Hello once again from California.
I've been fishing out on the ocean quite a bit lately (it has been VERY SLOW and VERY WINDY) but I finally managed to get back to the aqueduct a few times in the last few days.
Having limited daylight hours to fish (6 pm - 8:30 pm) the report is not as great as I would like, but...
Monday
6 striper (2 legals - 19 and 21", 4 ranging from 14 - 17 1/2")
Tuesday
4 striper (2 legals - 18 and 19", 2 shorties)
Wednesday
SKUNKED!
All things considered, not bad for the spot I hit for a total of 7.5 hours!
Having hit the aqueduct about 20 times this year, I now have a good feel for the secret to success.
Even if you haven't fished an aqueduct for striper or have never fished the west coast, I would appreciate a "perspective" on this theory:
When the pumps are moving water, the bite is on.
*When the water is not moving, the only thing biting are the skeeters.
2 - 3 oz weight with either chicken liver, shad, anchovie, lugworm, or night crawlers work well.
*Chicken liver seems to work best.
Chicken liver is king because striper seem to "short bite" and liver has nothing firm to tug on... et voila, da' hook ends up on da' lip!
*The shad and chovies are too easy to pull from the hook... but I have still managed a few nice fish with these.
The locations I have fished which point East-West are more productive than North-South locations... could be a fluke.
The wall of the aqueduct at depths of 10 - 20 ft down produce more fish than out in the middle at the bottom (approx 35 ft)
mY FINAL observation has generated the most curiosity for me... about an hour before dark the fish start boiling and jumping when the current is fairly light... but I have yet to try any topwater lures.
So, my next adventure will include going for some topwater action... would that be foolish? Or do the fish I continue to see, not only boiling but actually jumping completely out of the water, not want food? :shock:
I am hoping for some advice on surface fishing. I picked up a couple bucktails and will try them... but I'm also thinking I could try a small topwater spook lure or something... what do you guys think?
Saba
I've been fishing out on the ocean quite a bit lately (it has been VERY SLOW and VERY WINDY) but I finally managed to get back to the aqueduct a few times in the last few days.
Having limited daylight hours to fish (6 pm - 8:30 pm) the report is not as great as I would like, but...
Monday
6 striper (2 legals - 19 and 21", 4 ranging from 14 - 17 1/2")
Tuesday
4 striper (2 legals - 18 and 19", 2 shorties)
Wednesday
SKUNKED!
All things considered, not bad for the spot I hit for a total of 7.5 hours!
Having hit the aqueduct about 20 times this year, I now have a good feel for the secret to success.
Even if you haven't fished an aqueduct for striper or have never fished the west coast, I would appreciate a "perspective" on this theory:
When the pumps are moving water, the bite is on.
*When the water is not moving, the only thing biting are the skeeters.
2 - 3 oz weight with either chicken liver, shad, anchovie, lugworm, or night crawlers work well.
*Chicken liver seems to work best.
Chicken liver is king because striper seem to "short bite" and liver has nothing firm to tug on... et voila, da' hook ends up on da' lip!
*The shad and chovies are too easy to pull from the hook... but I have still managed a few nice fish with these.
The locations I have fished which point East-West are more productive than North-South locations... could be a fluke.
The wall of the aqueduct at depths of 10 - 20 ft down produce more fish than out in the middle at the bottom (approx 35 ft)
mY FINAL observation has generated the most curiosity for me... about an hour before dark the fish start boiling and jumping when the current is fairly light... but I have yet to try any topwater lures.
So, my next adventure will include going for some topwater action... would that be foolish? Or do the fish I continue to see, not only boiling but actually jumping completely out of the water, not want food? :shock:
I am hoping for some advice on surface fishing. I picked up a couple bucktails and will try them... but I'm also thinking I could try a small topwater spook lure or something... what do you guys think?
Saba