• Lake Lanier Fishing Report - GA

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  • Lake Lanier Fishing Report - GA

    LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 5.6 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 80’s


    Well more changes in weather this week and every indication that an early fall is upon us. We are not complaining. The cool nights and mild high temps are definitely lowering the lake temperatures as we have now dropped into the 70's. Ideally, we will stay there awhile as this temperature range often leads to the best top water and swimbait action! The fishing has been good over the past few days, however each day is different, and the fish have different preferences in accordance. Remain flexible in your approach. You can catch fish from 15 feet all the way out to 40 and beyond depending on what techniques you prefer. Some days, those bigger fish are out in deeper water (30+) and if you want quality, you need to spend the time out there with the likes of a drop shot or flutter spoon. With all that said, we are still getting some quality fish around brush on off shore structure such as points and humps. The schooling bite is still there on some days, but not every day. If the wind is blowing in the morning, the schooling bite seems nearly nonexistent. A smaller swimbait has continued to work well on the schooling fish. Also, a Spybait is a good option as well when the fish are on the move but not eating your larger offerings. Throw that little thing out and let it sink to about a 10 count, then SLOWLY retrieve. On the top water side, a Pencil Popper, Gun fish, a Whopper Plopper, and a fluke have been my main choices for top water, and a Sebile for a swimbait. Also, new this week, try a jerk bait if the fish won't come up. A Spro McStick should do nicely. When the fish head out to the deeper water the technology can make all the difference. This when the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology can unlock the numbers, species and locations of the game fish. Focus on offshore structure with cover, such as brush on humps and points, for this approach. We are still concentrating on brush in 18 25 feet of water, but as I mentioned above, the deeper stuff, up to and including timber edges in 35 40 feet on the same type structure, is holding fish as well. In general, focus on the areas that offer close proximity to much deeper water. Those areas will now hold the best numbers and size of fish. Also, with the cooler temps and wind coming this weekend, I could see a crankbait or spinnerbait being productive up shallow on windblown banks. Something to keep in mind. I continue to use the Lanier Bait offerings with good success on the drop shot, and there are many good colors from which to choose. Make sure to rig your drop shot with 6 or 8 pound test Seaguar Fluorocarbon in Invizx or Abrazx. Here are my remaining available dates for September: 11, 16, 19, 25, 27, and 28. Fall is coming and so will be that awesome top water and swimbait bite. Don't miss it, schedule your trip now! Give me a call and let's get out and have some fun!

    This Report brought to you by: Jimbo Mathley, www.jimboonlanier.com 770 542 7764
    This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Big Fish On guide Service. To book your guide trip call Captain Ken at 404 561 2564 or contact us on our web site. www.bigfishonguide.com

    Striper fishing continues to be very good. All of the typical summer time techniques continue to work; down rods with Blueback Herring, trolling with Umbrella Rigs and lead core line. We have seen some fish surfacing early in the morning this week. They are not staying up long and will spook if you approach with the big motor. Move to these surfacing fish with the trolling motor. Cast a ˝ ounce buck tail jig with a small pearl shad body and vary your retrieval speed. Deploy a free line Herring in addition to your down rods and search the area. If you are over fish but cannot get them to bite try the following. 1. Space your baits throughout the water column from the bottom to 35 feet. 2. Power reel a Ben Parker spoon with baits deployed. 3. When you see the fish coming up off the bottom to look at your bait, reel your bait up 5 – 10 feet to get extra bait movement as the fish approach’s your bait. 4. Troll down rods at .4 mph and use your jack rabbit to accelerate and deaccelerate to get a reaction bite. Change bait often every 5 minutes. We have been doing a lot of trolling this year using our newly installed Lowrance Outboard Autopilot. The autopilot gives you the ability to have the boat steer itself to a predetermined location (waypoint), a route you set up or simply go straight based on current heading. All this is done with a tap of your Lowrance screen. You can also change heading, make turns and set up zig zag patterns to a location. If you like to troll this is a “must have” tool. In addition we have “troll mode” on our Suzuki outboard engine which allows you to increase or decrease our outboard speed by 50 RPM with the push of a button. This allows you to set and change your RPM speed without moving the throttle handle. Check with your Suzuki dealer for available of Troll Mode. Our Umbrella rigs consists of a 3 ounce frame and 9 one ounce Captain Mack’s chipmunk jigs with white or chartreuse 4 inch shad bodies. Set the Umbrella rigs 130 – 150 feet back and trolling at a speed of 2.8 to 3.2 MPH. We also focused on main lake and creek channels with lead core line with a one ounce Captain Mack’s buck tail jig. Set your lead core line at 8 – 9 colors and troll at 3.0 to 3.8 MPH. Orr Creek, Two Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek, Shoal Creek, Big Creek and the river channel from Flat creek to the Dam are all good places to start your day. The water temperature is in the low 80s. The water is stained in the backs of the creeks and clear on the main lake. The lake is 5.6 feet below full pool. To book your guide trip call Captain Ken at 404 561 2564 or contact us on our web site. www.bigfishonguide.com

    On Saturday September 30, 2017 2pm at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville learn BASICS OF ELECTRONICS BY LOWRANCE PRO STAFF KEN STURDIVANT

    Meet Lowrance Pro Staff, Ken Sturdivant at Bass Pro Shops for the Guide & Outfitters Day on September 23, 2017 at the store in Lawrenceville, Georgia. This event is from noon until 5pm.

    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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