Time of year for stripers on bait..?

[dixoncider]

Hey what time of year do the stripers start to eat bait...Is it water temp they are looking for? April?

[Guy with bent rod 818]

All year long they eat bait. The late april thru june bite i think is the best time.

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

I'd guess to see a bait bite developing end of this month maybe mid next month....if it follows past history/seasons etc.

Something should be coming on soon nuff : )

Always hard to predict though as the fish don't see any calendar...they do their thing when conditions are right...water temps reaching 60 degrees should produce

[fishinone]

Gary's got it right.

This pause in the bite mid winter is common at Castaic.

I've heard that they"re moving up on the points. I wouldn't be surprised if they start biting at the new moon. I'm going to try this weekend though. I can't wait. They might bite in the spots for short periods.

[dixoncider]

Thanks for the info guys....