Name:   mikeb - Subject:   Missing all the striper Date:   5/16/2015 11:13:49 AM

I'll be out on Lake Martin later today but wanted to relate somethig I noticed fishing Lake Harding. I went out with my friend Ryan Speir on Lake Harding and we found almost all the stripers we caught were at a depth of 22 - 24 ft. But from what I've been told it's less about depth and more about temperture and oxgyen content of the water. It seems stripers are very temperture/oxygen sensitive and I wish I knew the thermal profile on Martin. I should mention that Ryan is a guide on Lake Harding and he knows temperture/depth is the key. We fished with live shad and bream and found hand size bluegill worked the best. We caught 15 or more good sized stripers ( 23 - 25 inch, 6-8 lbs range).If you can talk to someone who's catching them on Martin ask them the depth and fish just above it.

Good luck!