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Originally Posted by agelesssone
Right now, the hybrids and stripers are seeking the highest dissolved oxygen infused water they can find in a temperature they can tolerate.
They will give up food and comfort for dissolved oxygen, which is very low below the thermocline.
Since the COE was pulling a lot of water for the last three weeks, the thermocline hadn't set up in the main channel yet. The bays and coves were showing the thermocline at 12-15 ft.
The gates have been closed for a week now, so I would think the thermocline is back in place, especially since we are having all this hot weather.
I was all over the lake last Friday (with very good electronics) and never did find a concentration of them and found very few at all.
Where did I look?
We started fishing at 5 AM.
Outside Elm Hill Marina...Cook's point...Seven Points...Suggs Creek...Hamilton Creek...the Roadbed...Smith Springs...Point 4 1/2...point 5...Schoolhouse area...around Goose Island...right at the dam...between the dam and Goose Island.
Rarely did I mark two fish in close proximity to one another. Never found the school or cluster that will give up a lot of action.
In 6 hours of trolling 6 jigs and 2 crankbaits (8 rods total simultaneously) we caught 3 hybrids, one striper, one catfish and one largemouth.
Biggest fish was 7.75 lb hybrid, next was 6 lb striper. the rest were small.
Good luck finding them without electronics!
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I don't feel so bad then, I went Friday also and pulled some U rigs and swim baits and caught a sunburn. LOL
Tried catching bait in Suggs creek and no go there either.