Schooling Striped Bass

Type: Chesapeake
Region: Southern
Location: Breezy Point

Slow all-day bite on Saturday (5/21) out of Breezy Point Marina along west side of channel down towards Parkers Creek. We caught 3, starting with 29-1/2 inch striper in 35 feet about a quarter mile east of SE corner of the Plum Point Reef. A 24 and 23 inch striper caught in 45 ft. Hit limit with a 19-1/2 inch schoolie on east side off of James Island under schools of bait in late afternoon. Green/yellow parachutes and yellow plastic shad were the ticket on umbrellas and tandem rigs. Other colors were not productive for us. Two of the smaller fish went for the smaller (6-7") lures on the tandem rig. Water was relatively clear with virtually no grass or debris under clear skies. Other anglers had similar catches out of Breezy Point.