Striper Bait: Hi, I live on South Shore of Massachusetts and fish onshore for for schoolie Stripers in the North River,Back River, Fore River, Hingham Bay. Mainly use Clams but at this...

mccarthyges

Hi,
I live on South Shore of Massachusetts and fish onshore for for schoolie Stripers in the North River,Back River, Fore River, Hingham Bay. Mainly use Clams but at this time of year [late July into August], as Bait fish leave....
....Clams as Bait stop working also. Any suggestions on Bait /Lures to use during this time period. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Joecat Loc: Florida / Rhode Island

Fresh chunk of Bunker, tinker mackerel, shad , sandworms there eating something figure out what the fish are eating and use that

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

mccarthyges wrote:

Hi,
I live on South Shore of Massachusetts and fish onshore for for schoolie Stripers in the North River,Back River, Fore River, Hingham Bay. Mainly use Clams but at this time of year [late July into August], as Bait fish leave....
....Clams as Bait stop working also. Any suggestions on Bait /Lures to use during this time period. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Google ‘Cinder Worms’. This may not answer your question but it’s some valuable information.

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

mccarthyges wrote:

Hi,
I live on South Shore of Massachusetts and fish onshore for for schoolie Stripers in the North River,Back River, Fore River, Hingham Bay. Mainly use Clams but at this time of year [late July into August], as Bait fish leave....
....Clams as Bait stop working also. Any suggestions on Bait /Lures to use during this time period. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Welcome to the Forum, mccarthyges, Sorry, i don't have an answer for you.

Big eyed fish Loc: Northeast

Trolling tube and worm go as slow as you can around 2-2.5 mph and hold on

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

mccarthyges wrote:

Hi,
I live on South Shore of Massachusetts and fish onshore for for schoolie Stripers in the North River,Back River, Fore River, Hingham Bay. Mainly use Clams but at this time of year [late July into August], as Bait fish leave....
....Clams as Bait stop working also. Any suggestions on Bait /Lures to use during this time period. Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Hey mcc, if you're fishing from shore, Bunker and Mackerel chunks as stated. Sandworms from shore will likely get eaten by something else. If the schoolies are decent size, smaller swimming plugs, wood like a Danny swimmer, or plastic like Rebels,Rapalas,or Bombers. Also soft baits like paddle tailed shad on a lead head. And never forget tins like Kastmasters, Hopkins,and Krocodiles. Good Luck!

Archie Loc: Abingdon Maryland

On the Chesapeake, we use peeler crab or soft crab pieces. I like the suggestion of the kastmaster too. I love those and I have them in all sizes. They’ve worked well for me in the past and you don’t have to worry about bait. If they’re schooling off shore, they’ll hit almost anything shiny. Good luck.

Chuck Strong Loc: Massachusetts

Get yourself some Deadly Dicks lures in a couple sizes. If you are not fishing bait, that lure imitates almost anything stripers eat. An added plus is that you can throw that thing a mile!

DoryMan Loc: Southern Maine

I’ve never used squid for striper, but don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Everybody likes squid.

USAF Major Loc: Sea Bright, NJ

I use 4 or 6 inch Yozuri Chrystal minnows for schoolie fishing in the sedges.

Bass Fisher Loc: okeechobee Florida

Try Chicken Liver, never would have thought myself, but I know from experience fishing in Ga. where i lived before i moved to Fl. they work very well!!! Kinda resembles the clams you were using as well.

JimRed Loc: Coastal New Jersey, Belmar area

Fish may be seeking cooler, deep water and be out of reach temporarily.