Dave Lindhag at Striped Bass Adventures said the stripers are biting pretty well. Some decent size fish are coming on small- to medium-sized live bait fished at 25 feet deep using light sinkers. All fingers of the lake are productive, but the fish really aren’t in the main lake. Some mornings, fishing has been fast and other mornings, it’s been a slow start. Most of the fish caught have been in the 7 to 12 pound range. Some sporadic topwater action is happening, but it’s rare.
Lake Ouachita is known as the Trophy striped bass capital of the world offering the best trophy striper fishing anywhere with 30 ponders showing up on a regular basis with plenty of 50 pound rod bending, line stripping, reel straining monumental giants to keep you on your toes.
Because of the clear, unpolluted water, there is a healthy plankton and algae colonization. Since shad are plankton and algae feeders, they multiply extremely well in Ouachita.
Striped Bass anglers are among the most mobile, and they will drive from other states to get to trophy fish. In addition, the Internet has spread the word about the quality of fishing on
Many anglers dream of catching a state or world record striped bass, and that could become a reality on Lake Ouachita. So, whether you're looking for a record fish or a memorable day fishing in some of the most scenic shore lines in the world, you must fish
May is a prime topwater month on
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If stripers are actively busting bait on the surface, Two lures can be exclusively used at this time of year a big stickbait and a large jerkbait in rainbow or shad colors.
If the fish aren't breaking ,your depth finder and jigs or spoons become your best friends if your not into using live bait.
Work main-lake points and lake humps until you find the fish. Cedar Fourche and waters around
Stripers move a lot, following schools of shad. Often suspending 20 to 30 feet deep over 40 to 60 feet of water when they are not busting shad on the surface.
