LAKE LANIER IS .08 FEET OVER FULL, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR THE RIVERS AND UP LAKE COVES ARE MUDDY TO HEAVILY STAIN. 50’S DOWN LAKE AND 60’S UP LAKE. WATCH FOR FLOATING DEBRIS LAKE WIDE.


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Well what a difference a week makes! As anticipated we went directly from April Winter to May Summer in the last week. 80's for daytime highs and near 60 for lows will heat things up in a hurry! The waters above Brown's Bridge are still stained in the main river areas and creek arms toward the backs. The lower main lake is clear, and there is still some stain in the lower end creeks, but that is going away quickly with all the sunny days. Things are really picking up in the lower lake right now. The main lake fish are starting to move up and get ready for their spawn. We have been fishing shallow, rock/sand/clay points and flats in the mornings with flukes, top water walking baits, red fins, spinnerbaits, swimbaits, and crankbaits. All have produced well at times, it just depends on the day as always. There is no black and white in fishing folks, it’s all grey. So rotate your bait selections to zero in on the best bite on any given day. The fish are definitely getting more aggressive with the warmer weather which is great to see finally. We hung around the high 50 and low 60 degree water temps for a LONG time. Shallow brush on humps and points is also holding fish, particularly when the sun is up Many of the spots in the creeks are spawning right now also in the shorter pockets off the main creek channels. A fluke, a trick worm, or a 4" worm on a shaky head or drop shot should do the trick on these fish. Look for sandy areas as well as clay and pea gravel banks. Of course, the docks are still in play also. A Picasso Shake Down head and worm, a Ned rig, or a fluke should get the job done on the docks in those main lake and creek pockets.


Please get with me soon if you would like a trip this summer. Following is a list of my upcoming open dates June: 5 (AM), 6, 7, 11, and 12(PM), 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29. Give me a call NOW and book your top water trip for June it should be awesome this year!


This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Big Fish on Guide Service. To book your trip call Captain Ken at 404 561 2564 or contact us on our web site. www.bigfishonguide.com


Striper fishing is fair. We had high hopes that the warm temperatures would fire the fish up but the fishing remains fair. The fish are moving and establishing a clear pattern continues to be frustrating. You can catch fish over open water, shallow points, and pockets and from one end of the lake to the other. The problem is they never seem to be in the same place from one day to the next. Your best bet is pulling baits over points. Try a run and gun approach by pulling free lines over a point and running to the next point. If you catch a fish spent a couple of minutes retracing your pull but do not be surprised if you only catch one fish on any given point. Also keep someone on the deck casting a top water or a buck tail jig. You can try the same run and gun approach using an Umbrella rig. You other option is to pull and area with free lines and planner boards. Fish free lines and planner boards shallow unweighted and weighted with a small split shot. Vary your distance from 50 to 120 feet back. The water is stained on the main lake with a heavy stain to muddy condition in the creeks. The lake level is .6 feet above full pool. The current water temperature is in the low to mid 60’s this week. To book your guide trip call we at 404 561 2564 of contact us on our web site at www.bigfishonguide.com.


This Lake Lanier Crappie fishing report is from Dan Saknini, member of the Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. See our club’s website, www.laniercrappieanglers.net


Water temperature is 65 degrees. With the lake level up nearly six inches since last week, floating debris remains a hazard, so be careful. Fishing has definitely improved in the past week. May is typically a good month to fish stand alone brush piles and is usually relatively easy to locate the fish using good electronics and a familiarity with your spots. However, we are catching more fish on shallow docks at 10 to 15 foot depths than on our usual stand alone brush piles. The early morning bite is definitely the best part of the day, and the bite lessens significantly by 10:30 or 11:00 on a sunny day. The bite picks up late in the evening around 7:00 and continues until dark, and on certain days, is even better than the morning bite. We speculate that the reason the fish have not moved to stand alone brush piles is the higher lake level. With the lake level up (now almost a foot over full pool), most of our brush piles are in deeper water. As the water temp warms up, the fish should begin to move to the brush piles that are now deeper than normal for this time of year. The water remains moderately stained, so experimenting with various colored jigs is helpful. Certain color jigs may work better in one pocket over another. It is a good time to be on the water before school gets out, so get out there and enjoy some good fishing. Wear your life jacket it can save your life!


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.


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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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