Striper Run?
- This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated Apr 6, 2015 at 5:01 pm by
.
-
Posts
-
Planning a trip to kayak a section of the Hooch southwest of Atlanta (starting near Douglasville). Does anyone know about when the striper run typically starts?
Mike –
If you want some hot action right now, drive down to Columbus and drop in right below their whitewater kayaking park. The run typically occurs in two phases; phase one is the spawning run which is limited in terms of true stripers but can be pretty solid for white bass and hybrids. The actual striper run happens en masse as soon as hot weather hits the area, typically around Memorial Day, when the bait runs the river to seek thermal refuge and the stripers follow. They will typically charge up to Morgan Falls dam in droves then spread out and drop back as the big bait clouds dissipate/get eaten. I have seen massive numbers together around Memorial Day Weekend (up to 25 fish in a school, some of those up to 30 lbs), but by mid-July it’s usually just singles or groups of three or four. You’ll visually spot them when the water is low and clear, often patrolling shelf edges or hanging out behind large rocks in current (where it is very difficult to get a fly into the zone).
I’ll take you in the drift boat this summer and show you how it works.
Zach
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.