Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The winter bite is on!

The water temps are dropping and the bait fish are being forced from the shallows and are ganging up in a safety in numbers type deal. The Stripers and Sand Bass are merging into larger schools, chasing and trapping the shad (bait fish) to either the surface or into cuts and coves along the shore and are gorging on them. When this happens the Sea Gulls will start diving and feeding on the bait that is being pushed to the surface. A good pair of optics come in handy at this time of year.
I am using either slabs or soft plastic to target these schooling fish and am catching limits of fish on every trip. The larger Stripers are starting to show up, most are averaging between 20 to
22 inches with a few 5 to 7 LB and larger fish thrown in the mix. I also like to put down some Danny Kings punch bait on rod and reel while catching the Stripers and Sandies as big Blue Cats will move in under the schooling fish and feed on what they drop. To learn more about these fishing techniques, give me a call and come to Lake Whitney.
We are offering gift certificates just in time for Christmas.
May God Bless you and yours and I hope to,
"C Ya on the water."
Randy Routh

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