Beaver Lake Striper tips and strategies: Beaver Lake Striper tips and strategies

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Knot of the month
courtesy of Mike Bailey

The PALOMAR KNOT - For Joining Line To A Fish Hook

The Palomar Knot is easy to tie correctly, and consistently the strongest knot known to hold terminal tackle.

1. Double about 4" of line and pass the loop through the eye of fishing hook.

2. Let the fishing hook hang loose, and tie an overhand knot in the doubled line.

Avoid twisting the lines and do NOT tighten the knot.

3. Pull the loop end of the line far enough to pass it over the hook, swivel or lure.

Make sure the loop passes completely over the attachment.

4. Pull both the tag end and the standing line until the knot is tightened. Clip off the tag end of the fishing line.

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SEASONAL TIPS BY A STRIPER GUIDE
from Bailey's Beaver Lake Guide Service

When fishing dirty or stained water it can be hard to present your bait in a manner that all fish in the area are seeing it, especially in winter when the fish are scattered in loose groups.

You can dip the tail of your shad or large minnow in a chartreuse dye that is manufactured for dipping soft plastics and make it more visible to fish at greater distances.

Tight Lines!
Mike Bailey

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FISHIN' REPORT

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Interesting Striper Facts

Striped bass tolerate both salt and fresh water.
Striped bass live in the ocean but spawn in fresh water rivers.
Atlantic Ocean stripers have been transplanted successfully to the Pacific Ocean.
Stripers accidentally landlocked thrive in deep fresh water impoundments.
Hybrid striped bass, resulting from crossing striped bass with white bass, now inhabit many fresh water lakes.
In the Chesapeake Bay area Striped Bass are called Rockfish.
In the Spring stripers migrate north from deep waters off the Virginia and North Carolina coast to New England waters. In the Fall they migrate back down to the south.
Stripers mainly stay in the vicinity of the coastline.
Stripers swim fast, but not the fastest, so they don't always chase down prey like blue fish. However, they have large tails and can maneuver well, and they can swim with control in fast moving turbulent waters. Stripers prefer to ambush prey, that are stirred up and disoriented, by turbulent water.
Striped bass have a preferred temperature range of from 55° F to 68° F.
In the spring the striper bite is slow until the temperature reaches 50° F.
In the fall they can still be caught until the temperature falls below 44° F.
Stripers are most active in the fall and early spring.
Striper peak feeding times are the hour before sunrise and at dusk.
Striped bass don't have eyelids. When the sun comes up they will retreat to deeper water to avoid the bright light.
Striper fishing is mainly a nighttime activity in the warmer months.
Stripers will eat almost anything, but favorites are thread fin and the larger gizzard shad.
Older, large female stripers are called "Cows". Younger, smaller stripers are called schoolies or shorts.
Female striped bass grow larger than the males. If you catch a striped bass over 15 pounds it is probably a female.

Technical Tip's

Treb verses Single

Many regulated trout streams across the U.S., as well as Canadian lakes, allow "single-hook artificial lures only." Too many fishermen read that as "fly-fishing only" or drastically reduce their spinning rod options. Fish in these waters almost never see minnow- or crawfish-imitating plugs, and that becomes wonderfully obvious when you do use one.

In fact, in certain situations it's more effective to use a single hook instead of a treble even if there aren't any special regulations. Using a single hook reduces snags when working timber or densely weeded areas, making it easier to rip your bait through cover. A single hook also makes it easier to unhook fish and quickly release them.

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