Striped Bass

Saltwater Inshore Discussion
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Has anyone heard of any DNR programs where they are stocking the Wando with Striped Bass? Caught and released a tagged striper last week way up the Wando and was just curious

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If you report the tag you should get all the info you need. They have been stocking the Ashley river for at least the last 6 years and the cooper river for the last 50. Stripers are commonly caught in the wando during the winter months,particularly Beresford creek.

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I lost him at the boat so I wasn’t able to get the tag info…was a nice fish, probably @ 24 inches or so. Good to know that there are stripers around - I was unaware that they were this far south.

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I recently caught and released a tagged one up that way. I reported to DNR and they wrote back they had released some at Paradise Island Boat Landing I believe in November.

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Originally posted by Lowcountry Red

I re released some at Paradise Island Boat Landing I believe in November.

Rumors, inuendo, and lies. Nothing up there but kayaks and wood ducks.

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I am new to Mt Pleasant and am currently awaiting my boat from up northat the end of feb…anyway I have fallen in love with the red fishing down here and thanks to some friends and great neighbors have been able to get into some nice reds…I look all over for spots to fish on foot and have had some luck here and there…I went by a spot that i see a lot locals fishing and one day stopped there to see what i can do…looking for reds i was throwing a weedless jerk bait and boom…fish on and the reel stars screaming…Im like i cant bel i have huge red here,get a visual and im like holy crap…its a striper…28 inches…I stay there for like hour and i scored about 12…I switched to storm shad once i saw what they were eating…menhaden …lost 3 lures …guy next to me was catching them on fly…crazy(he was highway worker and said hes been there 4 years and hasnt seen striper caght by local, I hit that spot all the time and get one bass here and there …but recently been catching trout…small trout on DOA shrimp. I think i got real lucky that day with 12…crazy cause i catch stripers up north my whole life and im looking for reds and i find stripes…Funny… Just wanted to post this because my buddy called number on tag…most were tagged…and they said they released like 80 of em up paradise landing Wando. So it was sweet catching those bass i cant wait for next red …im hooked on the fishery and beauty of this area. Lucky to be here!!

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Originally posted by vfred

I am new to Mt Pleasant and am currently awaiting my boat from up northat the end of feb…anyway I have fallen in love with the red fishing down here and thanks to some friends and great neighbors have been able to get into some nice reds…I look all over for spots to fish on foot and have had some luck here and there…I went by a spot that i see a lot locals fishing and one day stopped there to see what i can do…looking for reds i was throwing a weedless jerk bait and boom…fish on and the reel stars screaming…Im like i cant bel i have huge red here,get a visual and im like holy crap…its a striper…28 inches…I stay there for like hour and i scored about 12…I switched to storm shad once i saw what they were eating…menhaden …lost 3 lures …guy next to me was catching them on fly…crazy(he was highway worker and said hes been there 4 years and hasnt seen striper caght by local, I hit that spot all the time and get one bass here and there …but recently been catching trout…small trout on DOA shrimp. I think i got real lucky that day with 12…crazy cause i catch stripers up north my whole life and im looking for reds and i find stripes…Funny… Just wanted to post this because my buddy called number on tag…most were tagged…and they said they released like 80 of em up paradise landing Wando. So it was sweet catching those bass i cant wait for next red …im hooked on the fishery and beauty of this area. Lucky to be here!!

Their goes your free time my friend:smiley:. Even on a rainy winter your gonna find yourself at the tackle shop, or tyin rigs, or just messing with you tackle box. now you just have to get your wife or gf on her first red and she'll be hooked 2:smiley:. once you get started fishing down here your neve
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Hey VFred…stop catching my sripers!!..hey, check your private messages.

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Originally posted by PeaPod
quote:
Originally posted by Lowcountry Red

I re released some at Paradise Island Boat Landing I believe in November.

Rumors, inuendo, and lies. Nothing up there but kayaks and wood ducks.

What he said

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quote:
Originally posted by Lowcountry Red

I recently caught and released a tagged one up that way. I reported to DNR and they wrote back they had released some at Paradise Island Boat Landing I believe in November.

interesting> what is the bait and lure of choice for the stripers?

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They bite on just about anything within reason. Ive caught 'em mostly on plastics fishing for reds but also swimbaits, crankbaits and almost any fly. Also when trolling lures behind the boat in winter will attract the. The anadromous migration makes them gorge on food this time of year.