Striper location

[suskymusky]

In the last few years weve been getting some stripers here in the Susky.Ive only caught and released 3, but I'd like to tangle with a big one.Ive caught them trolling deep holes for walleye, and all were caught in July.Any pointers on where to look for them in spring?

[Mackdaddy21]

Striper are open water predators and love cold water and big forage. The fisheries around here with stripers are lake powell and then a ways a way you have the lower colorado river. You just have to follow the baitfish most of all. In the lakes, find the shad and you will find the stripers.
In the Lower Colorado, they tend to hang out in the deepest holes, usually 30 - 70 feet deep. If you can find the stocked rainbow trout they take you will find the stripers.
Other fish like structure and cover. Stripers are purely pelagic fish that relate to their forage.

Tyler

[bigbrother]

if you have spring herring running up the river the big bass should be right on there az.

[Fat Boy]

As bigbrother says, they follow the herring to gorge on them and also to spawn in the tidal tributaries.  Look for large flats with good emerging grass beds for fry to hide it relatively close to deep river channels.

[gillmaniac]

Water discharges. I caught a huge one throwing a crankbait fishing for bass.

gill

[PERCH INC.]

Striper's are being caught in the Hudson River in Troy!!