep to shallow like the mouth of coves and small islands. Trolling with live shad or strips of large Gizzard shad is very productive for larger fish.
Bait rigs for cut bait are the Carolina rig (1oz egg weight, swivel 18 inches of line and a 2/0 hook)
To keep it simple a 1/4 or 1/8 ounce lead head hook can be cast out and let sink.
For live bait try to down size and use a light wire hook so the bait can swim freely. You may want to use a smaller hook and a few split shot weights.
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As the rains dissipate the winds will pick up and drifting could be to your advantage. Try points and the mouths of coves at 60 to 100 feet deep. Areas like 33 hole Government wash and the channel marker near it. From Government all the way to Sand Island are producing fish deeper now that the water levels are dropping. Crawdad cove has been good for top water and night bite as well. There will be fish suspended or just off the bottom so pick your rig to get the bait to where the fish are (two pole stamp is good for this type of fishing)
You may need to change you depths as the day progresses but that’s the basic Striper techniques for the area.
Echo bay and just south of that to Walkers Bay, north of Echo is the Glory Hole and Stewarts Point, use the same rigs but the night bite is the best. Gregg Basin: Temple bar, Striper Bay, mile marker 42-45 and by Channel Island and into south cove on the left or west side.
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[font "Calibri"][/font]Jumping minnow, zara spooks, sammies and castmaster spoons.[/font]
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[font "Calibri"][/font]August Stripers[/font]
It is monsoon season again, it’s hot and humid. The clouds are building up during the day and isolated storms are dropping rain towards the evening hours. The Monsoon rain cools off the afternoon heat but it’s still muggy.
July has come and gone but the warmer water is still lingering around. Water temps are in the mid 8o’s and the Shad are up in the Vegas wash feeding. When I say up in the wash I mean 1-2 feet, in the moving water flowing off the sand bar points that separate the wash from the lake.
The average Striped bass cannot tolerate temperatures this hot and will stage in cooler waters waiting for the bait fish to return. The Stripers are roaming the drop off areas that transition from 60 to 100. Setting up in this depth with your fish finder Stripers will be marked at around the bottom to mid water column 50-75ft.
The bite is early morning and top water is at grey light. The boils don’t last long and by 7am the fish have gone to deeper water. The evening bite starts around 3pm and really picks up about 5pm. Fishing is still productive at night but it comes in waves as the schooling fish move around. Chumming can improve the night bite and keep the fish biting longer.
The stripers can be found in the Vegas wash and by the intake tower by Boulder Harbor.
The Vegas wash still has some good fishing in areas that transition from deep to shallow like the mouth of coves and small islands. Trolling with live shad or strips of large Gizzard shad is very productive for larger fish.
Bait rigs for cut bait are the Carolina rig (1oz egg weight, swivel 18 inches of line and a 2/0 hook)
To keep it simple a 1/4 or 1/8 ounce lead head hook can be cast out and let sink.
For live bait try to down size and use a light wire hook so the bait can swim freely. You may want to use a smaller hook and a few split shot weights.
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Where to go:[/b]
As the rains dissipate the winds will pick up and drifting could be to your advantage. Try points and the mouths of coves at 60 to 100 feet deep. Areas like 33 hole Government wash and the channel marker near it. From Government all the way to Sand Island are producing fish deeper now that the water levels are dropping. Crawdad cove has been good for top water and night bite as well. There will be fish suspended or just off the bottom so pick your rig to get the bait to where the fish are (two pole stamp is good for this type of fishing)
You may need to change you depths as the day progresses but that’s the basic Striper techniques for the area.
Echo bay and just south of that to Walkers Bay, north of Echo is the Glory Hole and Stewarts Point, use the same rigs but the night bite is the best. Gregg Basin: Temple bar, Striper Bay, mile marker 42-45 and by Channel Island and into south cove on the left or west side.
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[font "Calibri"][/font]TOP WATER[/font]
[font "Calibri"][/font]Jumping minnow, zara spooks, sammies and castmaster spoons.[/font]
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