5-4 Sunrise stripers

The action was great while it lasted. Mike and I were on the water for 5. As soon as we pulled up to our spot we could see herring dimplng the surface. Every once in a while a bass would swirl on one. I think it took all of 2 casts for us to hook up. Mike was throwing a Storm Chug Bug and I was chucking the 9″ Revo Shad. The water was up to 60 today and the hits were explosive, there is nothing like the sound of a good sized striper on the surface inhaling a plug…

My biggest of the day came just before sunrise, it was a wicked hit 10 feet from the boat. No warning boil, just an explosion 10 feet from the boat.
 

Mike had a surprise pike in an area with a ton of current. She must have come out from the flats to chase the herring. When the fish hit, we thought for sure it was a nice striper. Gotta say, we were a bit disappointed to see that it was a pike.

We moved around a lot and had several more fish, every one of them were keepers this morning. Once the sun got bright it was over… I think we had 2 more hits after 7:30. We rode up and down the river for a couple more hours looking in our normal spots but that was it. Great day on the water…