I’ve heard singles are the bait of choice for that fishery.

 

A proper stripper pole is a must. One that can withstand the power of a stripper, while keeping its dexterity with the heftiest of stripper.

 

I laughed so hard at this one

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The bait of choice is a twenty dollar bill.

 

YA, green is the best color for attracting strippers:excited:

 

I use smaller bills/baits, keeps 'em coming back till they have the full 20.

 

Last time i was there there were plenty of semi Strippers riding around topless in very high horsepower boats

 

Hasn’t the stripper fishery been affected by the COVID shutdowns?

Make sure to inspect VERY closely. I often found that strippers may look like trophies in low light conditions, but can be disappointing in the full daylight.


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I have found that a lack of eye contact gets them more eager to bite. A feeding frenzy can be a sight to behold.

 

You might also get some good info by posting your question on tinder.

 

If you catch one, just make sure it is not full of crabs.

 

I’ve heard most of the stripper holes there are pretty fished out. Definitely not what they used to be.

 

Won't give you a break will they. They are there just not like they use to be.

 

Oh they are still there. Spring break.

 

I think they like diamond patterns. Anything shiny.

 

Hey Finn-icky, be sure to go to Sho-Gun at happy hour and order a couple Havasu Rolls. I do love that City!


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I liked the bar on the water that you could drive up in your boat and step out to a bar stool. Some pretty good boat and people watching there.

 

Didn't know a person could get a roll too. Always thought it was sight fishing for jumpers.

 

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Strippers.......... Wont touch one with a ten foot pole.

Stripers......
We use to have loads of fun fishing "Stripers" directly below Davis Dam Bullhead City AZ
But that was back in the Early 80's. 20 to 30 pounds were very probable then. 4-5 pound average I recollect.
We also Use to catch large Cutthroat Trout a bit further down stream.
About 1 1/2 hour from Havasu City.

Fished Lake Havasu many times between 1979-1983.
Main attraction for me was Largemouth Bass as I fished in a few tournaments for them there (and many of the other AZ Lakes). Had a 19 1/2 Rebel Custom Bass Boat with a 115 Merc. all tricked out.
But never fished exclusively for Stripers on the Lake.
Havasu is a LONG Lake (45 miles) so use your FF to find schools and move on.
That's Bass fishing for ya....

I believe IIRC that the best Colorado River Striper fishing was in highly oxygenated waters like below dams.
I believe it was also because below dams collected lots of feeder fish and are deep cooler pools.
Don't count out Evening Fishing either.

 

You've received excellent advice so far. My days of chasing strippers have passed, but I'll just say that you certainly should watch for parasites. You can't tell just by taste, and cooking them to get rid of parasites is ill-advised. Freezing, too... they're best fresh. Look for the young ones.

 

Been many, many years, but we used to fish for them with 1" pieces of not sure if anchovie or herring. Also trolling with any shad similar lure.

 

Anchovy chunks was what we had the most success with. We where told 1'' was a good length but the fish we got into where smaller so started to use smaller baits and that helped. If not pressed for time, tolling was on the agenda. Maybe next time we go.

 

I dont know about the lake but last I knew, the river from Davis dam to Needles Cal. had plenty of stripers and you could catch em all day as they had taken over the river. Problem was that they were so plentiful that they were almost all small-- 5 lbs or so. When I was a kid some of the locals used to sneak up under Davis dam in their boats at night and catch the big ones, 30-50 lbs. Water dogs used to be available from the bait shops there but who knows now? Rapalas used to be the go to if you were casting from shore. That area is now controlled by the Mojave tribe so pretty sure you would need to get a permit from them if you decide to give it a try.

 

Water dogs used to be available from the bait shops there but who knows now? Rapalas used to be the go to if you were casting from shore. That area is now controlled by the Mojave tribe so pretty sure you would need to get a permit from them if you decide to give it a try.

Spot on....
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I find grammatical and spelling issues, while not always as humorous as this, make it hard to take anything seriously. With the particular error, it’s not surprising that a lot of people got a good laugh.

 

Definitely helped with the click-count on viewership... LOL!

HA... just blame it on auto-correct spellcheck

 

Spot on.