So I’m new here but I just wanted to post some pictures of some hybrid stripers that we have caught here in the last couple of weeks. I’m from Tennessee but my friend and I are purchasing a Mako 2201 and going to start taking some trips to Charleston to start fishing in some saltwater. Wanted to see what kind of tips I could get for catching some stripers on the coast. Thanks.
You sure those are not pure stripers? I don’t think those are hybrids. I do not fish the stripers in the salt, but do a search on “cant wait til they get back in the salt”. Lots of information in there if you can get past all the BS. Willy seems to know the saltwater stripers pretty good. If you are looking for the big ocean runners, you need to go north.
From what I’ve been told by all the guides that take people out around here the hybrid or Rock Fish as we call them have a break in the stripes down the side unlike a true striper. You can see breaks in the stripes on both of these. Of course I could have been given the incorrect info because these guides here don’t want to give up any info unless you force it out of them. Either way, they put up a heck of a fight especially in the current right below a hydro dam.
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Originally posted by steelytomYou sure those are not pure stripers? I don’t think those are hybrids.
Those are stripers, some of the stripers will have some “broken lines” but you can look at the color and shape of a striper beside a hybrid and there is a pretty big difference. The hybrids will be more of an off white looking compared to the striper and will have more of a short stocky look compared to the longer and grayer/whiter striper.
I do not think there are many saltwater stripers in Charleston area, the best place to catch them near the coast is going to be in NC around Pamilico sound and Oregon Inlet.
What part of TN do you fish, I never have tried the river striper fishing before but it looks fun
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I live in Knoxville and we primarily fish below Ft. Loudon Dam and sometimes we head over and fish below Melton Hill Dam. We’ve just been fishing for large stripers for about 2 months but we’ve already caught a few that are around 30 lbs. We are working on putting together a trip to go after the monters that are 50 lbs plus. Don’t know how well we will do but it’s the closest we can come to saltwater fishing until we get our bay boat!
starting in december you can catch stripers in brackish/salt in almost any river in south carolina…cooper,combahee,new,santee,a few in the ashley,stono/icw,edisto,etc.big bucktails or big bait is your best bet.
i no longer have access to a boat to get to spots i know,so i am thinking about trying to catch a few in the cooper this winter in my ultimate 12.
you can fish for the riverenes until about mid march when they head to the fresh.
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Tprice is right, those are stripers. I used to catch Hyrid sripers in La. a long time ago. The ones I caught were the same color, but short and broad. The broken stripes are very broken (not even close). They fight more than any fish I’ve ever caught.
Willy…I have heard several older fishermen talk about catching big stripers in the cooper river/bushy park area…have never fished there for them…I do mostly lake fishing…but if you ever want to search for them…keep me in mind…I have 1720 Key West…and we can search those spots if you know where to look…
Funny thing is… I used to live in Goose Creek for years and fished Bushy Park, both fresh and salt water side. Yellow house creek down to the harbor. I’ve caught Flounder, Red Fish, trout, blues, catfish, and other fish, but never even seen or heard of a striper in the cooper river area. I’m not saying they’re not there, but seems like I would have lucked up and caught at least one. Kinda weird, huh?
they get caught from the tailrace to shipyard creek different times of the year.right now if i was trying to catch a striper in the cooper,i would be up the east branch in the “t” area looking for them in the deep holes.you will find them in some of the same deep holes the big blue cats stay in.try herring.we used to try a bank that was right at a deep hole up there and use different deep divers also.and of course the big bucktail.we even caught em trolling metal back in the day.large eel lures will work if you have the patience.fish it like youre fishin for largemouth,except with a heavier bullet weight and in the deep holes and you may find em.a great fishfinder would be a plus,because you might find em that way.
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I was just fishing the at the “T” a few weeks ago. We were fishing for Large Mouth and we didnt do too well. I miss the area a bunch. There’s a load of all kinds of fish to be caught in that area. A real beautiful place. I dont miss the current though. I forgot how much of a pain it was to keep the boat in the right spot. Your batteries better be good and charged up every time you go out.
Back in 1968-69 or so, Dad did some intake work on the Jefferies Power station on the Tail Race Canal. I don’t know if it still happens but when they’d run the turbines in the dam, stripers and crappie would go through and get killed or knocked senseless. Boats would line up at the “do not fish” line and scoop them up with dip nets.
I can remember standing at the bottom of the dam and seeing big stripers boil the water at the foot of the dam.
Does that stuff still happen at Jefferies?
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