LH is def the states best location for hybrids, that being said it is just like any other type of fishing...NOTHING and i mean nothing beats time on the water...The more time you can spend on the water, the more dialed in you will be to their daily habits and locations...I have been targeting them in SR fer about ten yrs now and have had gr8 success for the last 6-7 yrs....
Once the herring spawn is over they do alot of roaming and wandering.... Most fish are fat to th point where they don't need to feed all the time....As others have mentioned, they can turn on and off like a light switch....There are times when they will stay in close proximity to bait balls and only feed when the mood strikes them...Somtimes only feeding heavily for minutes or seconds....I have also experienced fish tha stay neer drop offs and wait to ambush passing bait balls... The thermocline has been loosely in place at SR for almost a month....recently it has been setting up shallower and more solid...
Not my favorite time of yr to target them but you can still be very successful
by covering water and sticking to mornings or evenings....
I am very jealous at the size potential for them at LH..It is fairly rare to get them in th 8-10lb. range at SR but seems to be a little more common place at LH... I do know for a fact that quite a few of the 5-7 lbers. are caught and kept every yr at SR which may or may not hve an impact on the amount of largr fish there....
I know its thought and or proven to be impossible, but i believe that they are somehow reproducing in SR.....I could be totally wrong but as far as i know, they have not been stocked there in the last 3-5yrs...If anyone knows otherwise pls p.m. me...The last two yrs i have caught a decent amount in the 4-8" size, which tells me that nature has found a way...
Good luck to all and pls limit your kill, don't kill ur limit
