As the weather heats up, so does the fishing for a true trophy of Alabama freshwater gamefish. Aggressive, hard fighting, monster-sized striped bass are ready to tangle with Coosa River anglers this summer.
Two of the best lakes to target Coosa River summer stripes are Weiss and Neely Henry. And now that water temps are rising, large schools of these usually elusive fish are seeking thermal refuges—cool water where they can spend the summer months.
The key to catching stripes this May, and throughout summer, is locating areas along the Coosa that provide safe havens from hot water and low oxygen levels. These sanctuaries are not hard to find as long as you understand a little bit about striped bass behavior.
Although stripes possess a fighting strength that makes them seem stronger than steel, hot, poorly oxygenated and stagnant water...
While most outdoorsmen are focused on hunting pursuits this month, those who prefer to wet a line, regardless of the time of year, are in luck on Lewis Smith Lake as the striped bass bite has picked...
Gerald Dodd deftly guided the trolling motor to hold us in the swift water flowing from the generator/turbine in Wheeler dam. The gray morning was perfect for the topwater stripe bite that was evident...
Landing an angry, drag-ripping striped bass in West Point Lake is enough of a challenge when attempted on the main body of the lake. Now, consider the same battle in the confines of the lake’s...
Getting out on the lake at 3 a.m. to catch bait for the morning striped-bass bite can be a daunting proposition when it’s warm out. In January, when frigid temperatures can freeze a cast net...
