Capt Judy Helmey, Savannah, Fishing report 2-5
Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921 912 897 3460 FAX
Captain Judys email fishjudy2@aol.com
February 6, 2012
Saltwater Inshore, Offshore, Blue Water fishing reports, Freshies Suggestions, and Little Miss Judys Believe It or Not story! Thanks for Reading!
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Table of contents
2012 OFFSHORE FISHING CLINICS February 11, 2012 Saturday near shore offshore
Surf and Dockside Report Slow to go!
JUST DO IT! Call 888-JOIN-RFA or visit http://www.joinrfa.org/
Cold Water Shots!! Cold Water Red Fish
Sheepshead Sheepshead Sheepshead Inshore and/or offshore
Savannah Snapper Banks If you do happen to make it offshore to this area .
Blue Water Report Fishing with Frank Gibson and his blue water crew!
An oldie, but a goody! R8 Naval Towers
Freshies Report Bill Vanderford is Lake Laniers Legend!
Little Miss Judys Believe It Or Not! Escargot Affair!
2012 INSHORE and OFFSHORE FISHING CLINICS
Dates have been set
Our newly revised inshore handout material is going to be considered priceless! We are going to give you the best times to fish for what, when, and where for the entire year of 2012.
Any inshore fisherman that is considering going offshore they need to attend my offshore class. For more details scroll down
One Offshore School
Saturday February 11, 2012
We still have spots available!
Time: 8:00AM 2:00 PM
Place: Tubbys Tank House 2909 River Drive, Thunderbolt, Georgia 31404
Cost: $ 90.00 (included one day class, breakfast, and lunch)
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Surf and Dockside Report
Slow to go!
JUST DO IT!
If you want to keep catching these ..join the Recreational Fishing Alliance NOW!!
Captain Katy Brown of Miss Judy Charters is holding up a nice scamp grouper, which was caught at one of my secret grouper holes. This fish inhaled a large scup, which was lipped hooked on a 14/0 circle hook. The grouper hit the bait and then made way swimming as close to the bottom with hopes that it could get back to the safety of the ledge. However, as you can see this did not happen!!!
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Please join the RFA today! A one year membership is only $ 35.00!
Cold Water Shots!!
Although we have not had what I call a cold winter here on the coast our water temperatures have still been on the cold side. All inshore fishermen know that when the water temperatures are in the mid fifties or there about bites are few and far between! However, bites can happen thats if you follow a few rules!!
Cold Water Red Fish
I am always talking about mid day low tide stages. Now add a little winter morning and mid day sunshine to this scenario and you got a good chance for a cold water red fish bite! Heres what happens when the low tide and sunshine comes together. The sun warms the exposed and near exposed mud. As the tide floods back over the mud flats cold water red fish know the drill. This would be their chance to feed comfortably at least for a while. So if you happen to find such a scenario I suggest approaching the area quietly as possible so as to play the waiting game. As far as best baits: if you can go with the live stuff make sure that chunks are smelly as possible!! After all its the smell that brings the fish to the you and the hook up that hold them!!!
Well its a far piece from being time to target summer time red fish. However, the cold water red fish are making a pretty good showing. To get your best chance at catching cold water reds I suggest picking sunny days that fall on a mid morning low tide stage. These situations can turn a cold water bite from light to just right!
Sheepshead Sheepshead Sheepshead
Inshore and/or offshore
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Its Sheepshead season for both inshore and offshore fishermen. The best baits are going to be the purple back fiddler, which definitely gets their biting attention. The secret is to drop bait by the edge of structure and wave it ever so slowly up and down in the water column! When you start feeling pressure its time to start reeling!
Savannah Snapper Banks
If you do happen to make it offshore to this area .
If you happen to make it offshore the amberjack is one fish that you just might run into your hook. Jigging over ledges and around naval towers is a great place to get one of these fish hooked up. The amberjack is also known as a reef donkey, which means if they are schooling on the reefs your bait will never make it to he bottom, which at this time is a good thing.
Blue Water Report
Fishing with Frank Gibson and his blue water crew!
February 1, 2012 Wednesday
Triple Ledge
Frank Gibson is holding up a nice Yahoo Wahoo, which was caught at the Triple Ledge on Wednesday February 1, 2012. According to this blue water report received from Frank seas were flat and surface water temperature was a warm 71 degrees. All fish were caught on small tuna plugs! And the best tuna bite was during sunrise and late afternoon. Thanks Frank!!
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An oldie, but a goody!
