W. Coast stripers with E. coast techniques?
 

I live in Southern California near Silverwood Lake which is well known for MONSTER stripers.
I am curious as to your opinions about catching these big lake stripers that have gotten into the lake by way of the California Aquaduct that brings water from the Sacramento River Delta in Northern CA.

1) Will E. Coast Techniques and lures used in the ocean be effective?

2) As an E. Coast fisherman--What would you try in a W. Coast lake?

3) Whats your best tip or trick regarding Stripers?

hey WEST coaster
 

checkout Bigfish larry's new trout plug
that would be killer in silverwood lake

and welcome to S-B :wave:

http://striped-bass.com/Stripertalk/...950#post688950

Bass, fresh or salt, ocean run, or land-locked, remain ambush predators. Presenting to the down current side of a major point is always a good play.

GTillen - welcome to S-B

I was out there 10+ years ago and from what I saw when I was fishing the Sac River I'd say a lot of the small shads like storms and such would be good for the smaller fish (lots of smaller shad out there like the threadfin shad).

I'd really like to ships some live Eels out there :drool:, maybe some big swimmers for some of the calmer waters.

For the Sacramento River, depending on how much junk is on the bottom (its weird fishing and watching a 100+ foot tree sweep down the river in front of you) I'd recommend some big bucktails, maybe in a large shrimp pattern...

Welcome to S-B - :wave:

Maybe Bernzy will see this and chime in - he lives in Indianapolis now and targets freshwater stripers in the lakes out there in Indiana - and bags fish that would make a saltwater fisherman proud using the same plugs that we use in the salt.

Hoosier FW stripers are feeding on shad, bluegills and crappie there and I assume they're on the same forage on the left coast - I've talked to Bernzy about it since my brother-in-law lives an hour away from him and he's told me all the traditional SW stuff works - like Storm or Tsunami shads, Redfins, and any of the good wood from guys like Bernzy himself - whose plugs are hard to come by now...:(...or BigFish Larry would be killer for ya - if you get a chance to find any of Bernzy's Commanders, Bernsters or Surf Howdies, grab 'em - likewise for Larry's Prey or Blitzseekers

As a matter of fact, I'm waiting for some bunker Blitzseekers myself...;)

Anyway, good luck - let us know how you make out