Any upper river striper reports yet?

yoh yank, I opened up last week at the catskills with a 7 lb released football from shore and a small schoolie brown off a deep cove (pepac) As gorgeous as it was, me and a friend did shoreline spooning around the whole res. rather take the boat out. We barbacued and ate like kings and it was terrific outing even though trout wasn't hittin.. surface temp was still a very cold 39.when we were there tues/wed/thurs.. 400 plus miles overall on tundra.Now i anticipate a dry fly outing this week with more the same on the resis. let me know how those stripers are runnin!

REEL-  OK that sounds good to me. I will probably stick to the trout this week, or maybe even take a jaunt south to shore fish the Hudson.  I have no clue where to go though..any good shore spots within 20 or so miles of Albany anybody know of?
 
BACK - 7 pound football? Thats a lunker and a half!  I heard the Pepacton had some big fish... I shore fished there briefly by the big bridge, on the way back from Roscoe area. I wish I owned one of them zillion jonboats they had laying around.   I will be down to fish the Beaver, Willow and Delawares in a few weeks, got a free place to stay too

YanK:

You could try fishing near Passano Paints from shore line.  I've seen a lot of people fishing there over the years, so there must be some action once the stripers get up the Hudson.  The other spot is near the Troy dam on the Green Island side.
Let me know if you have any luck, as they can't be too far away with all this warm weather.

Eagle Ed

Gonna hit the Hudson again this time w/  BADASS BASSIN BRAIN  on friday .... will post a report ...

Knock em dead,  Reel and Brian I hope its a good day out there for ya.  Leave some linesiders for the guys at the dam though

Ed you know I'm just giving you the business....   I probably jinxed you on the ice.  I went on a boat for stripers twice last year, and got skunked both times so I'm not exactly the In-Fisherman myself. 
I think I may go chunking down by the dam between 10-11am. Again, not a favorable tide but at least there should be some shoreline to ply by then.  I'll report if I do.

Perfect morning lowtide tomorrow (monday 4/28).  Going to try some chunking and some shad darting, either at Troy Dam in Green Island or in South Troy, whichevers less crowded.  (The Troy spot is crowded with like 3 people). I tried it last week on a high tide, and got nothing but snags. This time should be a lot action. Any of you other landbound anglers want to join me, give a call after 7am at 669-3589. I plan on getting there by 8:00.

RF I'm gonna have to bow out this weekend . The steelies are dropping back and I need to work on my presentation .
Now is a good time to test flies and presentation .. This past weekend was stellar and I predict the same for next w/e .
I never leave fish to leave fish to find fish .

Sorry brah,  but I'm out for the strippers 
I'll be hunting the jummpers . .

Hey guys I am new here but love the info. Here is my question. I just bought a 14 ft. open bow boat its got a 25 hp on it. I have never been on the hudson for the Stipers and was wondering if any one would be willing to give some input on where a good place is. I have 2 young boys and would love to see them hook in to a big one.
I can trailer it any where but live in Schenectady area.
Also should i invest in a fishfinder for the river?
 
GolfnFish

OK.  I simply can not take it anymore.  I can't continue to watch you guys fish the river from my classroom everyday (I teach in Green Island and have a clear view of the river and dam from my room) without giving the fishing a shot.  I am a transplanted downstater who upon moving to Ballston Spa has concentrated on FF for trout, but I have heard way too many good things about the fishing on the Hudson to not give it a try. Especially when I am right here. As I would be doing most of my fishing straight from work I would be unable to get the boat down here, so my question is this, can I do any decent fishing from the shore using the access from the Ford parking lot.  If so what type of equipment would I need.  I would be content targeting shad during that run, and I have plenty of heavier equipment from my saltwater days on the Long Island if stripers would be realistic from shore or with some light wading.  Any thoughtsor tips on how to proceed would be greatly appreciated.
 

Hi Kaydeross... that must be torture watching us fish while you're stuck in a classroom> Call a Field Trip!
As for the fishing at the Ford lot/Dam, it's a good spot for shad from the bottom of the steep gravel path south down to where the easier trail is near the power lines. Shad darts in a variety of colors can be had at Conroy's on 19th St in Watervliet, thats closest to where you are. The smallest ones you can get a decent cast with I prefer, like 3/16 or 1/4 oz. I like red/white and chartreuse/red or chartreuse/white. Get a nice shad on your Ultra light or light tackle gear and you'll be hooked. Like EacleCrg said above, the Passonno Paints spot is also big for shad. The lot is smaller and it is crowded weekends, but it's a good spot with less snagging.
Back to the dam, there is mostly striper fishing going on north to the wall. Live herring work best, but you can use cut bait. Be prepared to lose a LOT of tackle, snags are notorious around this area. Most people use a 3-way swivel with a lighter test leader for the sinker line, and the baited hook rig on the other side. This way you only lose a 75 cent sinker instead of your whole rig. I have lost 5-6 sinkers in under 2 hrs there plenty of times. Sinkers should probably be at least three ounces near the dam, it's a very strong current. Some people use big bucktail jigs and swimbaits and other large lures. If you use cut bait, you will likely also get into one of the channel cats that abound there, also a decent fighting fish.
I hope that helps you enjoy the river outside your window.

ORIGINAL: KayderossZ

Eagle and  Yank, thaks so much for the input.  I just put a nice streamlined package together and I'm going to keep it in my car.  I'll definitely give it a shot.  When do the shad typically get up aroung the dam?

Right about a week ago....