LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 74 TO 81 DEGREES

Bass fishing is good. Start the day with a buzz bait fished on sea walls and rip rap. This bite will last for the first hr. of day light. After the sun gets up move to the deeper dock on the main lake. Start with dock in 10 ft. of water. Work the docks with a shaky head green worm. A Texas rigged green pumpkin worm will also draw a strike. A mid running crank bait fished down the sides of the same boat docks will also produce. Again this week if Georgia Power is pulling water move to the bridges and work a crank bait or a spinner bait on the down lake side of the bridge.

Line Side fishing by Mark Smith of Reel Time Guide Service.
404 803 0741 or [email protected]

Line side fishing is very good. The fish are holding in 15 ft. of water on points and humps on the south end of the lake. Use a 3 arm 9 jig umbrella rig fished 100 feet out at 3mph. You can still pick up a few fish on live shad on the same humps but the big number will come on the umbrella rig. The white bass are starting to show up on the humps from sugar creek north. Use your Lowrance to locate the schools on the humps and then drop a spoon down into the school.

Crappie fishing is good. Locate the schools with your Lowrance and then drop a live minnow down to the fish. The fish are located in the timber from 10 to 20 feet deep in the timber.

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 Service at 404 803 0741 or [email protected]. Learn how to use the Lowrance technology with Ken Sturdivant. Free sonar set up [email protected]