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Striper Fishing Report

Fishing Report 07/21/2010

Lake Ouachita:

Mountain Harbor Resort said stripers are hitting live bait and hair jigs. Jigging spoons will also work near the main lake humps and deep points on the east end of the lake.

Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said stripers are biting excellent on swimbaits and umbrella rigs fished in 40 to 50 feet of water.

Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports had no report.

Dave Lindhag from Striped Bass Adventures had no report.

Lake Hamilton

Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports had no new report.

Dave Lindhag from Striped Bass Adventures had no new report.

Lake Catherine

Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, reports July and August are prime months for striper activity below the dam. The cooler water below the dam provides everything these predator fish need to survive. There is plenty of food, and top-water action should be an everyday activity soon. Soft plastics over 7 inches without a weight will work perfectly since they resemble an injured baitfish. Be sure you are ready because the action will be fast.

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. Lake Ouachita is a large, clear water lake with a huge threadfin and gizzard shad population.

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 Lake Ouachita , and with it comes out-of-state revenue. Lake Ouachita offers the best striped bass fishing in the United States

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 Lake Ouachita.

May is a prime topwater month on Lake Ouachita and provides some really exciting surface fishing before the fish go deep and anglers turn more to live-bait fishing. The best Striper fishing occurs between first light and about 10 a.m. and during the last three or four hours of the day, which are the two periods during which the stripers typically come up to feed. Dark overcast days, stripers will come up all day.

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 Brady Mountain and Crystal Springs as good areas to work points for stripers this time of year.

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.