Huge Striper Caught at Ft. Loudon Dam

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jps2194

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Checked off a bucket list item. Took my boys fishing below the Ft. Loudon dam and caught 4 huge striper and numerous smaller ones. Let's just say when we caught a 10lb stripe, we were disappointed.

There's nothing like hooking a 30 lb stripe and it ripping off about 100 yards of line and having to chase it with the boat to land it. :rock:
 

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Wow. Very cool jps. Thanks for sharing.

What kind of boat do you have?
 
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jps2194 said:
Checked off a bucket list item. Took my boys fishing below the Ft. Loudon dam and caught 4 huge striper and numerous smaller ones. Let's just say when we caught a 10lb stripe, we were disappointed.

There's nothing like hooking a 30 lb stripe and it ripping off about 100 yards of line and having to chase it with the boat to land it. :rock:
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:). Bigger ones on Norris.
 
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Nice fish!

What's the deal w stripers in Tennessee rivers? Do they only hang out right below dams? Are they common?
 
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golfballs said:
Nice fish!

What's the deal w stripers in Tennessee rivers? Do they only hang out right below dams? Are they common?
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They like the temps and dissolved oxygen in the discharge water; you can also find them at the steam plants.
 
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Agreee they are easier to catch by dam due to oxygen and plethora of bait. But I've caught them pretty much everywhere. Just not that's big.
 
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I hope you filet those bad boys, cut the red strip of meat out, and have them soaking in buttermilk.
 
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jps2194 said:
Striper fishing on Norris is not like it was 15-20 years ago. They have died off significantly.
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Haven't restocked and they don't reproduce. We used to catch 30lbers off the back of our boat.

I was told they got a disease called "Gill works" that killed only the old ones. Not sure if that's true.

They are making a comeback though.
 
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jps2194 said:
Checked off a bucket list item. Took my boys fishing below the Ft. Loudon dam and caught 4 huge striper and numerous smaller ones. Let's just say when we caught a 10lb stripe, we were disappointed.

There's nothing like hooking a 30 lb stripe and it ripping off about 100 yards of line and having to chase it with the boat to land it. :rock:
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Have this on my bucket list as well, only with a fly and kayak. Wish me luck. Not below the dam per say, but the fish.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
Haven't restocked and they don't reproduce. We used to catch 30lbers off the back of our boat.

I was told they got a disease called "Gill works" that killed only the old ones. Not sure if that's true.

They are making a comeback though.
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They're all stocked?

What technique do you use beneath the dams?

I've only fished for them when I lived in Annapolis.
 
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golfballs said:
They're all stocked?

What technique do you use beneath the dams?

I've only fished for them when I lived in Annapolis.
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As far as the stocked thing, from what I gather, the eggs must remain floating in current for 48 or so hours, otherwise they suffocate. I don't know Clinch or Powell rivers much, but I thought they had enough distance for them to swim upstream and spawn. That being said, I dunno what the temperature requirements are, and if they meet that.
 
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Nice fish jps2194. I don't own a boat so I fish from the bank below Percy Priest when there is water. Here are a 18# and 15# I caught. I normally use 5" swim baits with 1 or 2 ounce jig heads.

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