Guide To Excellent Striped Bass & Hybrid Striper Fishing In Oklahoma
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.
Major MO lakes with healthy populations of striped bass include Atkinson Lake, Blue Springs Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Harry S. Truman Reservoir, Lake of The Ozarks (hybrid striped bass), Long Branch Lake, Table Rock Lake and Thomas Hill Reservoir.
Striped Bass
Stripers
Inland world record: 64 lbs 8 oz
State Record: 65 lbs 2 oz
Hybrid Striped Bass
World record: 27 lbs 5 oz
State Record: 21 lbs 11 oz
Click the images and links above for species details.
The state record striped bass was caught from Bull Shoals Lake.
The state record hybrid striper was caught from Lake of the Ozarks.
Fishing for Stripers in Missouri
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 Missouri 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.
Striper Fishing Video
Learn the basics for catching striped bass.
Striped bass fishing information, by state.
Learn the migration of stripers
The more you know about the seasonal migration of striped bass, the more likely you are to be looking in the right area next time you visit Missouri striper fishing lakes. Visit the striped bass fishing page for more in-depth information about striper movements.
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