There are several significant differences in relation to trolling for striped bass during the night compared to trolling for striped bass through the day. Remember that what's listed below are solely generalities-there are usually many exclusions to these "rules." However understanding how bass typically act during the night will most certainly help you catch more and bigger stripers while trolling for striped bass.
Typically, I've found that bass stay closer to the surface at night. During the night I find myself trolling three colors in areas in which I troll 6 colors through the day. Even if the striped bass aren't hunting, they seem to stick closer to the surface after it gets dark. Noticing striped bass from 10-20 ft deep is much more common in the evening rather than marking striped bass at 25-40 ft .-at least inside the regions I normally fish. I'd consider it be rather uncommon to find stripers holding deep after dark in Cape Cod Bay.
I've realized that the bulk of the striper population inside a particular region proceeds inside the same general direction through the entire course of an evening. During the past year it was not uncommon for us to find several schools of striped bass inside twenty five ft . of water right before the sun set. When it became darker, these schools of bass slowly and gradually trudged offshore. By 11PM most of the striped bass nearby could be located holding in 60-70 feet of h2o. These fish would likely spend the remainder of the overnight residing in deeper water in a somewhat sedentary condition, then gradually trudge once again in the direction of shore when the sun rose. These bass proved very hard to catch when they were holding offshore. However when in transit, they proved much easier to entice. Either way being able to stay with the bulk of the striped bass biomass throughout the course of a trip will most certainly increase your success rate.
Of course this sequence of actions can transform swiftly and become completely different. Under certain weather conditions the routine can be played out in reverse. One example is this past autumn, when the wind blew hard onshore, the bass would push up tight to the beachfront in just ten feet of water as nighttime evolved-as opposed to trudging out to deep water. Then the following evening, once the breeze altered, the bass would go back to their past habits. For the course of an entire month, when the wind blew onshore the bass would also push up closer to the beach. Often times it is easier to find and catch stripers when they are holding in very shallow water.
How bass act inside the areas you fish may differ appreciably compared to ways that stripers respond where I fish. The critical idea to recognize is that it is often feasible to map out a pattern of striper behavior in your area that can assist you in finding and remaining with massive schools of fish as the evening continues. Best of luck in your night trolling endeavors!
Typically, I've found that bass stay closer to the surface at night. During the night I find myself trolling three colors in areas in which I troll 6 colors through the day. Even if the striped bass aren't hunting, they seem to stick closer to the surface after it gets dark. Noticing striped bass from 10-20 ft deep is much more common in the evening rather than marking striped bass at 25-40 ft .-at least inside the regions I normally fish. I'd consider it be rather uncommon to find stripers holding deep after dark in Cape Cod Bay.
I've realized that the bulk of the striper population inside a particular region proceeds inside the same general direction through the entire course of an evening. During the past year it was not uncommon for us to find several schools of striped bass inside twenty five ft . of water right before the sun set. When it became darker, these schools of bass slowly and gradually trudged offshore. By 11PM most of the striped bass nearby could be located holding in 60-70 feet of h2o. These fish would likely spend the remainder of the overnight residing in deeper water in a somewhat sedentary condition, then gradually trudge once again in the direction of shore when the sun rose. These bass proved very hard to catch when they were holding offshore. However when in transit, they proved much easier to entice. Either way being able to stay with the bulk of the striped bass biomass throughout the course of a trip will most certainly increase your success rate.
Of course this sequence of actions can transform swiftly and become completely different. Under certain weather conditions the routine can be played out in reverse. One example is this past autumn, when the wind blew hard onshore, the bass would push up tight to the beachfront in just ten feet of water as nighttime evolved-as opposed to trudging out to deep water. Then the following evening, once the breeze altered, the bass would go back to their past habits. For the course of an entire month, when the wind blew onshore the bass would also push up closer to the beach. Often times it is easier to find and catch stripers when they are holding in very shallow water.
How bass act inside the areas you fish may differ appreciably compared to ways that stripers respond where I fish. The critical idea to recognize is that it is often feasible to map out a pattern of striper behavior in your area that can assist you in finding and remaining with massive schools of fish as the evening continues. Best of luck in your night trolling endeavors!
About the Author:
Captain Ryan Collins is a charter and commercial striped bass fisherman from Cape Cod, MA. His fishing blog, myfishingcapecod.com teaches novice and veteran fishermen the top techniques for big striped bass. Check out his blog for more secret tips on how to catch striped bass.
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