R8 Naval Towers
Depth 143
3138.00 7955.52
Back in the good old days when I fished the blue waters of the stream a minimum of 100 days a year I had a fish catching blast. I am not going to say, Every day brought large catches, but I can say it was very interesting for sure! While at my inshore school this past weekend, (offshore school is Saturday February 11, 2012) I had a fisherman give me a current blue water report. He told me that he had caught some nice black fin tuna last week while trolling around the R8 Naval Tower, which brought back some big memories for me.
For some reason blue water fish always seemed to be drawn to this naval tower. I always could count on this area to offer some sort of bite. When we were actually catching yellow fin tuna the biggest one I ever caught was while making a pass by the R 8 Naval. It weighted in at about 75 pounds. It took about an hour to land this big fish. I caught it while pulling a #3 planer, which had 30 feet leader. The fish hit a ballyhoo that was rigged on a three hook rig. Every time we got the yellow fin to the boat and we tried to work the leader the fish made another powerful run. All fishermen hearts were on over drive that day!! Believe me I remember this fish day that like it was only yesterday!!
This tower always held the interest of all kinds of fish, which means all of fish, came here to feel safe while others came to feed! I remember one time that the horn got stuck on the wide open mode, which meant it really did hurt our ears. However, even though the horn was stuck for days once we got there and started catching fish the noise just seemed to disappear. Proving once again fishermen only hear what they want to!!
Please always check predicted weather conditions before heading out!
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Freshies Report
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Little Miss Judys Believe It Or Not!
Escargot Affair!
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Daddy and I are sitting on a bench in the yard. This was taken right after the fire and the house had been totally repaired. This picture was taken on my fathers Birthday on July 22, 1970.
Our house was fire and of course it was my fought!!
As a young adult I almost burned our house completely down. I was in the process of making French fries one evening and I kind of got side tracked. I guess I need to start from the beginning. Our kitchen was basically one big room. We didnt have hardly any cabinets as you think most kitchens have. Our kitchen sink was what I called a console type. The double sink came complete with its own cabinet. That was actually the only cabinet in the kitchen. Our dishes were stacked in a corner shelf arrangement. In other words someone had cut wooden triangles so that fit into the corners, which ended up making some pretty nice shelving. Our tons of can goods were stored in the walk in pantry, which was very cool. I bet we were the only family on the island that had a build in grocery store. The kitchen was basically open with lots of room for stuff that didnt belong there.
Now I will start the house on fire story. I was just about to fry up some home made French fries when it happened. I got side tracked, the oil got too hot, and starting that popping thing. The hot balls of oil ignited becoming flying grease balls, which started soaring across the kitchen landing in all direction. In the middle of the room was a pile of almost brand new large adult life jackets. Now back in the old days life jacket were made of 100% cotton or should I say, Some very flammable material! When the grease balls landed on the outer cloth of the life jacket big flames immediately got started.
Right before I heated up the grease to put the fries on I had put something else into to the oven. On a prior occasion I had been out on the town to a fancy restaurant and my date had offered me a taste of one of his escargot. I reluctantly gave them a try. The escargot, which is nothing more than snails cooked in a shell, tasted good. I went home and told my father about them. We decided to make some. So I went to the grocery store and believe it or not I purchased the snails in a can with their shells attached to the top.
On this particular evening Daddy and I were going to make some escargot in the oven. After preparing the buttery garlic sauce I dropped the snails in the sauce pan getting them really for the stuffing in the shells! While stuffing them in their shells I decided that French fries would be a good idea. So thats were the cooking of the fries came into play. My father was already on his second brown liquor drink and he wasnt feeling a whole lot of pain. I could hear him talking with our next door neighbor, Mr. Bridges. They were talking about fishing while he stood on our dock and Mr. Bridges was on his. Come to think about it, we still talk from dock to dock now. In fact, I just talked to Mr. Bridges yesterday as he was walking down his dock and I was coming up from mine. I guess you could say, Its a neighborhood tradition!
With the snails, oops I mean escargot in the oven, I started peeling potatoes. After that job was done I made ready the big black frying pan. I dipped enough Crisco into it so that once melted it would be at least half full. And then it happened, Daddy yelled, come out here I got to tell you something!! At that moment to which I remember to this day I turned and ran out of the kitchen never looking back until it was much too late. As I talked to daddy out in the yard I heard popping noises in the background, but I paid no attention. Daddy was telling me about Mr. Bridges catching a boat load of spotted sea trout. He was suggesting that we go tomorrow and catch us a few. I was all ears to what he was saying. After our 20 minute conversation was over I turned to see the kitchen in total flames and smoke screaming out of the back door. At that moment I remembered the grease on the stove and the peeled potatoes soaking in the sink.
