WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 3.5 FEET, CLEAR & 80’S

Bass fishing has been good. Fish are really spread out in two groups this week. The top water bite is on fire first thing in the morning on points and lay downs. Buzz baits, Spooks, and Pop R’s are producing when cast very close to cover and then slowly worked back to the boat. During the mid-morning pitch jigs close to over hanging limbs with bream present. These fish have been highly pressured so work the bait slowly. The strike zone will be in the first five feet of the overhanging limbs. Once the sun is high focus on docks and lay downs near the mouth of pockets with green pumpkin a Z Man floating worm. The Z Man floating worm will stand up on a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce shaky head so do not be afraid to let this bait soak to catch larger fish. The deep crank bait bite is beginning to turn on in the afternoon during generating schedules. Look for fish to begin stacking up on long points and roadbeds close to the main river channel. The best points are from the 109 bridge north going up the river. During generation periods use deep diving crankbaits on humps and road beds.

SEE NOTICE FROM THE CORP OF ENGINEERS BELOW.

From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Due to recent heavy rains, excess sediment deposits have pushed down from the Chattahoochee River leaving silt formations in the lake channel thus narrowing the navigation channel north of the Georgia Highway 219 river bridge. This area is between Georgia Park and Ringer Park. In addition, a large sandbar has formed along the west side

There are some new fish in West Point Lake 41,264 to be exact. The DNR on May 12 stocked the lake with largemouth bass grown in a hatchery in Richmond Hill, near Savannah, according to Brent Hess, a fisheries biologist with DNR. This is the first time we have ever done that, except for when it opened,” said Hess, who is based in LaGrange. “Through the age of the lake and the water quality in the early 1990s, that cut down on the productivity of the largemouth. During that decline, the spotted bass took over, which is not an acceptable alternative. Its nonnative, and it doesn’t t get nearly as big. “Only one other lake Allatoona near Cartersville has been stocked by DNR with largemouth bass, Hess said. “We’re kind of on the cutting edge because there are t a lot of largemouth bass stocked in Georgia, but this is kind of where we think we’re going,” he said. Scott Robinson, regional operations manager for DNR, explained the largemouth stocked in West Point Lake came from good stock. The biologists used largemouth that were collected from areas around Georgia s Montgomery Lake, where in 1932 the world record for largemouth bass was set when George W. Perry caught one weighing 22 lbs., 4 oozes., he said. The average size of the stocked bass was 2.14 inches, and Hess said it will take about three years for the fish to grow to 14 inches, at which point anglers don not have to throw them back. DNR also plans to keep an eye on the largemouth. The stocked fish were marked with a special dye that can be used to identify them from wild fish, Hess explained. There’s also some science involved. “We have the genetic markers to determine survival of the actual stocked fish, as well as their contribution to generations in the future,” Hess explained. “We sample the lake every year to assess the bass population, and to help determine any long term trends.” Hess said that if 25 percent of the fish survive, he would “consider that very good.” He explained that stocking larger, more mature fish ones as big a 6 inches simply INS t economical, or practical. “There are many reasons not to stock bigger fish,” Hess said. “Stocking bigger fish also means stocking less in numbers. As an example, you can stock 100 bigger fish or 1,000 smaller ones. Stocking bigger fish doesn’t t always necessarily equal more adult fish. Also, the larger a fish grows in a hatchery, the cost in raising them grows exponentially.” There’s also the potential for future stockings on West Point Lake. Hess said he hopes to stock additional largemouth later this year, and he is requested that DNR stock the lake every year for the next five years, depending on availability.

We have GPS Bass fishing locations and a BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE book for sale. Ask ken for a sample. This book is $39.00. If you would like a sample send us an e mail to [email protected]

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.

Our On the Water Schools are Rods Reels and Lures for Bass SONAR and we have a Striper school. Learn how to use the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology. Call 770 889 2654 or see the details on our web site for more info and dates.fo

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 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

On Saturday, August 27, 2016 2pm at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville, learn SONAR! LOWRANCE PRO STAFF, KEN STURDIVANT

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Our mailing address is Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge Cumming Georgia 30040. 770 889 2654