Stripe/trout fishing upper hiwassee.

[calveryc]

I read in fish and game magazine that in the summer the stripes will run up to feed in trout. They recommended near the 411 bridge, have any of you tried this? I'm fishing out of a hobie kayak so the depth isn't a problem.

 

[catjuggin]

Yes they are there. you can try around 2 rivers' boat ramp too.
I know a guy who took his fly rod and a cooler and a bait caster.
Caught stocker trouts and hooked them up and then caught some monster stripes, right below stair steps

 

[calveryc]

I've heard the same thing. Where is two rivers ramp?

 

[bucknbass]

Where Hiawassee and Ocoee rivers run together.

 

[bucknbass]

Ramp it right by two Rivers campground. Do not anything of value in your truck if you put in there.

 

[calveryc]

Gotcha. I put in off 411 and went up and down stream throwing a top water and swim bait with no luck. The wind was terrible. I'll try the other spot next weekend.

 

[porthos33]

Brandon it can be some great action on top and with wake baits. My buddy has caught a couple over 40lbs doing that in kayaks! We went down the hiwassee yesterday and I've never seen so many people catching trout. It was awesome

 

[calveryc]

That sounds great. I'm going to keep trying until I find them. I used a whopper plopper and buzz bait today.

 

[porthos33]

Try the cotton cordell red fin and stuff that is bigger.

 

[calveryc]

Uh oh they have a rainbow trout color!

 

[SpurHunter]

Stripe do not get anywhere near that big, stripers however do. They will eat virtually anything they can catch when they get into the skinny waters up there, ESPECIALLY the stocker rainbow trout.

 

[calveryc]

SpurHunter - 6/27/2016 7:38 AM

Stripe do not get anywhere near that big, stripers however do. They will eat virtually anything they can catch when they get into the skinny waters up there, ESPECIALLY the stocker rainbow trout.

What's the difference? I thought they all were terms for striped bass?

 

[SpurHunter]

Stripe is the common term for "white bass", AKA "white stripe" A much smaller, freshwater cousin of the striped bass, AKA "Striper" or "Rockfish"

 

[calveryc]

Never heard of that. I've heard white bass called sand bass never stripe.