Striper are slow. Live bait is putting a few fish in the boat but that’s even slow. Downriggers aren’t catching anything at the moment. Look for them in 20-40 feet early and 40-60 feet of water later in the day. They are still moving very fast, and it is very hard to stay on top of them, but it can be done. Your best bet is to just put baits in the water and slowly move around with the trolling motor until you find them. Once you find them, try to stay with them.
Sandbass are still slow. Look for them in 20-30 feet of water. Use live shad or small slabs and jigs or rattle traps. White and silver are good colors.
Catfish are still fair to good. Cut shad or your favorite brand of stink bait, also known as punch bait, is still producing good numbers of fish in 15-30 feet of water fished on or near the bottom.
The water temp is steady at 70-74° F.
Water clarity is steady at 4-10 feet of visibility.