My father screamed, Run to Mr. Bridgess house and get them to call the fire department. As soon as the fire engine roared down our driveway, firemen, which we all knew, started doing what they do best, putting out the fire! It didnt take them, but a few minutes to stop the flames. My father motioned for one of the firemen to come over, as I looked up I saw that it was Chuck Fischer, a long time friend of the family. Daddy said, Chuck please find my bottle it was on the kitchen table! After talking with Chuck later, he told me that he though that daddy wanted him to look for something valuable in the house. I said, At the time the bottle was valuable to him, he wanted a drink and the island liquor store was closed. We both laughed. As soon as daddy got his drink fixed, he pulled up a chair, sat, and began watching more thoroughly as the firemen completed pulling out the rest of the fire.
As Chuck made way by daddy he pulled on his coat and asked if he didnt mine bringing him the escargot that was still in the oven. It was his thoughts that they were most likely done at this point! While daddy and I sat in chairs outside he drank his brown liquor drink and we both ate escargot!!
As you might have already guessed, the fire was put out quickly, and the house at one end had to be completely gutted. The other end where my bedroom was had so much water and smoke damage that it needed lots of fixing too!
I did learn a lot from this fire. The first is never leave oil melting on the stove. Second, never leave to go outside to start talking about fishing. And I would like to say, Oven cooked snail that happen to be cooking while the house was burning can turn out pretty darn good. And it has been said by many that Eating by a fire always is a good thing! And I have to agree with them!!
PS: When you are chewing the snails and not the shells they came in there is a definite crunching noise made. I later learned that this is the noise made from breaking up the snails many rows of teeth. Now I can definitely say, No more escargot and their cracked teeth for me!
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Captain Judy Helmey
missjudycharters.com
912 897 4921
Sport Fishing Forums – North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia Fishing
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Bluefin Make a Splash at Hatteras!
This is todays report from Hatteras Harbor Marina.
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Bluefin are here! Our boats introduced several right now and introduced one back to the dock. A personal boat weighed in a nice 310lb Bluefin. There were also some Blackfin and Yellowfin Tuna. A scattered Wahoo and Dolphin bite.
Citations
Godspeed: Gregory Hoff of Cary, NC launched a Bluefin Tuna. Jeffrey Roser of Virginia Seaside, VA caught a 140lb Bluefin Tuna. Casey Hodges of Danbury, CT released a Shark.
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Looks like Ive obtained to get severe about putting some crews collectively now!
Make sure you see this earlier thread for extra information.
http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/…s-1656692.html
As I indicated in my last publish in that thread ….
Have a trip booked for two/21. Even now have room for one particular much more person.
I also have 1 particular person who wants to fish 2/18 or 2/19. Need 3 far more to make the excursion.
Over and above that, would like to fish as numerous days as achievable between two/eighteen and the end of February.
Hopefully, the bluefin will be in residence by then. If not, well simply bag the trips.
As usually, give me a shout if youd like to wrestle some of these rascals to the boat! -)
Very best regards,
Captain Alex Craig
Tempest-Sportfishing
Hatteras, NC 27943
Mobile phone: 215-837-3311
E mail: alexcraig@Tempest-Sportfishing.com
Web Internet site: http://www.Tempest-Sportfishing.com
Sport Fishing Community forums – North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia Fishing
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The Southern Fishing report by Ken Sturdivant 2-2
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
February 2, 2012
LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 8.34 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE SLIGHTLY STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 52 DEGREES.
