LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 6.6 FEET, CLEAR, 70’S


Water Level is down 6.60 feet below full pool. The water temperatures are in the mid to upper 70 s with the recent warming trend we have had. The fish are still in the recovery phase and feeding up. We have been focusing both in the Tugaloo River area and the main lake area where the Tugaloo and Seneca River meet. In the mornings we have been focusing on the top water and fluke bite. Our key baits for the top water bite have been a chug bug or KVD splash and a poppin frog. The chug bug and KVD splash bait have been our multipurpose baits being able to fish them both shallow and over deeper water on Main River and main lake points. The poppin frog has been a good shallow bait for us and we have been focusing in pockets around the docks specially the walk ways where the bream have been hanging out. When the top water bite was slow we would break out the fluke and put it to work. Color depended on the whether or not it was cloudy or clear skies. If the bite slowed down we would switch to a shakey head in the same areas to help get some bites. We’ve gotten questions about guys having problems catching largemouth out on the main lake and only being able to find spotted bass. Two things to answer that right now, first focus on main lake pockets shallow a lot of these largemouth are still shallow recovering from the spawn this is also true on the points as well they will still be a little shallower than the spotted bass. Secondly those big largemouth will start to move out deeper and start really feeding up roaming with the bait and the spotted bass. The other key to this is that the largemouth will use the brush a little more than the spotted bass and wait for the bait to come to them so if you find brush in that 5 15 foot range spend some time working it with not only top water but a shakey head or a jig. Also one other thing to really start looking for is bream beds as you are working the shallow areas. If you find them pay close attention to those areas as you will see small wolf packs of bass cruising these areas and keying in on those bream. Good baits for these fish are a prop bait, chug bug, pop r style bait, and the frog. Key is to continue to move throughout the day if we didn’t t get bit within 10 minutes of fishing an area we picked up the trolling motor and moved on. When we got some bites we slowed down and worked the area with several baits before moving on to the next area. We will continue to work these areas and start moving deeper with the fish as the summer patterns approach. With this warmer weather look for the water temperatures to continue to rise and the top water bite to continue to get even better. Remember the lake is still low and there are a lot of objects sticking up out of the water and not marked. Also, with the recent rise in water look for objects floating in the water as you are running. So be safe out there and we hope to see you on the water.

This bass fishing report is by Josh Panyard





Saturday, August 26, 2017 2pm at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville, learn BASICS OF ELECTRONICS BY LOWRANCE PRO STAFF, KEN STURDIVANT


Ask for a free sonar set up sheet by sending me an email to ken@southernfishing.com. Please tell me what model machine you have.


We recommend Overboard Designs for 2956 Waterworks Road Buford, Georgia 30518 Phone 678.714.7122.


The Advantage Boat Center in Cumming Georgia offer sales, service and storage close to Lake Lanier. 678 771 8745. Ask for Myra.


We recommend Transducer Shield and Savers. Protect your investment.


We have the LOWRANCE Gen 3 Touch and the game changing technology in the NEW 3D Lowrance Technology on our boat. Bring any HDS machine only to Lake Lanier and learn it ALL in one day. Call Ken for details. See our Southern Fishing Schools page for the latest screen shots of the LOWRANCE 3D technology. See bass over a ladder in 10 feet of water, 168 feet from my boat. www.lowrance.com.


Anglers have these books for sale BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE, BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL, BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE and BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL. These books have lots of bass fishing and covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book send us an e mail to ken@southernfishing.com.


We offer these waypoints for sale. You get the coordinates and you load them into your GPS unit for
Lake Allatoona for $99.00 Lake Lanier for $99.00 Lake Oconee for $99.00 Lake Weiss for $99.00 Lake Hartwell for $99.00 WAYPOINTS ARE NOT REFUNDABLE


Ultrex and Cable Guard protects external Transducer cable for remote control trolling motors. The cable guard will allow the transducer cable to turn kink free and the shaft can be raised or lowered without pinching the cable. No more messing with cable ties or black tape. For Factory Direct Pricing contact Precision Sonar at 270 703 6133


May 26, 2017