Post by VFR on Mar 17, 2023 15:36:16 GMT -5
Monthly Patterns for Smith Mountain Lake Striped Bass
by Captain Todd Keith at The Shad Taxi Striper Guide Service
January- Follow the Birds! Seagulls will move in and take us to the action. The 'gulls follow the feeding stripers and can give you the location. Stripers can be caught on jigs/spoons throughout the day. We'll be freelining big shad and alewives on Planers boards when the birds are not diving.
February -Stripers start getting active and schools form over underwater humps and islands. We like to troll for these and also cast to submerged humps for bigger than average stripers. Still chasing the birds!
March- Planer Board Time! The action starts heating up by pulling bait on Planers for action throughout the day for big stripers getting ready for the spawn. March is historically known for catching big stripers. Read more.....
by Captain Todd Keith at The Shad Taxi Striper Guide Service
January- Follow the Birds! Seagulls will move in and take us to the action. The 'gulls follow the feeding stripers and can give you the location. Stripers can be caught on jigs/spoons throughout the day. We'll be freelining big shad and alewives on Planers boards when the birds are not diving.February -Stripers start getting active and schools form over underwater humps and islands. We like to troll for these and also cast to submerged humps for bigger than average stripers. Still chasing the birds!
March- Planer Board Time! The action starts heating up by pulling bait on Planers for action throughout the day for big stripers getting ready for the spawn. March is historically known for catching big stripers. Read more.....