LAKE LANIER IS .34 FEET OVER FULL THE MAIN LAKE AND CREEKS ARE STAINED & 60S

Bass fishing is fair. These fish are about as unpredictable as they can be. Spots are shallow on nothing banks in Shoal Creek and deep in the standing timber out on the main lake. So right now it’s pick some baits and go fishing. Jerk baits on the main lake points and the humps exposed mid to lower lake can have a big spot roaming around looking for food. There are some fish still on the deeper docks and ledges especially mid lake. These fish are very fat as they have been gorging on tiny shad. Use small crank baits, small jigs and small worms and work the baits dead stick style. The spots are on the deep points and ledges main lake. Several sizes of jigs with a small twin tail trailer are working as well as under spin lures. With the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology see these fish up under the many docks from up to 100 feet away. Find road beds, humps and deep ledges with the Lowrance C Mapping technology. These fish are roaming so do not stay in one place too long.

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Stripers are heading to the shallow waters so use your electronics to locate humps and points in less than 30 feet. Use blue backs on down lines, flat lines and planer boards. The top water is about to happen so have a Sebile or your favorite lure tied on. Fish the northern creeks above Gainesville marina.

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is from Captain Josh Thornton call to book a trip 770 530 6493

Crappie fishing is excellent. The water temperature is in the low 70s. This week’s hot bite target zone is 12 to 15 feet. Be flexible in you technique figure out what depth the crappie are biting and what they want to eat jigs or minnows. Then concentrate on what they want no need in throwing 100 jigs if they only want minnows that day. This week has been equally jigs to minnows. Look for open water brush in 15 to 25 feet of water plan on losing several jigs and minnows you got to be down there with them to catch them. Look under docks that are in 15to 30 feet of water and have brush or structure use your electronic charts to locate these areas. Down lining a small Crappie minnows with bb sized sinker or try a free line minnow meaning no sinker. Jigs are also producing. My Jig recommendation is baby shad green over chartreuse or baby shad Pearl white and black single tail jigs can be used for short casting, vertical jigging or dock shooting. I’m using 5 lb. test, high visibility yellow K9 braid for my line and a Piscifun reel. Watch your sonar carefully for bait, crappie like to live near their food source. Use scanning type sonar (e.g. Down and Side Imaging) to locate schooling fish, and complement this with the latest in live scanning sonar technology (e.g. Garmin’s LiveScope or Lowrance LiveSight). Set waypoints on your electronic charts so that you can quickly return to productive locations. Note that you can do this on a smartphone or tablet using the Navionics “Boating app. Find me on Facebook and like my page @crappieonlanier

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