View Full Version : Striper Finning Around in A Back Estuary Today


cow tamer
02-19-2012, 04:24 PM
Just happened to see it. At least 36 inches in length, just swimming around in 4 ft. of water. Stayed around for a few minutes and then it was gone.

JohnR
02-19-2012, 04:57 PM
:love:

Chunkah
02-19-2012, 05:02 PM
This makes me happy.

makomania
02-19-2012, 05:08 PM
YAY!!!

cow tamer
02-19-2012, 07:38 PM
Tributary was less than 20 ft. across to boot.

Raven
02-19-2012, 07:51 PM
early spring
robins already wormin
on my lawn

Swimmer
02-19-2012, 08:21 PM
I had it in my aquarium, but he outgrew it so I tossed it back yesterday.

iamskippy
02-19-2012, 09:23 PM
Tributary was less than 20 ft. across to boot.

Well atleast you may have been able to reach it with a cast
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cow tamer
02-20-2012, 08:17 AM
Well at least you may have been able to reach it with a cast
Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

Would have needed to be stealthy. One of your bucktail flies would have done the trick.

cow tamer
03-23-2012, 03:58 PM
A couple more stripers and a giant gray heron today in the back bay estuary.

FishermanTim
03-26-2012, 12:05 PM
If it were a freshwater estuary (leading to a saltwater bay), could it have been a carp?
I have seen carp "tail-finning" in the spring when they're rooting around the backwater marshes.
Don't get me wrong, I would LOVE for a early spring fishing season, considering how crappy a winter we had (ice season was way too short).

I guess I should break out my spring striper gear and hit a few of my early spring haunts.

In any case, I've been hitting a few of the local ponds the past couple of weekends and nailing the bass and pickerel.
Of course it didn't hurt to use rubber frogs just when the frogs and toads were spawning.

Slammer223
03-26-2012, 04:20 PM
I bet it's a bass.

cow tamer
03-26-2012, 05:06 PM
Coupla bass for sure. These were swimming around with some determination.

moosh
03-29-2012, 05:21 PM
Nice popper