LAKE LANIER IS 1.55 FEET OVER FULL, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR THE RIVERS AND UP LAKE COVES ARE STAINED. 80’S DEGREES.




The lake has peaked from all the recent rain and the Corp of Engineers is now pulling water almost daily in about 10 12 hour shifts. We are starting to see the higher waters recede as a result, but make no mistake, we are still going to be above full pool for the foreseeable future. The lower lake is still mainly clear with a slight stain back in the creeks. I have not been above Brown's Bridge this week, but I can only assume some muddy water up the rivers and a good stain between the rivers and Brown's Bridge. The bite this week has honestly been pretty tough. We are averaging about 8 10 bites a day on artificials, and I have not run any live bait trips in the past couple of weeks. Best overall for us this week has been the drop shot. We have been drop shot fishing fruity worms as well as other Roboworm selections in the 30 feet range on humps and points for the best results. LJ's Passion has been a good color for us as have some variations of Morning Dawn in the Robo. We have had some big fish as well during this period make sure to follow me at Jimbo on Lanier on FB for all the latest results and pictures. If you see the fish suspended up in the water column, try a top water. Believe it or not we are getting a few top water bites every day. We have even had some doubles! A small popper and a Spook Jr. have been good for the top water bite. Please get with me soon if you would like a trip this summer. Following is a list of my upcoming open dates August: 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 This is a great time to take the kids on a Spot tail trip or learn to fish deep water summer patterns. It's also a great time to have me on your boat for an electronics tune up and review! Give me a call and let's fish.
This report brought to you by: Jimbo Mathley Jimbo on Lanier www.jimboonlanier.com




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. The striper fishing is hit or miss this week. One day there are fish everywhere and the next day you can’t find a fish. Trying to find a consistent pattern is very frustrating. Your best bet continues to be fingers and ditches which lead to the bays off the river and creek channels from Vans Tavern to the Dam. Use Your Lowrance HDS to search a pattern from the creek channel to the back of the ditch running into the bay. If you mark two or three fish stop and deploy down rods with Herring. You can catch Stripers on medium shiners but for us the Herring has outperformed medium shiners. We are also using 12 pound test 7 to 8 foot leaders. Some anglers are using 14 feet of 10 pound test for their leaders. You may want to try both combinations. If you are using 14 foot leaders check them often for knots as a Herring can tie a knot in a leader in a heartbeat. The most critical factor is the condition of your Herring. Get a couple of extra dozen baits and change them often. Ice your bait every morning and if you have oxygen now is the time to use it. Never pull a Herring up to check it; pulling it up into the hot water and redeploying it is stressful and weakens the Herring. If it is time to check a bait it is time to change it. High quality lively bait is the most important factor in striper fishing. Check the channels for suspended fish at 30 to 50 feet and if you find them deploy your umbrella rigs or lead core line. Set the Umbrella rigs 120 to 140 feet back and troll at a speed of 2.8 to 3.4 MPH. Set the Lead core line at 8 to 9 colors and a speed of 2.8 to 3.5 MPH. The water temperature is in mid 80’s. The water is stained in the backs of the creeks and lightly stained on the main lake. The lake is 1.5 foot above full pool. To book your guide trip call us at 404 561 2564 or contact us on our web site. www.bigfishonguide.com



This summer is a great time to learn how to use your Electronics, so call 770 889 2654 to set a date.


We are planning classes on Lures for Bass, STRIPERS! Crappie, SONAR! And Fly Fishing for the fall and winter at the Forsyth County Library branches. Dates, locations and times will be posted soon. All are welcome and there is no preregistration required.


LOWRANCE TIPS: Frequencies for Sonar are 200 kHz and 83 kHz. The 50 kHz for deep fishing past 400 feet deep. HIGH and MEDIUM CHIRP are available. Learn this and more in one day during our ON THE WATER ELECTRONICS SCHOOL 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.


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