LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 5.4 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 60’s


The lake conditions have remained much the same since my last report. The surface temp has dropped by 1.5 degrees and the lake has dropped .1 feet. The areas around Browns Bridge and above are continuing to show signs of turnover. The lower lake from about 6 mile north looks like it is starting to turn as well. The areas down around Baldridge and Shoal still look mostly clear in the main body and in the main river channels, however the creek arms are starting to show some stain. The fish are still spread out both in the mouths of the creeks and further back in as well. The schooling bite is really starting to slow of late. If the fish do school and are chasing smaller bait fish, or you are having a hard time getting the fish to commit to swimbait or jerk bait offerings, try a spy bait. Count it down and work it slowly. A Picasso ShakeDown Head with a finesse worm and a Chattahoochee jig are still good for some bites on clay and rock points as well as in the brush. I spool my ShakeDown head rig with 8 pound test Seaguar and throw it on a GLoomis NRX Shaky Head Rod, with a Shimano CI4 spinning reel. The spoon bite has been very good over the last week. We are finding spoon fish out in 35 to 40 feet at the mouths of ditches, as well as further back in some cases. We are starting to get a crankbait and a decent spinnerbait bite as well on shallower rocky points near deeper water, both in the creeks and main lake. The lake is definitely in transition now. Junk fishing is encouraged as many different techniques, presentations, and locations can work now. I have about a dozen GLoomis rods on my deck every day, and I'm not afraid to use all of them! I have not covered everything that is viable in this report, so be willing to experiment. Deep, shallow, docks, slow, fast all of it can work, it just depends on the day. If you would like to learn how to "Fish the Day", now is a great time. Practicing this approach can really sharpen your game and tournament fishing as well. Here is a list of my upcoming open dates November: 24, 30. December: 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. 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 Jimbo on Lanier www.jimboonlanier.com





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