How to Find Stripers ALL YEAR LONG! Lake Stripers. Freshwater Striped Bass. Kerr.
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- How to find freshwater Stripers as they migrate the lake during the year. This series will cover many lakes and other bodies of water that hold Striped Bass. If you have a Chart you would like me to cover, please comment. I’ll do my best to get it done for you.
Kerr Lake Buggs Island.
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I can’t wait to watch all of this....just saw it on my phone while walking around Epcot with the family. I just did a video that was similar, but for catfish, ironically on Kerr Lake. Love you content and look forward to anything new. Don’t be offended if I steal some topics!!
I appreciate that brother!! Never offended, go for it 😉😉😉😉😁😁
After I watch this definitely gonna watch yours on catfish💯
Hey brother how about Lake Hickory NC
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Great info on Kerr Lake! I am sure a lot of SC and Ga. fisherman, including myself, would love to see a chart video on Hartwell, Russell, or Clark’s Hill.
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caught my first striper on Kerr lake 1976
Mike Smedley did an excellent job explaining Striper behavior i mean excellent! , but im with Shane do some SC lakes my choice Murray.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS can you do a all season showing lake Hartwell map
I really like you Mike...you are my roll model as a fisherman..
@@maxsanchez1937 Thanks Max!! That’s very kind of you to say brother. 🙏🙏😁
Lake Lanier would be awesome! Just started striper fishing and this huge lake can be daunting!
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One of the best videos I’ve ever seen on reading a large lake by season to locate stripers. Nice work.
Thank you!!! I’m glad you like it!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏😁❤️
check out Beaver Lake AR. I understand from people here they come down from the Dam in winter/spring and head back up towards the dam during summer but that is the only thing I know for sure. Thanks - Love the channel
We are in Arkansas and fish mainly Lake Ouachita. There are other striper lakes here but this is the one we fish. I know you mainly fish the East coast but perhaps sometime we could get your thoughts on Lake Ouachita.
Thanks a ton for doing this!!!!Kerr is my local lake so this helps a lot!You da man Mike.....Love ya.......mean it!!!
Awesome brother!! Glad you dig it 😁😁. Love ya. Mean it!
"Jordan is a strange one". Never has a truer statement been made :)
I was hoping you would jump in on Jordan!! We need to get together to do a Jordan Chart video. Very unusual lake. 😁😁😁
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Jordan is pretty funny. When I target them, it strike out, when I'm fishing crappie I catch em. I dont have this problem at Kerr. At Kerr they seem to be around where I think they should be.
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Jordan used to be a great lake. Easiest bait and most predictable patterns in the late 90s early 2000s. Striper there now seem to act more like largemouth. Truly a lake where hybrids need to be brought back. IMHO
Shhhh😂😂😂
Time to come back to Smith mtn lake. I’ve done well this winter following them but the last few times out I’ve lost them.
Really like your videos, I've always been a bass fisherman but have been trying to learn the ways of the striper and your videos are very helpful. Hartwell and Clark's hill tips would be awesome!
Thanks brother!! They are on the list !
Lake Lanier on Georgia. Great Striper lake!
Definitely.
Any chance you can cover Lake Cumberland Ky? Thanks!
How about lake Ouachita in Arkansas ?? Thanks just found your channel . Its AWESOME!!!!!!
Tim Spangler Thanks brother!! 😁👍👍
Lake Cumberland KY.
Lake texhoma!
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doT03 I second that!
Rodney Rohrbacker 👍👍👍
Really appreciate you sharing your seasonal perspective and rationale. Blessings!!
Thank you brother!!
Very good stuff. Extremely helpful to someone just learning to striper fish.
Thanks Dan!!!
Carters Lake in North Georgia. Enjoy your videos!
👍👍👍thanks brother!!
Percy priest Nashville...great video
Thanks brother!👍👍👍
Lewis Smith lake in Cullman Alabama.
C Patun 👍👍
Lake Lanier, thanks
Kerr lake is a great place to fish been fish there for 43 years. Sometimes it can be a hard place to fish.
OUTSTANDING keep up the great work.
Thanks brother 👍👍😁😁
Lake Hartwell SC and tugaloo side!
👍👍👍🙏. Thanks.
Lake ouichita in Arkansas. I caught a 42 pounder last year and want to know where to find his friends!
Thank you so much. I'm sure I'll watch this video several more times. I recently bought my first boat and I want to learn to catch inland stripers. I'm in Richmond and will mostly be fishing Lake Anna but I'm glad to see this info on a nearby lake.
