Stripers feeding close to the bank

[Richf7]

I was bank fishing with a plastic worm at Allatoona this morning around 6:30 AM and saw stripers circling baitfish and hitting the top less than 100‘ from shore. I left my top water lures at home and switched to a bucktail...had one good bite that broke off and landed a very small one on a white Rooster Tail. Once the sun hit the water the feeding frenzy stopped.

I always thought stripers were in deep water and have never seen them feeding so shallow. Was this unusual?

 

[across the river]

I was bank fishing with a plastic worm at Allatoona this morning around 6:30 AM and saw stripers circling baitfish and hitting the top less than 100‘ from shore. I left my top water lures at home and switched to a bucktail...had one good bite that broke off and landed a very small one on a white Rooster Tail. Once the sun hit the water the feeding frenzy stopped.

I always thought stripers were in deep water and have never seen them feeding so shallow. Was this unusual?

That is not unusual at all, on any lake in Georgia.

 

[littlejon]

Nope, they are following the bait fish

 

[KevChap]

Yeah it's crazy right now.. morning topwater is on fire.

 

[Dustin Pate]

I’m still seeing plenty of shad with eggs. Shad spawn bite at daylight can be phenomenal if you’re in the right place.

 

[watermedic]

Clay points where the shad are spawning can be very fast action!

 

[Mexican Squealer]

Same activity can be seen right before dark often in the same place they came up that am...some kind of fun on a fly rod.

 

[Richf7]

So does that mean if I go back to the same spot at the same time tomorrow I’ll wear them out?

 

[Richf7]

Clay points where the shad are spawning can be very fast action!

Thats exactly where they were!

 

[Richf7]

And gone the next day.

 

[j_seph]

That is not unusual at all, on any lake in Georgia.

Sure it is, I have never seen it happen at Russell in Habersham county or Cedar Creek LoL

 

[jav]

the largest striper i caught on Allatoona was in the very back of Stamp creek chasing shad in 2 ft of water

 

[Hunter922]

Throwing topwaters last week for spots and had a couple of large surprises.. One about 7 pounds and a few more in the 3 pound range...fun for sure...