This Lake Lanier bass fishing report is from Jimbo Mathley, www.jimboonlanier.com
Bass fishing is good. The lake level has stabilized over the past week and the water temperatures have been on the rise. The upper end of the lake is now 52 degrees and climbing, and that is where we have been focusing our efforts of late. We have continued to work the ditches in creek arms and we have also focused on main river points and secondary points with rock/clay and brush that are near deep water. We have found good activity in the 15 to 25 foot zone where brush is present. When we are out deeper, we are focusing on the ditches with isolated timber and using either a spoon jigged vertically or a jig worked VERY slowly through the timber. We have caught the shallow fish on shaky head worms, jigs, crank baits, jerk baits and the Fish Head Spin. The shallow fish seem to be the best fish and most available during periods of sunny weather, while the cloudy weather pushes the bait and fish deeper. If there is wind blowing, fish your moving baits where the wind is the strongest and most direct into the bank and use a very slow retrieve with any of the above baits. When using the jerk bait make sure to impart three to five second pauses between your twitches. When searching for the deeper fish in the creek channels/ditches, use your Lowrance electronics to identify subtle structure changes to include creek ditch depressions. Where there is bait, there is or will soon be fish. As always, once you find a creek, pocket, or main lake area holding bait and fish, you may have success by rotating that area with other areas you find holding bait and fish. Fish move up and down in the water column throughout the day, and in the same context move from deep to shallow. Given that, if you have success at one point in the day in a particular location, you may return again later and enjoy further success in the same area and perhaps at different depths.
This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West and Captain Mike Maddalena of Big Fish On! Guide Service, 404 561 2564. www.bigfishonguide.com
Striper fishing is very good. Its February and the water temperature is in the low 50’s. We have never seen the lake water this warm in February. We have also never seen this much bait. There is plenty of bait 30 to 50 feet down over the river and creek channels. The river channel from Gainesville Marina to the Hwy 60 Bridge is a prime example of deep water bait. We are also seeing some bait starting to move into the back of the creeks over a 20 to 30 foot bottom. Ada Creek and Gainesville Creek are good examples of what we will call shallow bait. This has been a very good week for free lines. Use the flat lines with no weight and lines with a single split shot fished 50 feet behind the boards and 100 feet behind the boat has out fished down rods. We have not had any luck graphing for groups of stripers. Instead, we are pulling free lines and down rods where we find the highest concentrations of bait fish. Small baits continue to your best bet. If you can throw the cast net, get some threadfin shad and use them. If not, take some medium shiners, very small trout and small herring. Try any creeks with a large concentration of bait. Focus on the creeks and river channel from Flat Creek north to Wahoo Creek. Holly Park area, Ada Creek and Gainesville Creek are good starting places. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 2, 2012
WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 5.76 FEET, DIRTY & 53 DEGREES BY CHRIS BELL
Bass fishing has been good. Fish have really been scattered with the changes in water level and temperatures. Fish can move as quickly as they pull into an area. Most of this change is related to bait movement. Our best pattern has been running main lake points and secondary points within pockets with mid depth crank baits in craw and chartreuse patterns to combat water color. The best areas have been mid lake to the 109 Bridge.
Hybrid and striper fishing is great. Fish have positioned on top of humps and road beds. Using live shad dropped down to schools of fish is working the best. Use your depth finders to locate fish. You may have to check multiple areas before locating fish with the recent changes in water levels.
Crappie fishing has been good. Fish have pushed further back into creeks and pockets with the higher water levels. For your trolling bite troll Jiffy jigs in a black chartreuse pattern to depths of ten to twelve feet. Whenever cover is present in the way of brush piles and lay downs multiple crappies will hold in this time of year. Use live minnows down lined to depths ten to twelve feet in and around cover. Learn how to use the new Lowrance GEN2 Structure Map technology with our exclusive On the Water schools. www.havefunfishing.com
February 2, 2012
LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 9.56 FEET, STAINED AND 51 DEGREES
This bass fishing report is from Matt Driver 404 456 6094 www.proanglerradio.com
Bass fishing is fair. Due to the unseasonably warm winter, fishing patterns are not typical for the month of February. Leave the float n fly and drop shot rigs at the house unless theres a major cold spell. It doesnt appear there will be a shad kill. Even if we have some cold weather, theres not going to be a big change in fishing pattern. Basically, were on pre spawn type stuff. Were moving a lot and using crank baits. A Spro McStick 95 jerk bait and lipless crank baits are working the best. Fish are all over the water column right now. We may see it change mid month and fishing will get a little tougher. We dont think there will be a mass migration to deeper water. Right now, 15 feet is the average depth.
