SUBJECT: spawn
Submitted by rowboat (75.181.83.248) from NORTH CAROLINA on
does anyone know when the spawn will be and do they go up to tuckertown dam? and then go back to where? and when does this take place? anybody have any recent reports, we plan to go out mothers day weekend. hope everyone is doing well.
rowboat
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Red over White (71.75.58.105) from NORTH CAROLINA says Spawn
When the water is in the low sixties the fish move upriver. Some run to the dam, some go to Old Whitney where they were planted and some never leave the other side of the lake. They usually hang upriver for a little while and then move down river and as the water warms, most larger fish go to the other side of the lake when surface temps exceed 75*. This year the water pretty much stayed 55* for a month and I think it affected the run a little. The photoperiod was right, but the water just wouldn't budge.Try to practice some catch and release, not all catch and hot grease. :-)
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Flat Bottom (66.110.225.133) from NORTH CAROLINA says Spawn
Red over white, it sound like you have done this for a while. I am going Friday PM and Sunday I hope, which side should I try? I will be pulling bucktails and storm swim baits. Are the fish going to be shallow or deep? Thanks -
Red over White (71.75.58.105) from NORTH CAROLINA says I'm no Guru
but I have invested a lot of time on Badin in the last ten years chasing our lined friends.Flatbottom you have mail.
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Flat Bottom (66.110.225.133) from NORTH CAROLINA says Guru
You can e-mail me at t.henley@carolinacustomfinishing.com. I fished ski cove area from 5:15 til 7:30 PM with bucktails and storm swim baits, had 4 bumps and no catches. -
rowboat (75.181.83.248) from NORTH CAROLINA says weekend
did anyone do any good this past weekend if so what were the patterns that worked and what areas produced anything thanks for your reportrowboat
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easygoing (64.136.26.226) from NORTH CAROLINA says patterns lately
I got some small one with crappie rigs, mostly roadrunner while trolling for crappies. The larger striper I been catching are on humps around 20 foot deep, also in more shallow water, closer to the banks. All the bigger fish I been catching are either hitting bucktail and umbrella rigs. -
rowboat (75.181.83.248) from NORTH CAROLINA says patterns
where on the lake were you catching them?rowboat
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lunatics704 (24.74.33.181) from NORTH CAROLINA says spawns
peoples were catching lots of stripers at tuckertown dam this past week. there were some big one also. everyone was using shad and killing it. they were jumping out in the opening also, i caugth 3 with top water plug about 26-28 inches long. i don't know if they are still there, haven't went out there this week yet. -
rowboat (75.181.83.248) from NORTH CAROLINA says tuckertown dam
we plan to go out this saturday we will check that area in the morning to get that top water biterowboat
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easygoing (64.136.26.226) from NORTH CAROLINA says spawn
Last wed I seen some 12 # and a 17 # that came from behind the dam on a small run. Everyone was catching them on plug and live bait. some caugth their limit. Last Thruaday, was different, thy didn't run but them same bunch caugth some nice one trolling with planner boards down a little from the dam. Like, I said before, I been catching them on bucktail and umbrella rig. I don't waste my time with live bait, I not my thing. Try using a little white mixture will help, too. The striper are full of egg now, and are moving, try, fishing on some point going to dam and upriver. -
rowboat (75.181.83.248) from NORTH CAROLINA says spawn
easygoing are you going to be out there this saturday? your like me i fish strictly artificial i just dont mess with live bait i know i am probably missing alot but thats just me we will be around the ole whitney area to tuckertown dam in the morning i think the morning bite should be good thererowboat
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easygoing (4.152.141.172) from NORTH CAROLINA says spawn
Sorry, It be next week before I have time to go fishing. If you have a little time, try planer board about 10-15' deep. If you have any green with white on them it may be worth a try, too. (Don't forget the golf corse area)
