LAKE LANIER IS DOWN .37 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 70’S

The fishing on Lake Lanier this past week has been very good. The morning bite has been excellent with a variety of baits to include: jerkbait, swimbait, topwater, spinnerbait, and a fluke. The focus with these baits should be fairly shallow on flats and shallower rocky points and humps as well. When the fun stuff bite slows down, switch to a worm on a 1/8 ounce Davis Shaky Head and work it slow. Focus on points at the mouths of spawning pockets and on secondary points as well. The spots are still on bed around the lake. We are starting to see some post spawn fish as well as spawning fish and still some pre spawn fish as well. The spots will often be just out of site on points, shallow humps and pockets. A fluke is a great search bait for these fish. A drop shot rig with a 4" worm is a great follow up bait if the fish does not eat the fluke. Work the rig like a shaky head and watch for light bites. Spots on the bed are generally very aggressive. Long running flat clay points are holding fish as well. Often these fish can be found in the 8 to10 foot depth ranges or shallower on top of these points. A shaky head and a Carolina rig worm are good bets for fish on these areas. I am completely booked for May. Thank you for all the calls! Here is what I have open in June: 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, and 30. The spots are on fire and the post spawn topwater bite in June will be insane!! Don't miss out! Give me a call and let's go fishing! Thanks to all and May God Bless.

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This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West and Captain Mike Maddalena of www.bigfishonguide.com

Striper fishing continues to be tough as the weather fluctuates from bad to awful. There is an early morning and late afternoon bite on points but the daylight hours has been slow. The night bite has slowed but it is still a good option versus daylight fishing during the days with blue bird skies and high pressure. You have several options for night fishing. You can cast bombers to the banks, pitch Blueback Herring to lighted docks or you can pull planner boards as close to the bank as possible. The top water bite is still on during the early daylight hours. After the sun gets up switch to a ½ ounce Captain Mack’s buck tail jig with a small fluke. Focus on points, reef markers and clay banks. The good news is we have had some success pulling the Umbrella rig. Pull your rigs at 70 to 90 feet back and toll at 2.8 to 3.2 MPH. Hit as many points as possible with the rigs with a focus on 20 to 40 foot bottom. There are fish all over the lake with mid lake having a slight advantage over the extreme North and South. The lake temperature has jumped into the low to mid 70’s. Consequently, the fish are moving which makes it difficult to find them. The water is clear on the main lake and stained in the backs of the creeks. The lake is at full pool. To book your guide trip call us at 404 561 2564 or contact us on our web site. www.bigfishonguide.com

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is from Dan Saknini, member of the Lanier Crappie Angler’s Club. See our club’s website, www.laniercrappieanglers.net

Water temperatures are in the low seventies. Crappie fishing conditions are good. The fish are pulling out to deeper docks, as always, with structure. It is an added bonus if you can find a good sized brush pile outside the dock. In this case, stay thirty to forty feet away from the dock and cast your jig to the other side of the brush. Jig it slowly over the brush toward the boat. You may want to experiment and let it fall a little into the brush. This time of the year, four pound high visibility line is very critical. One twenty fourth ounce soft body Jigs and hair jigs are working well. Also, the bigger fish are moving onto standalone brush piles in the backs of creeks. Those brush piles are in twenty to twenty five feet of water, topping out at ten to fifteen feet below the surface. As always, the more brush piles you hit and the more docks you fish, the better your chances of boating more fish. If a spot isn’t working, move on. Four to eight mid to large sized fish is about average per stop. So if your hits are yielding only smaller fish, move on to explore other docks or brush piles. Stay safe on the water, wear your life jacket!

Lowrance Pro Staff, KEN STURDIVANT will teach a FREE! SONAR Class on Saturday afternoon, May 28, 2016 at 1pm at the Cabela’s store in Greenville, South Carolina. See www.cabelas.com for details.

We have the LOWRANCE Gen 3 Touch and 3D NEW Lowrance Technology on our boat. Bring any HDS machine only to Lake Lanier and learn it ALL in one day. Call Ken for details.

For a free set up sheet for your sonar send me an e mail to [email protected]

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 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 [email protected].

We offer these waypoints for sale. You get the coordinates and you load them into your GPS unit
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

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