This Lake Allatoona Fishing Guides Fishing Report Is Bought to You by Robert Eidson of First Bite Guide Service 770 827 6282 www,firstbiteguideservice.com. *
Line side fishing is good. For stripers, big baits fished on planer boards have been producing some good sized stripers and good numbers. We are using big gizzards or big trout in the creeks and in the rivers. Little River up to Clear Creek have been producing best. The key to fishing this part of the lake right now is clear water. If the water is muddy dont waste your time putting out bait. Go find the mud line and start fishing. Hybrid fishing is good but seems to be best mid lake. Fishing medium shiners and threadfin shad on down lines between 20 to 45 feet deep are working best. Look for these fish over the river channel between Galt’s Ferry and Clear Creek. Top water is right now. But it only last about 20 minutes at sun up. Trolling has been VERY SLOW for the past few days. Look for it to pick back up as the water clears. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 2, 2012
LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 7.51 FEET, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the bass are biting like it is almost spring. Shallow baits are working all day and the Alabama rig with the swim baits around main lake reef markers over humps and points is best. Use almost any of your favorite lures including the drop shot rig and the jig head worm. The jig and pig and the crank bait are also working. If the Carolina rig is your favorite use a Carolina Keeper on a three foot leader. Work the backs of these docks as well as the bank cover and the sea walls on down lake. Later in the day, use a 7A Bomber in crawfish or fire tiger colors right on the docks and get the lures under these docks with accurate casts. This works best up the rivers in the off colored waters. The upper rivers are off colored and use a larger Zoom Magnum lizard or a worm as well as a spinner bait around the banks and drop them into the cuts under the big trees right on the bank. Try the football head in the 5/16 ounce head with a Zoom Ultravibe Craw. Keep the Zoom Super Fluke ready all day and pearl ad baby bass are the best colors on a 3/0 Mustad offset worm hook and some Sufix Elite 10 pound line Be sure to use some fresh line as the line sides may decide to eat this bait. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 2, 2012
CLARKS HILL IS DOWN 7.76 FEET, 52 DEGREES & STAINED
Bass fishing is good and a lot of fish moved into shallow waters to start their bedding ritual for the year. On the shallow creek ledges in the mouth of the creeks there are schools of bass. They will bite a Texas or Carolina rigged worms and the trick worms in watermelon seed color. Use the brass and glass weight for extra sound and work baits all the out off the points and ledges. Later in the day use the Fat Free Shad crank baits in shad and Citrus shad as well as the baby bass pattern on the creek banks. Be sure to bounce the baits off the bottom for the extra strikes. In the up river creeks mouths, slow roll a Stanley spinner bait with gold and silver willow leaf blades. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 2, 2012
LAKE RUSSELL IS FULL, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the bass are feeding all day on shad in the creeks and ditches. They are biting the Carolina rigged Zoom 5 inch lizard around brush and standing timber. As the days get longer, use a small shad colored crank bait like the Shad Rap on points. Use the Stanley dark green or all black 1/2 ounce jig and a larger Uncle Josh #11 pork trailer on the heavy cover. Cast a dark red and black Texas rigged Berkley Power worm in the larger sizes slowly worked on the heavy wood lake wide. Slow roll a ½ ounce Lucky Craft Redemption spinnerbaits with the willow leaf and Colorado blade combo in golds and silvers on points. Also, use larger dark worms over the grass and around rip rap on the rocks around ramps and bridges later each day with the warming waters. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 2, 2012
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, STAINED AND 63 DEGREES BY MATT BATY
Bass fishing is good. The bass are in a spawn pre spawn mode. For spawning bass look in the backwater ponds off of the main lake. Look for sandy areas and once you find a bass on the bed, use a Big Bite Baits Warmouth in Green Blue Gill, along with a 5/0 EWG Gamakatsu hook and a 3/8 ounce tungsten sinker. Use the Sunline 22 pound Machine Gun Cast when bed fishing. For pre spawn fish, look on the main lake flats and fish the edge of sandbars with a shallow running crank bait. For 3 feet or less, use a Spro Fat John in Nasty Shad, and for water a little deeper than 3 feet, use a Stanford Razor Shad Shallow Runner in Summer Pattern. Each of these baits is perfect for locating and catching pre spawn fish on the flats. Learn how to use the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology with Southern Fishing On the Water fishing schools.
February 2, 2012
LAKE GEORGE IS FULL, 55 DEGREES, STAINED
Bass fishing is good and use the jigs and Texas rigs. Green pumpkin lizards are working and use the larger lizard later in the day. Small Rat L Traps and Shad Raps are working also. Fish the deeper ledge drops with the larger Fat Free Shad natural shad colored crank bait late as the water moves. War Eagle spinnerbaits with two blades like silver and a gold smaller blade is a good choice. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 2, 2012
LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 4.42 FEET STAINED AND 47 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE
Now available for sale 50 of my proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake, Alabama. E mail ken@havefunfishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and the spotted bass have started biting again in Little River, drop shot rigs with a small craw or 4 inch Senko worm are working well. Very few large mouth bass are being caught.