👍👍👍👍. Glad you like it
How about Wilson Lake in Kansas and Texoma. Do a video on those lakes.
05/24/23... Lake Buchanan Texas? Hey brother been fishing this lake for twenty years it's a weird year mini cold fronts low lake levels. This year for the 1st time ever the fish never Came up to the North end of the lake in the Spring. But the shout and everything is two months late last year was a month late from the normal? The white bass came up but they are late couldn't make it up the river to spawn. It looks like they're spawning in the main lake late. But the stripers and hybrids usually follow them. And for some reason they stayed at the south end of the lake. Maybe they'll come up pretty soon. I don't know but all our guides including myself are having a tough time. Getting On Big fish. I'm just wondering if you've ever experienced like this? Thanks Mike, love your videos mean it.
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Please do a tidal River like the Potomac or the Patuxent not to be particular lol
Great idea! Thanks.
Gaston! Thanks!
👍👍. I’ve fished there plenty 😉😉
Fished Gaston for years, but I never been able to define the seasonal patterns.
The spring run is the only consistent pattern each year. Been watching your videos for 6-7 years. I really appreciate all your efforts!
Thanks brother. Gaston is definitely a little different than most lakes.
Awesome video! Old Hickory Lake, TN is my home lake if you want to do a video on it, that would be amazing!
Thanks brother. I’ll work on it!
Lake Martin in Tallapoosa County Alabama
Please do one on Cherokee Lake
Please cover lake Whitney in Texas. Love you’re videos thank you.
Smith mountain lake would be awesome
Just shot some there!! It will be up next brother.
Can you do Lake Hartwell in South Carolina please?
Bao Le 👍👍👍
fantastic lesson!
Thank you brother!
Great video! Can you cover Lake Murray, SC
Certainly. I will actually do it this summer. 👍👍
Lake Hartwell, South Carolina
Can you do one on Lake cumberland in Ky or have you done one already, if so can you send me a link. Your channel is very helpful.
Cherokee Lake or Watts Bar in TN would be a good one
Jordan Barnette lots of requests for Cherokee. I will definitely do that one pretty soon. Thanks!
Would really like to get your opinion on Clarks Hill/Strom Thurmond Lake, specifically during these constant heavy rain weather patterns. Saw you've fished it before. Got skunked a week ago with a buddy fishing big, probably 5-7 inch live herring down lines and planer boards and floats among other lures spoons, spinners, umbrella rig, etc.. Fished mid-lake, got in the water at around 12pm right before a big cold front was coming. Ambient temp was about 70 degrees, can't remember water temp. Started near the mouth of a pretty big creek that dumps into the main river channel, immediately noticed how muddy the water was even in the main river channel, tried anyways. I let the wind push me up creek had a nice drift with the boards and floats, put the herring at different levels throughout the day 10-30ft in the creek bed channel zig zagging over steep dropoffs and secondary points. Saw bait balls (6 or 7 times) that were all about 20 feet down and a few times saw fish about 20ft down also so we targeted them and no bites. I spent 5 hours going up this creek because of the bait balls and holding onto hoping that maybe they would be more shallow, but ended up not going all the way up the creek channel. Called it a day when depth was about 10ft just couldn't get over how muddy it was and saw no activity at all on the electronics. ....So what I think I take away from this trip and your videos is my main problem is over committing to one spot especially with mobile striper/hybrid. The weather has been tough but still should be able to find them. I know I absolutely need better electronics mine are 10+ years old, only downscan and they go out constantly..checked and checked for loose connections etc.. I need that sidescan for sure also. My gut also tells me I should have got back in the truck when I was at the ramp looking at how muddy the water was, drive back down, and put in near the dam and hope for clearer water around main lake points. Would have liked to been able to boat down there but it's an older boat, 50hp and really need to stay in a couple mile radius. So whats your opinion on all that? And do these fish even mind muddy water? Do they tend to stay away from it? If I was a fish I'd look for that clean clean water but Im not a fish who knows. Would greatly appreciate some of that fish yoda/whisperer wisdom. I've got no clue haha. Thanks for reading all this and responding along with your time and your videos. Keep it up!!
