JACKSON LAKE IS FULL, STAINED & LOW 50’S

Bass fishing is good. Covering water cranking should continue to produce a relatively shallow bite in select areas and times. Bass will return to the deeper winter holding areas. A chunk rock 15 foot bottom and deeper is a good depth range to target for the deeper fish. Concentrate on points, humps, and bluff banks on the main river channel or appropriately deep water. Locations with deep rock or wood will be more likely to hold concentrations of fish. The key to finding deep active fish is to find a group holding together or stay with the bait. Sun on rocks, wood, docks, and stained water will draw fish shallow when located adjacent to deep water. On a warm afternoon, compact diving cranks like a Bandit or Shad Rap, should be fished shallow in stained water and on any rocks. Use a fire tiger Rapala DT10 to the line up last week and that produced fish on a chunky 7 to 10 foot bottom. Last week was last week though. With the weather fluctuations, you really need to get out there and fish the moment. A spinner bait bite came up last week, but that for instance, is probably long gone. Fish a slower falling 1/4 ounce Net Boy jig on deep water docks and bluffs. Also fish 1/2 to 3/4 ounce Net Boy football jigs slowly through the deep water holding areas. Use a brown jig in the clear water and a black/blue jig in stained water. Use a brown or green pumpkin Zoom Super Chunk Jr. on the natural color jig and a green pumpkin or black Super Chunk Jr on the black/blue jig. Shaky heads will also work on the docks and deep water structure. Rig them with trick, finesse worms, and Senko's. Shorter Finesse worms or shortened Tricks will get more hook ups when the bite turns slow, short, and subtle. Slow down your presentations and fish a 1/8 ounce head when you can get away with it. Carolina rigging can be helpful to your worming in some cases. If the wind is blowing or you are targeting deep water, a ½ ounce or ¾ ounce bullet weight can give you a worming advantage. Spoons are also picking up deep bass relating to bottom and bait. Stick to clear water for best results in spooning.

If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to [email protected] and ask for the Sonar Setup Quick List.

The 2015 Atlanta Boat Show is January 11, through 15, 2015 at The Georgia World Congress Center. Meet these anglers in the “Let’s Go Fishing Center”: Ken Sturdivant, Dan Saknini, Mark Smith, Jimbo Mathley, Al Bassett, Matt Henry, Matt Henry, Tom Branch, Jr., Rick Burns, Rene Hess CCI, Captain Mark Smith, Randy Hancock, Matt Driver, and Chris Scalley.

Anglers 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 are written by Tim White and Ken Sturdivant and each one has over 65 locations exclusively for bass 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 [email protected]. Our mailing address is Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.


2015 Atlanta Boat Show

“Let’s Go Fishing” Center Seminars

Thursday, January 15, 2015
2:00 pm Trophy Bass Fishing, Bass Tubs of Oklahoma
3:00 pm Crappie Year Round, Al Bassett
4:00 pm Bass Tactics, Rick Burns
5:00 pm Stripers! Captain Ken West
6:00 pm Lowrance HDS Technology, Ken Sturdivant
7:00 pm Fly Fishing, Rene Hess CCI
8:00 pm Lake Lanier Crappie, Dan Saknini

Friday, January 16, 2015
1:00 pm Crank Baits for Bass, Ken Sturdivant
2:00 pm Trophy Bass Fishing, Bass Tubs of Oklahoma
3:00 pm Crappie Year Round, Al Bassett
4:00 pm Fly Fishing, Rene Hess
5:00 pm Lake Lanier Crappie, Dan Saknini
5:30 pm Bass Fishing Lake Lanier, Jimbo Mathley
6:00 pm Stripers! Captain Ken West
7:00 pm Lowrance HDS Technology, Ken Sturdivant
8:00 pm Lake Oconee, Captain Mark Smith

Saturday, January 17, 2015
11:00 am Crappie Year Round, Mark Smith
Noon Fly Fishing, Rene Hess
1:00 pm Stripers! Captain Ken West
2:00 pm Crappie Year Round, Al Bassett
2:30 pm Inshore Fishing in the waters near Savannah, Jack McGowan
3:00 pm Peacock Bass, Randy Hancock
3:30 pm Springtime Spotted Bass, Jim Mathley
4:00 pm Lake Allatoona Bass, Matt Driver
4:30 pm Trout on the Chattahoochee River, Chris Scalley
5:00 pm Lowrance HDS Technology, Ken Sturdivant
6:00 pm Bass Tactics, Rick Burns
7:00 pm Lake Oconee, Captain Mark Smith
8:00 pm Trophy Bass Fishing, Bass Tubs of Oklahoma

Sunday, January 17, 2015
11 am Trophy Bass Fishing, Bass Tubs of Oklahoma
Noon Lake Oconee Crappie, Al Bassett
1:00 pm Trout on the Chattahoochee River, Chris Scalley
2:00 pm Lowrance HDS Technology, Ken Sturdivant
3:00 pm Stripers! Captain Ken West
4:00 pm Lake Allatoona Bass, Matt Driver