The past week, striper fishing has been excellent.
On Saturday, I worked a school of stripers in the back of a cove for 45 minutes around 9:00am. Never have I had to compete with ospreys like I did that morning. Gulls were diving for the small bait while ospreys were successfully going after larger bait and bass.
I landed and released a 16 inch schoolie and a 25 inch striper. Lost one, while trying to net it, next to the boat that was well in excess of 30 inches. Two others broke off during fight.
It was a good morning on the water.
At dark, the stripers were thick in the area of the State Park. Not sure exactly where, as I got this from an SML fishing buddy.
I suspect the striper fishing on SML will become much more challenging as more “winter-like” weather may finally be coming to Virginia.
Bob F wrote:
The past week, striper fishing has been excellent.
On Saturday, I worked a school of stripers in the back of a cove for 45 minutes around 9:00am. Never have I had to compete with ospreys like I did that morning. Gulls were diving for the small bait while ospreys were successfully going after larger bait and bass.
I landed and released a 16 inch schoolie and a 25 inch striper. Lost one, while trying to net it, next to the boat that was well in excess of 30 inches. Two others broke off during fight.
It was a good morning on the water.
At dark, the stripers were thick in the area of the State Park. Not sure exactly where, as I got this from an SML fishing buddy.
I suspect the striper fishing on SML will become much more challenging as more “winter-like” weather may finally be coming to Virginia.
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Bob I was getting ready to ask if it was Smith mtn lake VA.
You answered that at the end.
Sounds like the winter feed up 👍🎣
DCGravity
Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)
Nicely done. Bob F. Great report. As for the gulls and ospreys, be thankful you don't also have a cormorant problem, which are like cockriaches here on NoVA.
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