Guide Truman Lyons said that live-bait fishing for stripers this month is not necessarily wait-and-hope fishing, it’s usually fast- paced, and often, multiple fish are hooked at the same time.
“That’s one reason I love fishing in May; at times, we can have continuous action, and it can occur at any time of the day,” he said. “While early and late are often great, the fish are usually in deep water, and the mid-day sun doesn’t usually have a negative impact. In fact, it seems to sometimes really bunch the fish up in the deeper water.
“When I get on a big school and I can tell what’s likely to happen by what I see on the graph, we usually hook into multiple fish at a time. When it’s right, there’s seldom a time when we’re not fighting a fish or re-baiting and positioning the rods for another bite.
“The fish are deep and not surface-feeding but our frenzied activity reaches the pace of a being in a big school of topwater fish. The longest wait is usually when you drop the bait down to the right depth. Someday, we’ll go out during mid-day with 5- or 6-dozen baits and be back in within two or three hours and have no bait and be arm weary.”
“This is the type of fishing where I really enjoy taking youngsters and people that don’t get to fish a lot,” Lyon’s said. “May is one of my favorite months for just plain ol’ striper-catching action.”
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