LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, MID 60’S BY CAPTAIN MARK SMITH, REEL TIME GUIDE SERVICE
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Lake Oconee is full, the water temperature is 60 64. Muddy up the river heavy stain on the north end of the lake, the south end is clear. Richland creek is clear. I would classify the bass fishing as good. The shad spawn is going on all over the lake. Spinner baits have been producing over the past week. Fish them from the middle of the coves to the out. Sea walls and rip rap have been the best producer. Match your spinner bait color to the water color. White and chartreuse are the best all around combinations. Keep an eye on the sea walls and rip rap at first light, this is when you can see the sad spawn. Small crank baits fish in the same areas will also be good producers. There is also a worm bite under docks and around wood structure.

Striper fishing is good. The best location has been around the dam. Some fish can be found in other locations on the south end but the dam bite is going strong. Live bait fished on flat lines have been the way to catch these fish. We are using bass minnows and shad. Also pulling the mini Mack rigs in the afternoon has been the best producer that time of day.

Crappie fishing is fair. The spawn is all but over and the fish are starting to move back out of the coves and pockets. Long lining has been the best producer over the past week. Any jig color will work as long as it has chartreuse in it. The fish are deep so you need to make sure you are getting your bait down to the fish.

Make sure you stop by Sugar Creek Marina and pick up your spoons and all your tackle needs. You can also book your Crappie and striper trips with Reel Time Guide Service at 404 803 0741 or reeltime@bellsouth.net

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Ken Sturdivant will be hosting FREE! Fishing seminars at 4 Forsyth County Library Branch’s. These seminars will cover Bass fishing, Striper fishing, Crappie fishing and SONAR. These are the dates and times. Registration will be open soon. Events at Cumming Library Branch Cumming 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040 Session 1 Tuesday, June 12 at 7pm Bass Session 2 Tuesday, July 10 at 7pm STRIPERS! Location is Sharon Forks Branch Sharon Forks 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming, GA 30041 Session 3 Sunday, June 24 at 2pm Crappie Session 4 Sunday, July 22 at 2pm SONAR! Location is Hampton Park Branch Hampton Park 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming, GA 30041 Session 5 Saturday, June 16 at 2pm Crappie Session 6 Saturday, July 7 at 2pm SONAR! Location is Post Road Branch Post Road 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA 30040
Session 7 Saturday, June 2 at 2pm BASS Session 8 Saturday, July 14 at 2pm STRIPERS!

LOWRANCE TIPS: AUTO DEPTH RANGE allows the machine to lock on the bottom at any depth and give the angler full screen at all times. Learn this and more on out ON THE WATER ELECTRONICS in one day. 770 889 2654.

We have all the details for our On the Water SONAR School on our web SCHOOLS page. We have the LOWRANCE CARBON and 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 158 feet from my boat. www.lowrance.com

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.

Call Brian Leiva at www.bbgmarine.com 888 570 0916 for all your Lowrance and other technology.

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We 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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