Name:   Pontoonfisher - Subject:   Striper pattern? Date:   6/6/2016 9:34:39 AM

You need to key on areas that are shallow flat areas (10'-20') that have sharp drop offs to deeper water (30'-60').  They will tend to hang out in the deeper cooler water close to shallow areas where they can run the the bait into shallow water.  If you are just trolling aimlessly in 50 to 80 feet of water you are wasting your time.  It is true that you must find the shad to find the stripers.  But you must also find the shad in an area that the stripe can also survive in the summer.  The striper must have deeper cooler water to go back to in summer months. If you troll these areas just wher the drop offs are you will have better luck.  Also focus on the areas that the wind is blowing towards.  The wind will tend to push the shad.  So if the wind is blowing towards one side of a channel fish that side first.