Crappie fishing is good and a lot fish are being caught, long line trolling in Little River and Little Spring Creek on 1/24 ounce Jiffy Jigs in colors JJ05, JJ08, JJ13, JJ17, JJ23, JJ33.
February 2, 2012
LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.52 FEET, 54 DEGREES, MOSTLY STAINED.
Bass fishing is good. Head up the rivers and the fish are a little more active. The bass are off the river points and deeper stump rows. Flipping a dark Zoom U tail on a Texas rig greens on wood and brush very tight bank and river structure can draw a strike. Try casting or flipping the river docks and shallow bank with a V and M motor oil lizard. Main lake docks and sea walls are fair and use the white buzz bait early and late. Keep a Zoom Super Fluke ready and skip this bait under the larger docks and let it sink all the way to the bottom and work it almost like a worm. We teach On the Water Schools for Sonar and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for Ken details.
February 2, 2012
LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 51 DEGREES.
Bass fishing is fair. The main lake is clear, stained to muddy up the rivers. Think small. Thats right the small. The bass are feeding on small threadfin shad. They are all over the lake and the bass are feeding on them. Match the hatch. A small shad pattern crank bait fished around docks in 5 to 15 feet of water and use the #5 Shad Rap. Some fish are still coming on blue black jigs fished around wood structure. This pattern will pick up the bigger fish. The spoon bite on the lower end of the lake has slowed over the past week. As always if Georgia Power is pulling water ck out the rip rap around the bridges. The small crank baits will work in this area also.
Lake Oconee Line Side report brought to you by Mark Smith at Reel Time Guide Service. 404-803-0741. wwwreeltimeguideservice.com
Line side fishing is good. This report is the same as last week and should hold as long as the water temperature stays in the upper 40s and low 50.The stripers and hybrids continue to bite down near the dam. These fish are after smaller baits. We have cut down the size of the umbrella rigs. Take the trailers and cut about an inch off of them and this will down size your rigs. Live bait is also producing. Use your Lowrance to locate the schools of bait and drop your bait in the schools. The Stripers may not show on the Lowrance but they are close to the bait. Keep a Cat. Mac spoon tied on. There are times that it will out produce the live bait.
Crappie fishing is good. The big crappie are starting to show up in the back of the major creeks. This is the time of year to fill your cooler with big slabs. Spider rigging in the back of these creeks will produce the most fish. Tip your jig with a minnow for the best results. The best jug color has been the blue black, or the green black. This should last until the end of spring. But the biggest fish will be caught over the next few weeks. The weather is good and the fish are feeding so now is a good time to take a child fishing. Sugar Creek Marina has a complete line of striper gear, crappie jigs and all the bass tackle you will need. The spring striper bite is on the way now is a good time to stock up. We teach On the Water Schools for Sonar and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for Ken details at 770 889 2654 for details.
February 2, 2012
JACKSON LAKE IS DOWN 4.42 FEET, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good as the water has stayed warmer so far. The rivers are a little stained so use the bright Stanley spinner bait with all white or chartreuse blades in the willow leaf style. Down lake use the Rebel Deep Wee R in the bone or parrot colors on docks and points. Use a dark Texas rigged Berkley Power worm in the larger sizes slowly worked on the docks on the lower lake. Later each day use a 1/2 ounce Strike King bright blade spinner bait on lower lake docks and on any rocks. Cast these baits right on the banks and pull them slowly over the wood on any bank. A green pumpkin Zoom trick worm around docks can get a strike. Add a Venom glass rattle in the lure. We teach On the Water Schools for Sonar and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for Ken details at 770 889 2654 for details.
Our DVD, Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass are now on sale for only $ 25.00 including shipping. Send a check payable to Southern Fishing Schools Inc. to: Southern Fishing Schools Inc to 106 Hickory Ridge Drive, Cumming Georgia. Please allow 14 days for delivery.
Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. The BASICS OF SONAR seminars are held on the last Saturday of each month at 2pm. All seminars are subject to change without notice.
If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net and ask for the Sonar Setup Quick List. See the new Lowrance machines at www.lowrance.com. Lowrance Announces HDS Gen2. See them in action at Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville this Saturday from noon until 5pm.
We have these BASS FISHING books for sale: BASS FISHING LAKE LANIER, BASS FISHING LAKE ALLATOONA, BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE, BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL, BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE and BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL. These books are written exclusively for Bass and each book 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 kensturdivant@earthlink.net. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.
