LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 48 DEGREES

Bass fishing is fair. The lake is full, muddy from the 44 bridge north, heavy stain over most of the lake, Richland Creek is stained. Water temperatures are from 41 to 48 degrees. Jigs worked around docks from the middle of the coves to the back of the coves. Shaky heads fished under docks will also draw strikes. You can also uses spinner baits with a large Colorado blade fished around rip rap. This will work best when Georgia Power is pulling water. Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology can help cut the search time to find bait and fish. There has also been some large mouth mixed in with the hybrids under the birds.

Striper report by Mark Smith of Reel Time guide service Call 404 803 0741 [email protected]

Striper fishing is fair. Striper fishing can be great if you can find the birds diving on bait. If you can not find the birds the fishing will be fair at best. When you find the birds think small bait. A 1/4 ounce jig head with a small supper fluke, a small rooster tail will work. Keep a Capt. Mack spoon ready for when the fish go down. Use your Lowrance to locate the school and drop the spoon down to the school.

Crappie fishing is good to fair. The fish are moving into the coves and major creeks. The major creeks are muddy so make sure you are using a dark jig and tip it with a minnow. Spider rigging is the best option. Start in the middle of the creeks and work to the back. The mud has the fish scattered so keep moving until you find them. Learn how to use the Lowrance technology with Ken Sturdivant. Free sonar set up [email protected]