Guide To Striped Bass & Hybrid Striper Fishing In Colorado

Hybrid Stripers & Striped Bass Lakes

While stripers are native to salt water, they naturally migrate into fresh water streams to spawn. Their eggs must remain in motion in order to hatch so the fresh water rivers and streams become the ideal spawning grounds for stripers. Landlocked stripers then populate the lakes.

Striper Lakes In Colorado

Barr Lake, Cherry Creek Reservoir, Jackson Lake, John Martin Reservoir, Lonetree Reservoir, Martin Lake, North Sterling Reservoir, Prewitt Reservoir, Pueblo Reservoir, Trinidad Lake and Union Reservoir offer wiper fishing.

There is limited striped bass fishing in Colorado. The state record striped bass came from the Arkansas River. Since then stocking has been reduced or eliminated. If you are willing to travel, Arizona Striped bass fishing is excellent along the string of Colorado River lakes.

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The state record striped bass came from the Arkansas River.

The state record hybrid striped bass (wiper) was taken from Pueblo Reservoir.

Fishing for Stripers in Colorado

When fishing for stripers concentrate on the deeper waters in the lake. If you can locate schools of shad, stripers are often close by. When the baitfish are shallow over the deep water, you can catch stripers on crankbaits or by swimming spoons at appropriate depths. Check Colorado fishing reports for current striper information. And for the ultimate thrill try large topwater baits if you see any surface feeding action. When the stripers are deep, jigs and jigging spoons work well. Live and cut bait will also take striped bass when they are in medium to deeper water. Fish nearby or in the river channel if it is a defined depth change. Trolling is also an excellent way to fish for stripers. Use flashy lures in bigger sizes.

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