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Ocean Isle Fishing Center report 2-2
Capt. Brandon "Bonecrusher" Sauls and his daughter, Sloane took a backwater adventure on January 29th and appear at some of the outcomes. The weather conditions her is great. Come appreciate it.
– Capt. Rickey Beck
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"Green Moon Strikes Once again!" | Tiberias – 22′ | 02/01/12
Headed out Wednesday morning as the winds ended up slight and correct for browsing the flats for fish. I struggled to get more than a handful of sandbars as tide was very very low. About the time I was prepared to throw in the towel, I observed movement to my still left. Several reds had been moving along an oyster bar about 30 ft away. I produced a cast about ten toes in advance hoping to intercept. Bam! A 23" red slammed it in total stride and the struggle was on! Completely wonderful to see it all unfold in 2 ft of drinking water. The rest of the group scattered and headed to an unknown spot. I moved on, spotting a tiny team of 5 reds, but they have been not intrigued. I moved a small further and a few of ten inch flounder slipped out of the mud. A handful of a lot more yards and a few nice measurement trout spooked to my appropriate. The flat was alive! Regrettably, I could not get any longer fish to bite, but it was fantastic to see them. See ya on the h2o!
– Capt. Jacob Frick
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"Green Moon" | Tiberias – 22′ | 01/thirty/12
Finally, talked Brant into carrying some new hues right here at the OIFC. Below is a tiny video of what I caught with our new coloration in Bass Assassin’s Sea Shad selection. Our water is tremendous distinct proper now and this color has been smoking them here of currently. Arrive by and examine it out! See ya on the h2o!
– Capt. Jacob Frick
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Frisco Rod and Gun fishing report 2-2
Posted on February two, 2012
Below is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banking institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Right now was sunny but a tiny windy. We had west winds at fifteen-20 mph and the temperatures had been in the very low sixty′s. This early morning the speckled trout little bit a minor at the jetties in Buxton. Properly a handful of boats did make it out offshore these days. The winds have been far more westerly for most of the day so Hatteras Inlet was a little much more manageable, but nonetheless rough. They did deal with some very good blackfin and couple of yellowfin tuna. The hammerhead sharks have been challenging on the tunas, some occasions your bringing up just the head.
Outer Financial institutions Fishing Report two-1
Posted on February one, 2012
Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Financial institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
These days was mainly sunny and warm. We had west south-west winds fifteen mph and the temperatures ended up in the mid to higher sixty′s. Effectively the drinking water in Avon and Buxton are a small on the dirty facet so the scattered speckled trout bite is peaceful. Some sharks and skates on Cape Point and thats about it. No boats offshore but there were some men out commercial fishing yesterday and mentioned there had been plenty of bait off of Avon a number of miles out. Possibly individuals bluefin tuna will be below them. There are a few boats booked tomorrow, the climatic conditions does not seem excellent for the trip even though. Hard south-west winds twenty-30 mph can make our inlet at Hatteras rather hairy.
Outer Banks Fishing Report one-31
Posted on January 31, 2012
Right here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banking institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Nowadays was sunny and warm with mild wind. The winds were from the west north-west at ten mph and the temperatures had been in the reduced sixty′s. As great of a day it was we confident were slow and no one particular we talked to right now had been really going or coming from fishing. The offshore fishing has been pretty excellent. Till the bluefin tuna genuinely start off exhibiting up or on the weekends not that a lot of charters are booked this time of year, so we have no report for right now.
Frisco Rod and gun
252-995-5366
http://www.friscorodgun.com/about.html
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Red Drum Tackle shop fishing report, Buxton 1-29
Got out to the position yesterday afternoon (what a great day) even observed a couple of sunlight bathers taking edge of the heat temps.The typical team of hopefulls had been there slinging steel and chunking bait, Noticed numerous canine fish landed.I do know of a dozen trout or so being caught on Thursday in Buxton. I also verified numerous stripers being caught at the New-Inlet bridge earlier in the week.These in search of sea shells still proceed to locate their limitations.Our very good good friend GRUMPY is again in city so we are thinkin it wont be prolonged just before the Massive Drum present up on the tiny Island to our south.Come consider advantage of this gentle climate get a tan,Locate some shells and who is aware of catch a DRUM!! "Come Get You Some" HOOP-DEE!!!!
