LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 84 TO 90 DEGREES

Bass fishing is fair. The lake is full, stained up the river and clear on the south end. There is still an early morning top water bite with a white Old Nelly buzz bait. Fish it on the sea walls and around boat docks at first light. After the first hour, switch to a shaky head with a crawl fished under a deep boat dock. There is also a crank bait bite on the deep water humps on the south end of the lake. As Georgia Power pulls water move to the bridge rip rap and work a crank bait on the down lake side of the bridge.

Striper/hybrid report by Mark Smith of Reel Time guide service, phone 404-803-0741 or [email protected]

Striper and hybrid fishing is slow. There is an early morning late evening top water bite. Use a popping cork with a small jig attached to a 2 foot leader. Look for schools breaking water in the middle of the lake to the dam.

Crappie fishing is good. The fish are in the timber 10 to 20 feet deep. Use your Lowrance to locate the schools in the timber mid lake. The river bend area of the lake is a good starting location. Drop a live minnow to the schools you locate with your Lowrance.