06-10-2010, 01:53 PM
Was planning on taking out the float tube yesterday ,but decided not to when I saw the forecast for windy conditions. So I bought a bag of anchovies and planned to squeek ia couple of hours before it got warm. Started at 7 am. Fishing was slow. Caught 2 cats first hour then nothing until 10 am. Tried lures also with no luck. Caught another cat a 10 am then another 10 minutes later. I ot my first striper bite right after that. It was a good sized striper too ,but came off when I reeled him in to within 5 feet of shore. I baited my double rig with my last sardine and caught 2 more decent sized striper. I tried using lures after that ,but nothing and left at 11am. The last 2 cats I caught were males that showed signs they were spawning or getting ready o spawn. They had swollen black heads. One had some small white things on his mouth looked liked some kind of leach or parasite.
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This last pic is from last Monday night at Gov't Wash. Cauht several stripers that night. This 21 incher was the biggest.
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