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[cool]Went out after work on friday to south of 33 hole. Talked to a guy that just got back to his truck and he said that he caught 8 stripers in about two hours in one of the coves. He was fishing from shore and said that the fish were chasing shad to the rocky shore. I went to that cove in my floattube and got 8 stripers myself on a Johnson beetle spin in chartruese. I kept the three biggest ones(1.5lbs ea.) and released the rest. They were chasing very small baitfish( i couldn't tell if they were shad) up against the rocks. Left the lake right before the wind came up.
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Good to hear you got into some fish BigE. I was finally able to get on the water Friday morning. Man is that a hike with a float tube. Hit the water just before sunup and there were fish breaking the surface all around. I was just south of the 33 hole also. At least I think it was south. Toward the old Las Vegas Wash. Went out of the left parking lot. Ended up hooking up with two cats and that is all. I couldn't get anything else's attention. I really wanted some LMB or SMB, but nothing. I don't know if I am ready for that hike again any time soon. May just need to stick with Boulder Harbor until I get hungry enough to try again for some bass.
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Way to 'match the hatch' BigE. Nice observations. I'm heading out tomorrow; I can't decide between Callville or Echo... Probably Callville so I don't waste so much gas. Try for some bass and stripers and maybe some cats if I can find the bigger ones (over 5lbs). Ill throw up a post with pics when I get back.
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[cool]Hey bmitchell, yeah it is a decent hike to the water but it can be rewarding. The stripers are probably hitting the small shad this time of year. I couldn't see the size of the baitfish(shad) on friday but am asuming they were shad larvare. The sripers chasing them were also small(half pounders or smaller) with a couple larger models mixed in. I have used a flyrod for theses guys in years past and have been waiting to try it again this year. I might go out this friday and try it.
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Great report!
They were chasing very small baitfish
Sounds about right for the lower basin this time of year.
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]. I want to head out this week again, maybe tomorrow evening. Just have to find a place where I don't sink to my knee in mud launching the tube. Thanks for the info. I only have another month here in Nevada and want to try to get out as much as possible.