"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:28:43 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:25:22 -0800 (PST), wrote:
I've fished for a lot of different species in a lot of different
waters, and striper fishing rates right up there with some of the
best.
Which ones? Lots of different "stripers."
There's a "striper" here in the lakes of Illinois that some call white
bass. Caught a lot of them, but they don't bet much bigger than a
nice crappie.
They are a white bass/striper hybrid and generally grow up to double
the size of a good crappie - generally in the 1/2 to 3/4 pound range.
Very durable fish and when younger, prolific breeders which makes them
also a feed stock for other types of game fish.
Then I've heard of hybrids in the impoundments out west that are
supposed to be good fighters, and get pretty big.
Those are salt water transplants and are genetically identical to salt
water stripers. Depending on the size of the impoundment, they can
get as big as salt water stripers given proper forage and cool water.
Ocean stripers too. I'm confused now.
Well, you aren't now. :)
biggest striper ever out here was caught in San Luis Reservoir. Fresh water
fed from the Sacramento Delta. Gets lots of stripers pumped down the
aquaduct to San Luis and other lakes all the way to Los Angeles. Was 55+
pounds from what I remember. The stripers spawn in fresh water.