Yet, just because there are plenty of fish in the lake to catch doesn't make them any easier to catch. Striped bass are roamers. They move long distances, from one area of a lake to another, usually in schools. This characteristic can frequently cause anglers frustration, because where you find fish one day there may be none the next. One key to being successful in catching striped bass is locating baitfish, which in turn help you locate stripers.
Stripers are usually heavy feeders and select shad as their main food source.
As water temperatures begin to warm in the spring, shad begin congregating in spots where the water warms the quickest. Areas such as the backs of bays and creeks where it's both more shallow and warm rain enters the lake are places to look. Baitfish may also come up to the surface off rocky banks and points where the sun warms the rocks and heats the water faster. Sometimes when you find schools of shad, striped bass may already be present and actively feeding. Likewise, a feeding spree may only last a few minutes, or could last hours.