Stripers 09

Just got back on a little scout today. well I got 2 stripers.
I have to book (so late) to a family gig and will post pic's and report when I get back.... They are here boys..................

So lets see. Today I wanted to give the 55 Johnson a good work out. Perch, last years problem was a gummed up carb and she was not getting fuel, all GOOD now.
started with the fly rod , casting & stripping. Nothing... Head up creek and the hoards of scapers were in force . Herring ,in the head waters. Shame , most taking more then they will use...
Anyway, I started trolling back down stream first using tried & true methods ans , slamm.



this guy was huge, I held the fish as far away from me as I could and still filled the lens.
Back to trolling and WHAM... another red eye... So now I figure Fly rod time...






EASY pickins.. at least a dozen red eyes before they quit , all hard fighters.

Again back to trolling.. WACK.... yea the way this fish was sounding no smallie here. Yup first silver side of the year, not hughe (20") but a striped bass of 09.


Put him back and make another run through the hole... rod bends , fish starts heading to surface, Yup.. another red eye.. Once again make another pass and ZZZZZZZ.. Rod buckles and drag goes out... Fish is sounding, sure feels like a striper and I see silver... Striper # 2 of 09..  25" and this one is going to the new electric knife (AWESOME knife, THANK YOU Perch)


Now of course these are not the Linesiders that are yet to come but to me still a Ocean Run Striped Bass....

As said: The big boys will be here By 4/30...

Great going RJ, Todd was out messing around with the boat 1st time this year. While out he threw in a few chunks and his daughter caught a striper too !! Now that the boats and docks are ready to go, next weekend will not come fast enough for me. I'm stoked now !!!!
 
 

man im excited now, how far from corning preserve south would i need to go?  next weekend i hope to take boat out on maiden voyage, can't wait.  nice fish btw

Wow i didn't even hear about a floater ?!?!

Not worried about "that" spot LOL , it gets all jammed up through there no matter what during the heat of the season.

Things should be very good next weekend.

Nice smallies to RJ , they are very fun !!

It really blows not having a boat

Boat!!!!! Who need a stinking Boat!!!! I landed more striper last year from shore then in a boat!!! BB: Floater his a sinker!!! Cat fish bait!!

Yank - I'll make sure I get ya out on the boat during prime time - We'll flip the bird to Perch as we cruise by ... PM me ur phone number - we'll have a blast ! Hope we will find SOF & Jimmy together ( prop wash them ) and well if we catch Brian out the in his boat - ah we'll just run him over .......

 Just remember one thing boys -" Get R Done " this year ......   

You won't find me within a mile of Jimmy on the river................rumor has it he is BAD LUCK when it comes to stripers.............

He must be a little hungover after this past weekend's festivities...........

Actually Jimmy is bad luck when it comes to strippers - not stripers.

Eagle Ed

I remember a few tackle shops that come and gone over the decades on rt 28 going fishing towards the esopus and ashokan carrying alot of striper tackle for that woodstock area of the hudson.. never checked out that fishery but i imagine there must be striper fishing going on that way!

i too plan on some overnighters, only my boat is 14' !  Still beats an ovenighter in the canoe..   When night fishing do you prefer cut or alive bait? Would anyone think at night they would hit a surface popper type lure?

although it is a cold april, i imagine the snow melt is all but gone and what rain we get now has to be helping speed up water temps. It's still in the lower 40s but heating up fast!

Stripers, Stripers, Stripers...
 
I am still waiting for the first sweet photo from Brian or Perch...  I know it's coming soon.
 
Ship O' Toole will be lading them up by later next week too, no doubt.
 
I might shoot for an evening run on Thursday or something if the weather holds.  If not then next week is the time.  I am entertained enough with jigging up herring and shad on the ultralight- so I need to ensure they are there in big numbers to prevent boredom and overdrinking.
 
I like the idea of an overnighter in mid-season though.  That would be a good time on that sweet boat. 
 
Way nicer than my house, man.
 
Go get 'em Striper Guys!  I think we've got some of the better Albany area Striper guys on board here, and with the cross-memberships with Stripers24/7 we've got just about everything on "Lock Down" around here.
 
But still- RJ's the only one producing any Striper photos and he was in a boat with a motor from the 50s...
 
Ummmmm...  Sweet motor though, Dude.  T