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Edit Report Updated July 23, 2010
WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN .7 FEET, 89 DEGREES AND STAINED BY CHRIS BELL
Bass fishing has been fair and we are definitely in a summer pattern. Fish have committed to deep water cover. Once the sun is high focus on docks and lay downs near the mouth of pockets with a green pumpkin Z-Man floating worm or a Z-Man Texas rigged 10in Saw Tail Worm. The Z-Man floating worm will stand up on a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce shaky head so do not be afraid to let this bait soak to catch larger fish. You can catch several fish off of one lay down so make several cast to productive cover. Once the bite slows switch to a All Terrain 3/8 ounce black and blue jig tipped with a black and blue Z-Man chunkz. The deep crank bait bite is beginning to turn on in the afternoon during generating schedules. Look for fish to begin stacking up on long points and roadbeds close to the main river channel. Crankbaits are working best with multiple casts on cover close to the river channel. We spent several days the last couple of weeks just watching my fish finder and following contour lines with my GPS. Once we located cover in the twelve to eighteen feet depth we could turn back to fish these locations. It takes time to find this ideal habitat, but once you do several fish can be caught in this area. The best points to search are from the 109 bridge north going up the river. During generation periods use deep diving crankbaits on humps and road beds. You can load the boat quick with some really heavy weights during these periods of generation and cover.
Hybrid and striper fishing is fair. There has been some top water action early in the morning down lake at the mouths of creeks such as Wehadkee Creek and Maple Creek. Use popping corks and fly's make long casts over schooling fish. The best bites have been coming from down lake on deep flats, humps, and road beds during generation periods. Some the best areas to fish have been from Glass Bridge Park south. Using your electronics use your trolling motor to search out schools of fish. Shad have been really hard to find this year so use bream and chicken livers dropped into schools of fish. Watch your graph closely to locate large schools of fish. Be sure to check the generation schedules for the best feeding times.
Crappie fishing has been slow. The most consistent fishing for crappie seems to be at night. Some fish are being caught during the day deep, but using floating lights to draw bait on offshore structure is working the best. West Points many bridge columns are very productive right now. Drop live bait down twelve to fifteen below lights. This is a great way to catch several fish and beat the heat. New web site www.gafishing.org.
Ken Sturdivant / Guide Services
Southern Fishing Schools Inc.
106 Hickory Ridge
Cumming, Georgia 30040
www.southernfishing.com
770-889-2654
kensturdivant@earthlink.net
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