The aqueduct has been good for some anglers and tough for others. The trick has been to locate the biting striped bass by moving from gate to gate until they are found. Tupman, the Golf Course, and Freeborn have been good places to look. Lure anglers found biting fish after check gates with white Spooks, bone jerkbaits, and Flukes on a jig head. Tube baits also took fish with a bottom focused lift and drop technique. Catfishing remained solid for anglers using SSS dip bait, cut baits, and jumbo live minnows. Largemouth fell for weightless Senkos, finesse Roboworms, and curly tailed grubs. There’s also a topwater bite first thing in the mornings.

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