LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 2.33 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 80’S


Bass fishing is fair. The fish are becoming more and more active as we progress into June. The early morning bite for spots and stripers has been good with a variety of baits to include a swimbait and a topwater such as a Sebile, or a Chug Bug and a Gunfish. We have been working humps and points with access to deep water. Fish are typically around areas with brush, but not always. The early morning bite has been mainly a schooling bite. Catching these fish, which are often big ones, requires a precise cast to the area of activity. Set up your rigs to make long casts to be ready for these situations. When the moving bait bite slows down, switch to a worm on a 3/16 ounce Davis Shaky Head and work it slow. A Chattahoochee jig has continued to perform well also. Experiment with the different baits to figure out which the fish prefer that day. Focus on main lake rocky points and on secondary points as well, and remember sometimes the fish are relating specifically to the brush, so make sure to work the brush thoroughly as well. A SuperSpin around the brush is catching some fish as well. So if the fish won't come up, make sure to toss this bait around and swim it slowly above and around the brush. I only have a two days left open in June, so be sure not to miss out on the fun! Here is what I have open in June: 28 and 29. I am also booking for July. Give me a call and let's go fishing. Thanks to all and May God Bless.

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This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West and Captain Mike Maddalena of www.bigfishonguide.com

Striper fishing is good but you have to keep moving. It is not uncommon to find a school of fish, catch one and have the rest scatter. When this happens pick up and move as the fish are probably nowhere to be found. Searching the general area is usually a waste of time. Move to another area structurally like the one you just left. As always, finding the fish is the challenge. Bait, top water and Umbrella rigs are all working. Your best bet for bait is Blueback Herring on down rods and a weighted free line early. Top water is also a morning bite but I cannot believe top water will last much longer; in fact I am shocked that the top water bite has lasted this long. Once the sun gets up around midmorning we have been switching to Umbrella rigs to get a reaction bite. We have caught fish using Umbrella rigs on points, reef markers, under water humps and pulling down main lake banks. The key has been to focus on a 25 to 40 foot bottom. We use a 4 arm 3 ounce frame with 9 one ounce bucktail jigs with 4 inch shad bodies. We deploy one rig with white shad bodies and one with chartreuse. Some days the stripers only want Chartreuse, some days only white and some days it doesn’t make any difference. We pull at 50 to 75 feet back and a speed of 2.8 to 3.2 MPH. Look for the bait bite to extend all day and the top water bite to end as the temperature rises and the fish move into deeper water. Main lake and creek mouths from Browns Bridge to the dam is your best bet. The water temperature is in the low 80’s and the lake is 2.2 feet below full pool.

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