Lure Striped Bass

Lure Striped Bass

April is one of the best times of the year to be out on the water. Besides the windy days, the weather has finally stabilized after a long winter, and it really feels good to be outdoors. Plus, the fishing is typically excellent throughout the day. The fish bite just as reliable during mid-day as they do in the low light periods of dusk and dawn. Quite often this gets me in trouble at home because of the lack of attention paid to chores. After all, April does coincide with lawn care and those flower beds need cleaning out.

However, spring is the one time of year when the majority of the fish in any body of water, move shallow to spawn, making them easier targets for anglers. Lake Texoma, being one of the premier striped bass lakes in the United States is no exception. So how did Lake Texoma become the great stripper fishery that it is today?

Striped bass are an anadromous species, which means that they live most of their adult lives in the ocean, but swim into freshwater rivers to reproduce. When the Santee Cooper Lakes were impounded in South Carolina during the 1940's, many stripers that had traveled upstream to spawn were trapped. Not only did these fish survive, but they thrived in the freshwater. This caught the attention of biologist who began stocking the fish into other land-locked lakes.

Striped bass begin the spawn when water temperatures reach between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Because their eggs need water current to survive, striper swim into rivers for this annual ritual. Eggs will only hatch if they are kept off the bottom by the current. The need for flowing water is the reason why striper in most lakes in the US will not naturally reproduce.

Lake Texoma, however, has two long and current-rich river systems flowing into the reservoir allowing striped bass to naturally reproduce. Texas Parks and Wildlife have not stocked striper into Lake Texoma since 1985 making it only one of eight lakes worldwide where this species can spawn. Lake Texoma is now a self-sustaining striper fishery that receives worldwide acclaim.

For you crappie fishermen and women, the Crappie Anglers of Texas will host a team crappie tournament on April 17 out of Cedar Mills Marina on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake Texoma. For more detailed information, go to their website at http://www.crappieanglersoftexas.com.

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The Aquaculture of Striped Bass: A Proceedings $48.75 CONTENTS: Preface Introduction Historical Overview of Striped Bass Culture and Management Life History and Biology of the Striped Bass and Striped Bass Hybrids Culture Requirements for Striped Bass Review of Striped Bass Brood Stock Acquisition, Spawning Methods and Fry Production Striped Bass Culture at Marion Fish Hatchery Observations on Pond Production of Hybrid Bass Fingerlings Intensive Culture of Striped Bass: A Review of Recent Technological Developments High Density Culture of White Bass X Striped Bass Fingerlings in Raceways Using Power Plant Heated Effluent Growth, Food Conversion Efficiency and Survival of Hybrid White Bass X Striped Bass as a Function of Temperature Striped Bass Feeds and Feeding Parasites and Diseases of Striped Bass Cryopreservation of Striped Bass Spermatozoa: Problems and Progress Overview of Legal Constraints on Aquaculture Marketing Striped Bass An Optimists View of the Future Contributors Author: McCraren, Joseph P. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 276 Publication Date: 2006/03/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.00 x 5.00 x 0.62 inches

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