The schools of baitfish are heading into coves like Elizabeth Canyon, and there has been some feeding fish around. As the Stripers prepare to spawn there will be non-biting fish on the surface that look like they’re boiling but are going thru the spawning cycle. Unlike the Largemouth and Smallmouth that lay their eggs in a nest, Stripers are broadcast spawners like most ocean fish.

A recent stocking has been great for shore anglers as the fish stay near the shore for a week or two. There are still a few fish roaming the East shoreline of the Ski Arm from the previous stocking that can be caught in water as shallow as two feet. They will hit just about any trout lure as well as dropshot finesse plastics while Bass fishing.

The most productive depth zone has been ten to twenty five feet on main lake points and shoals, and bluff walls. C3 Baits Shimmy’s in the Neptune Shad pattern fished on the Carolina rig continue to dominate the action overall. Dropshot rigs are accounting for a few bites also with three to four inch finesse worms doing the most damage. The water is pretty clear so lean towards colors like Neptune Shad and Watermelon Magic for the C3 Baits and Margarita Mutilator and Aaron’s Magic for RoboWorms.