Anglers in pursuit of striped bass face an almost overwhelming choice of lures to catch them. But, you only need a few lures to reliably catch stripers. In fact, you might be a bit underwhelmed if you ...

Stripers should be around the shad, but not all shad schools attract stripers. Use brood minnows or live shad for bait. Keep a top-water lure tied on to cast toward surfacing stripers. Stripers ...

Schools of shad with an irregular shape such as an L or C are likely being fed on by stripers. Schools in a round ball likely are not, Conklin said. Live shad or brood minnows are the best baits.

Omega Nguyen of Mega Bait and Tackle in Lathrop said, “I’ve been out in the northern section of the California Aqueduct twice this week for only small striped bass and catfish. The flows are ...