LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 6.4 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 80’s




Bass fishing on Lanier remains very good. The lake level and water temperatures have remained fairly stable over the last week. The top water bite is still strong and as long as we don't get consistently hot temps, it should stick around for a while. Broken Record Alert: To sum it up, if it walks, pops, spits, wakes, chugs, or swims, it is a viable choice catch fish right now. Focus on offshore structure with cover, such as brush on humps and points, for this approach. We are focusing on brush in 15 to 25 feet of water. The bite seems to be better in the middle of the day than any other time, but we have are still seeing some good morning schooling activity again this week as well, for which the top water lures have been excellent. Just throw it in the action and hang on. Windblown points have been the best places for this action. The fluke has continued to produce well also in the same type places. Work it fast and then kill it and let it settle. Vary the cadence until you find what the fish want. The fluke can be a good option when there is no wind. Also the swimbait bite has returned and has been producing some good fish. I have been using the Sweet Herring and a Sebile. Same places as mentioned for the top water bite. We are starting to get some drop shot bites as well and we are going to this when the top water bite slows. I have been using the Lanier Baits offerings. This has been a decent option for us when the fish will not come up to play. Here are my upcoming open dates: June: 29(PM). July: 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. Give me a call and let’s get out and have some fun! Thanks to all and May God Bless.

This Report brought to you by: Jimbo Mathley, www.jimboonlanier.com 770 542 7764




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This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West 404 561 2564. Contact us on our web site. www.bigfishon.com


Striper fishing is good. Not a lot has change this week. The thermocline is set up at 26 feet with the water temperature in the low 80’s. Down rod herring fished 30 to 50 feet deep has be the most productive technique this week. We rig our down rods with 20 lb. main line, a 2 ounce slip weight and a swivel. We attach 5 to 6 foot fluorocarbon leader and a Gamakatsu #1 or 1/0 Octopus hook. The purpose of the bead is to protect the knot and the size of the hook depends of the size or the bait. The most critical factor in summer time down rod fishing is lively bait. Stripers love to chase their bait so change your bait often. It is time to put your Lead Core and Umbrella rods in the boat and use them in the creek and river channels to get a reaction bite from those 25 to 35 foot suspended fish. Deploy your lead core to 7 to 8 colors with a one ounce buck tail jig and a pearl or chartreuse 4 inch shad body. Don’t forget to allow enough room to make a wide sweeping turn; your jig is a football field behind the boat. Increasing your speed to 5 or 6 MPH will also keep your jig out of the trees when making a U turn. If you want to fish while you are searching an area the Umbrella rig is always a good choice. When you find the stripers you can pull your umbrella rigs up and put out baits or continue to use you umbrella rigs to catch fish. We are setting our rigs at 150 feet behind the boat at 3 Mph. Look for the fish to be at a depth of 25 to 70 feet deep over a bottom of 40 to 120 feet. There are fish in every creek from Browns Bridge to the Dam. The lake is 6.5 feet below full pool and the water is clear on the main lake and lightly stained in the back of the creeks. The water temperature is in the low 80’s.


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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


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