Key Bridge warm water discharge Sunday

[daddyg]

The fish were all around...wherever there were shad were stripers. I covered a lot of water today following the shad, trolling lures. Talked to a guy fishing the bridge and they were there as well. The water I fished was 40 degrees which was the same temp at the launch. Like I said, there were no boats at the discharge itself. I tried there, but only a couple of small fish so I didn't stick around too long. Went back to trolling and back to catching fish. I'm thinking the warm weather this weekend got the fish active and spread them out. I stopped trolling halfway back to the launch and was still catching fish. I was losing light so I pulled up the lines to high tail it home.

Sorry I could not get out your in my back yard and I had to work. I did rather well this past fall in that area. (Are you coming to Bass Pro 3-1 or 3-2)

[Shady]

Glad I made it out for an hour to pick up my new PB on the kayak
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[toyomo]

Wow look at those bellies! Those fish are obviously gorging themselves on those shad. Great job finding these fish in this cold water.

[Yak Fish]

Wow look at those bellies! Those fish are obviously gorging themselves on those shad. Great job finding these fish in this cold water.

I think they are laden with eggs moreso than food. They should be setting up for the spawn in a couple of weeks.

[Yak Fish]

Sorry I could not get out your in my back yard and I had to work. I did rather well this past fall in that area. (Are you coming to Bass Pro 3-1 or 3-2)

Hey man...something going on at BP on those dates? I work right around the corner. I may head over Tuesday after work.

[Yak Fish]

Can't tell from the picture. What kind of spinning rod and reel set ups are you using?

They were MH rods with Shimano Sonora Reels. I use those rods all year round...in fact, used 'em for perch yesterday.

[toyomo]

I think they are laden with eggs moreso than food. They should be setting up for the spawn in a couple of weeks.

That is pretty encouraging. Hopefully we will have stripers moving up the bay sooner rather than later.

[jhoss]

Those are some ridiculously fat looking fish. Alan the grin says it all. Looks like I should have skipped the M&G on saturday to look for stripers instead!

[OVERBOARD]

I can't believe i spent all day on lake anna!... Great job guys!

[Runnin]

Very nice fish!!!

[DanMarino]

I've never seen stripers so fat!

[HJS]

Yak Fish - Very nice looking fish. The fatness of that one striper could indeed be the result of being stuffed with gizzard shad and other smaller fishes.

Due to this looong cooold winter I haven't wet a line for many weeks. I'm dying to catch anything. Next decent day I may have to check out the HH-WWD. I haven't heard any rumors of action there... but you never know for sure if you don't go.

[mweber02]

I think it's about time I get my ass off the couch! Time to end the gap between archery and fishing season.

[Memory Maker]

Alan ........ congrats on a GREAT day ........


......... guys ....... PLEASE be very careful with those fish .......... they are the future of our dwindling stocks of enjoyment ....... you can see how full of eggs they are ............ Glad you had good luck ........ SUPER glad they hit others for keeping them .........

[dhawk]

Nice fish im real jealous should have called out of work so close to home