Muddy water can be tricky. I have had some epic days in the mud, and crappy days as well. When the bite is great, it’s great, even in mud. HOWEVER, in most cases VERY muddy water can be a challenge. I deal with moderately muddy water a lot and BIG bait really helps, I know you can buy Herring in your areas, but try to get big Gizzard Shad for muddy water. Keep in mind: The more stable the weather, the better the fishing will usually be, if it’s unstable and/or muddy prepare yourself for a challenge. You may need to run and look for cleaner water, use bigger baits, pull baits slower, run shallower, avoid main lake. Think shallow this time of year. VERY shallow 😉
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS Thanks a ton, great tips! Will definitely try to locate some Gizzard Shad. Yeah am really set on pushing shallower thats what I usually do this time of year but its just been bust after bust for me in the mud, constant storm systems this winter. Gonna change it up though like you said and hunt for shallower clearer waters maybe rockier, less clay bound waters. Thanks again much appreciated!
Your content is amazing keep up the great work!!! I would love to see you cover Lake Anna in Virginia.
Thanks brother!! Would love to hit that lake
Mike
How about a breakdown for Lake Texoma. I followed this winter pattern 2 days and was beat to death. Lol. It was nasty weather for both days but I stuck it out. Just no luck . I’m new to the striper scene coming from largemouth but was hooked after an epic day on Texoma with top water. So a look through your eyes on here would be awesome. Local guides here are really no help. And I get it. They have to feed there families.
I fish Patoka Lake Indiana. I am new to this lake but caught a nice one yesterday using your spoon techniques. I have only very basic electronics. Can you run through the 4 seasons on this lake. Love all the videos. Very helpful. Thanks.
I’m going to add a lot more lakes this winter. You’re be surprised how similar all of these lakes are.
Do lake heartwell in sc /Georgia would be a good one
Great video! Clark's hill lake GA/SC
Please cover Norris Lake, TN sometime. Thanks.
I'm trying to figure out the stripers on Lake Chesdin. It's a very small Lake compared to a lot of these. There is a resident striper population though that gets stocked annually. I remember being very young going out with my grandfather trolling some deep running Mann's lures and catching a few, following the original river channel. I'd like to know more about how to find them now though.
A lot of those smaller lakes have a great cut bait bite. Anchor on main lake points between the bank an main channel.
great info! I'd love to see you breakdown Robert S. Kerr reservoir in Oklahoma
Thanks brother!!
Mike, great advice! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thanks brother!! Great hanging with you the other day.
susquehanna flats would be nice Mike. Thanks!
Great video Mike, very informative! Could you do Lake Anna here in Virginia?
Thanks brother!! I’ll see what I can do. I have a few buddies that fish there.
Yup Gaston is my local haunt . Been killing them on umbrella rigs old railroad bridge and west of I 85
Can you cover Lake Norman please. Thank you for the content.
doing a great job man i’ve recently started chasing striper and trying to learn how they move. have you ever considered beaver lake? i would love a good break down of what you think there. looks a lot like this lake but breaks off into more river systems. keep it up!! i’ll be watching every video from now on
Great video, Mike ... Thanks! Stripers are a totally different game from bass fishing - Patience along with some frustration is gradually paying off thanks to some help from you. Have you fished Lake Hartwell in SC? Any particulars on that lake would be great - TIA!
Hey Mike, have you ever covered Lake Murray, SC with a video of the map and or a fishing video on the lake? Thanks Robin
Good info. Thanks!
Thanks brother!!
Lets try Lake Anna in Orange Virginia!
Or the mighty James River
Strom Thurmond/ Clark’s bill would be great for you to fish
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canyon lake tx
Would like to see you cover lake granbury TX
Have you ever fished Texoma? I would love to hear what you suggest
I have not. Most of the lakes I have fished are on or close to the East coast. I hear a lot of good things about it though. You’d be surprised how similar most southern lakes are to each other for striper fishing.
How would you approach Lake Cumberland the first time for stripers? First half of September.
Thank you.
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Lake Cumberland
Boone lake in TN
@@McMuscle3 🤫🤫🤫😏
Do Lake ouachita Arkansas!
Great video can you check out lake mohave Arizona
Lake Wallenpaupack in PA
Fished it a few times. 👍👍
Thanks for the information. Would love to see your suggestions for Boone Lake in TN. That is my go to lake for Striper fly fishing.
I know Boone well. That was my favorite lake in the world back in the day. I remember doubles on 40lbers regularly. We would fish a full week and never see another Striper fisherman. I hear the lake is rebounding some.
