| If one is an appreciator or aficionado of | | | | be spotted around a clear thermocline or under a |
| freshwater fishing, one is likely to be familiar with | | | | dense area where school fish are teeming and |
| "Striper Fishing." Striper fishing is a fisherman's | | | | swimming wildly. Secondly, just the right rig is |
| dream come true, as it is the pinnacle of fine | | | | needed. Seek a moderately weighted rod with a |
| freshwater fishing. This is so due to stripers | | | | casting reel. In terms of line, purchase 20-30 |
| bountifulness on the Atlantic coastline and their | | | | pound test. Other rig requirements call for an egg |
| anadromous nature. Anadromous fish are fish that | | | | sinker, a swivel, a 12-20 inch liter and a larger |
| live mostly in sea waters, yet have the instinctual | | | | sized single hook as to bait and hook the back of |
| need to travel inland toward freshwater regions | | | | shad. Fish with this style rig in a straight up and |
| solely for breeding purposes. | | | | down manner, at the depth you've marked the |
| Saltwater Fish In Freshwater Waters | | | | fish at. |
| So, in essence, anglers fishing for stripers are | | | | Early Morning Scouting |
| fishing for saltwater game fish in a freshwater | | | | One approach to spot an abundance of stripers in |
| environment. Stripers are even known to act like | | | | one location is the early morning top-water |
| saltwater fish, such as tuna or bluefish, as they | | | | method. This method is sure fire but also allows |
| school and feed as saltwater fish do in open | | | | for more excitement while freshwater fishing. |
| ocean waters. From this, the experience of fishing | | | | Survey the water at early morning for baitfish |
| for stripers is like no other, truly. Despite losing | | | | movement. The calmer waters will allow for a |
| the prospect of reeling in an actual saltwater style | | | | placid view and will easily allow spotting any |
| lunker, fishing for stripers in locations such as | | | | disruptions on the water's surface. Top water |
| rivers, bays, inlets, estuaries or creeks will prove | | | | disruptions signify that there are stripers around, |
| quite gratifying, as they are large and very finicky | | | | as the baitfish are essentially running up to the |
| freshwater game fish. | | | | top of the water away from larger predator fish, |
| And it is the above characteristics that make | | | | in this case, stripers. |
| fishing for stipers a most challenging experience. | | | | To catch stripers this way, it's best to use a big |
| The most important thing to have in an angler's | | | | Popper lure, a Pencil Popper specifically. Cast out |
| tackle box, is knowledge, specifically knowhow on | | | | toward an active baitfish location, then jerk it |
| how to reel in these stripers. | | | | sporadically across the top of such a water |
| Be Ready To Catch Stripers | | | | surface. It's certain you'll catch many stripers this |
| One of the more common methods anglers utilize | | | | way. And, to one's add excitement, the stripers |
| to catch stipers includes anchor or drift fishing, | | | | will leap out of the water to snag such a lure. |
| specifically with live shad as bait. Firstly, fish must | | | | |