Wade, thanks for the fishing advice regarding the DM. I'll definitely apply them as soon as I get a chance to return there. Although I used to mainly baitfish the aqueduct, lately I've been luring it religiously using 1/4-3/8 oz. shad swimbaits. Do you know if these aqueduct Stripers can be caught on lures in the Winter? I'm sure their metabolism slows down in the cold, but It's been so much fun using plastics that I feel reluctant to switch to baitfishing. I'm just beginning to learn the aqueducts after fishing it for so long.
I live in San Jose and hope to fish th DM next Saturday. Because my wife is 5 months pregnant, I kinda have to play it by ear and if I do go I'll be fishing it just as the sun comes up until about noon.