Awesome video brother someone said u was up here around Smith mountain otherday .If u need a traveling partner I'm here would love to try some lakes hope to see the video soon 😉
You know it brother.
Raystown lake in PA
Fished it once before. 👍👍
Ross Barnett Reservoir. 😁
What about a video of Lake Anna in VA?
Possibly. Seems like more and more people are fishing there every year. Lots of schoolies on that lake.
Beaver lake, AR
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Can this work on like the Tennessee river chain like lake Loudon in Knoxville
DEFINITELY. I have fished there 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS sorry I ask a lot of questions lol but I have another one, I have a couple of catfish rods with soft tips can I use those for stripers?
Have you done Lake Martin in Alabama?
I have not, that’s one of the few lakes I haven’t fished.
Lake Lanier please! I just started stripper fishing and would love some expert advice!
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Can you do Lake Hartwell in South Carolina?
badin lake or other yadkin chain lakes
Good video have you ever fished lake hartwell in s c or made a video thanks
I have fished Hartwell in the early 2000’s. It was pretty great back then. I haven’t fished it recently, but I have lots of buddies that do. Hopefully I will get a chart done soon. Quite a few requests for it. Thanks brother
How about lake Murry SC
Awesome buddy! Have you ever broke down Norman or Hickory? I’d love to see those thx man
Thanks brother. Not yet.
Great shows can you show covering lake Hartwell on map type fishing in February like you did this map and show thanks greg
I’m planning on doing as many lakes as possible. 👍👍👍thanks.
I would like to see Lake Murray in SC
i am from Oklahoma. i will need a lit help for my local lake, lake Keystone. Its got two major rivers and a dam. I have some ideas but would like to see your thoughts on it too.
Lake murry sc
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Awesome video are you going to make it to the roanoke river for the season spawn this year
Thanks brother!! I actually haven’t done that River in quite a few years. (10-12 at least). I will probably be working on the big girls up North again. That IS an epic fishery though!! 👍👍
@@MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS I dont blame you if I had the chance to pick it would be difently chasin them 50lb and bigger ones for sure
Clark’s hill Strom Thurmond lake
Fished it several times. Very fun lake.
Lake Hartwell also right up the road please. Thanks you sir!
Mike I second that on clark's hill
Catfish Hero I think we can do that! 👍👍
Toney Evett 👍👍
If you ever get a chance I’d love to take you out on Raystown lake in central Pa.
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I fished Wallenpaupak once. Always looking to fish new places. 👍👍
How about Lake Anna, Virginia!!....Thanks!!
Lake hartwell
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I second that - Lake Hartwell, SC
Hartwell is a monster
Love the content. Yes, please break down lake Hartwell. I bought 4 striper stealth rods and two accurate reels because of your recommendations and I’m ready to try them out.
Heck yeah brother!! That’s awesome!
Lake Conroe
could you cover lake mead
How about Cherokee Lake in eastern Tennessee brother Mike? Excellent tutorial as usual!
Thanks Terry!! Cherokee is a Great Lake!!
terry mise Cherokee is an awesome lake! Where I caught my first striper when I was 12 years old. Been hooked ever since! I will drive down by myself and throw top water at night late spring early summer. The old timers that got me into striper fishing have passed away but they had me all over these lakes growing up. I love watching these videos and fishing with different people always learn something new or different with different people.
Derick Graves I’m going to give that night time top water a try this year. Any advice is much appreciated Derick like any good areas to cast net gizzard shad from the dam to mid lake?
terry mise Bait was very easy to get every time I was there. Look in the backs of the creeks for flips very shallow or in the creek channels on your sonar.
Mike Smedley Will give that a try Mike. I’ve had good luck netting threadfin shad and have done ok with alewives cast netting with a deep hole net and sabiki rigs. Want to get more into using gizzard shad for bait. I think you mentioned on a video that it’s best to catch them a couple of hours or so before sundown? Maybe at day break also?
Have you done one on Gaston?
Not yet, but I actually know that lake quite well. I just ordered a mess of new charts for these. Most of mine have been thru the ringer.
Appreciate the info. Have you done Cherokee or Melton Hill in Tennessee?
Sure, I fished Cherokee quite a bit many years ago and a few other lakes in Tennessee. I fish Melton Hill just a handful of times. My favorite lake in Tennessee used to be Boone way before the damn broke.
Have you fished Roanoke Rapids Lake? It is located below Lake Gaston. Love your videos!
Oh yeah. The old lake!! It’s been a while, but I have fished it.