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July Report by Jim Hemby
STRIPERS: The hot days of July do not slow down the Stripers on Lake Anna. The water temperatures will range between 84* and 92* but the incredible live bait bite that we experienced in June will continue through July. The warmer water coupled with the abundance of Jumbo Herring will cause the Stripers to school in the low light times of the day to feed briefly then once they have eaten a couple of Herring they will disperse into smaller pods or even break up completely making them difficult to locate. Live bait fisherman and trollers can still catch Stripers throughout the day but unless the fish are schooled it will be difficult to vertical jig the fish if you do not see them on your depth finder. Here are a few techniques to try to catch fish this month. All the bait fry is about 2 inches long and schooling near the surface throughout the lake. Smaller Stripers coupled with other game fish can be seen busting on the fry. Although the smaller Stripers are what you catch on the surface sometimes the larger fish are below the schoolies . Jump fishing this month can be fun but it is important to shut your motor down at least 100 yards away in order not to spook the school. Also it is as important not to encroach on other fishermen who are working the fish, these small schools will not tolerate fishing pressure. Baits like PopR’s, chuggar type baits, spooks, plastic jerkbaits and spoons skipping across the surface will catch the breaking fish. Sea Shads and Sassy Shads may catch some of the suspending Stripers. The Herring in the lake this year are 5 to 7 inches long, if you want to imitate the bait the nicer fish are feeding on try some swim baits like the larger Berkley Hollow bodies in Herring colors. Trolling can be productive especially when the sun gets bright and the schools break up. The key to this method is to put your lures at the same depth the fish are holding. Locate the depth the Stripers are using and use the right combination of line size, speed, weights and /or lead core line to insure hookups. Tandem drop rigs, umbrella rigs and crankbait/trailer combos work well. The most productive way to catch Stripers this month is to locate either pods or schools of Stripers and put downlines rigged with Herring right in the face of the fish. Again note the depth the fish are holding in, count your bait down to that depth , engage your reel and get ready. Using this tactic last month in June my clients experienced up to 250 hits a morning and caught over 1000 Stripers. When using this method it is difficult to keep up with the constant and frantic action and this method usually produces the larger fish. To view our catches visit my journal at www.JimHemby.com .
BASS: The Bass have taken up residency in their summer haunts and are predictable in their feeding habits. Early in the morning it is hard to beat working primary points nearby deep water with topwater baits [Spooks, Chuggars, Prop Baits, etc.]. Many Bass will school in the mouths of creeks on structures especially humps and ledges where baitfish are present. Once the sun gets bright Bass will retreat back to the depths using stumps, rock and brush piles, bridge pilings and ledges as cover. Use deep diving crankbaits, Carolina, Texas and Drop Shot rigs to catch these Bass. Throw a huge 9 to 13 inch Texas rigged worm into deep cover to catch fish that are pressured with conventional baits. Later in the month if we get rain Bass will turn on in the backs of creeks on ledges of the channels in water depths ranging from 2 to 10 feet deep.
CRAPPIE: Most Crappie have moved to
deeper water and are feeding heavily on 2 inch bait fry. Structures
in 15 to 30 feet can hold schools and should be fished
vertically using your depth finder to keep you on your target. At
night try any deep dock with lights on them, Crappie will school on
these docks. CATFISH: Catfish are everywhere feeding on Herring.
Schools of Cats can be found either underneath or just behind
schools of Stripers or just about in any water over 25 feet deep.This report furnished by Jim Hemby of LAKE ANNA STRIPER GUIDE
SERVICE
www.JimHemby.com JimHemby@hotmail.com 540-967-3313
Fishing experiences brought to you by Jim Hemby:
Richard Bergey and family (October 2008)
Doug Meyers and guests (July 2008)
Bobby Barnes (April 2008)
Mohr Group (April 2008)
Bruce Riddle (August 2007)
Jim Burroughs (April 2007)
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