Reddrum Tackle
Buxton, NC
252-995-5414
http://reddrumtackle.com/
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Crappie USA Coming To Wateree, South Carolina
Crappie USA Inc., Americas Premier Nationwide Crappie Fishing Tournament Organization will be keeping a qualifying celebration on Lake Wateree at Camden, South Carolina March 17, 2012. Anglers will be fishing for a 7-fish limit of crappie, which could web them a examine alongside with the option to advance to the Cabelas Crappie USA Basic, the most prestigious event in crappie fishing right now. This year’s basic will be held October 24th-27th, 2012 on the Barkley/Kentucky Lakes at Cadiz, Kentucky.
Registration and Seminar
A pre-tournament seminar will be held on Friday night the sixteenth at the Chamber of Commerce &Visitors Middle, 607 S. Broad Road in Camden. Sign up will begin at five:00pm with the meeting and a Nationwide Sponsor Subject Test Solution Drawing beginning at 7:00pm neighborhood time. This seminar is open up to the public. For these not fishing the function, we motivate you to occur out to this assembly and meet the best crappie anglers in the region.
The Weigh In Website
The tournament weigh-in will be held on Saturday the 17th at the Clearwater Cove Marina, 2029 Baron Dekalb Rd. Camden, South Carolina starting at three:00pm. This is the perfect option for non-competitors to occur and understand how the big ones are caught. Interviews of the leading five teams will be conducted immediately after the weigh in.
Sponsor and Host Lodging Web site
The Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome all Crappie USA anglers and their guest to the region and hope they get the opportunity to take pleasure in the many sights in the region. For far more information on the area get in touch with: (800) 968-4037 or pay a visit to their web site at: www.kershawcountychamber.org. Host lodging for the celebration will be the Colony Inn, US #one & US 601, Camden, South Carolina. For reservation get in touch with: (803) 432-5508. Rooms possibly limited so make your reservations early and mention Crappie USA.
How to Enter
You can enter our tournaments by filling out and delivering in an entry sort or by registering on our site at www.crappieusa.com prior to the deadline detailed on the kind. Teams may possibly also enter at the pre-tournament seminar on Friday night time. All late entries will be matter to a $ 20.00 late payment.
ACA membership is essential to fish in our tournaments and a space is presented on our entry sort for you to grow to be a member. Groups might consist of one or two companions. Teams could have a 3rd associate if third associate is underneath the age of 16. Pole limits for a few-associate groups will be the same as two-partner teams.
Entry expenses in all qualifying tournaments are $ 100.00 per crew in the Amateur Division and $ 200.00 in the Semi-Pro Division. There is an optional $ ten.00 (Per Staff) Large Fish Pot. All individuals must be a member of the American Crappie Association to fish in these events. American Crappie Affiliation membership is $ 25.00 for grownups and $ 10.00 for husband or wife and youth memberships. Each membership will consist of a subscription to the official publication of Crappie USA, one particular of the leading crappie fishing publications in the nation.
Crappie USA Free Crappie Youngsters Rodeo
Held in conjunction with the tournament will be the Crappie Youngsters Fishing Rodeo to be held Saturday early morning at the Clearwater Cove Marina. Signal up for the Young children Rodeo will be at eight:00am with the rodeo from 9:00am till 11:00am. The Crappie USA Children Fishing Rodeo is a opportunity for children of the area to get out and take pleasure in naturel, do a minor fishing and win some prizes. The function is totally free to all young children 12 and below with all individuals eligible for a likelihood to win one of the 6, Crappie USA $ 2,000.00 scholarships to be awarded at the Cabelas Crappie USA Common.
Crappie USA and our anglers have contributed virtually $ 310,000.00 to the Crappie Kids Scholarships since 1997. We are very very pleased to be a portion of the schooling process for the youngsters who participate in our tournaments as grownup/youth teams and people who fish in the Crappie USA Kids Fishing Rodeos.
The Crappie Young children Free of charge Fishing Rodeo has developed in many cities to be a key attraction drawing as several as 350 or far more children from surrounding locations to compete for prizes and the opportunity at the $ two,000.00 Crappie Kids Scholarship. All participating kids ought to be accompanied by an adult.
Country wide Sponsors of Crappie USA are: Cabelas, Rebel Yell Bourbon, Ranger Boats, Evinrude Outboards , B n M Poles, Minn Kota, Humminbird Electronics, Adventure Merchandise Ego Nets, J.R. Mads, Charlie Brewers Slider Co., Large Bite Baits, TTI-Blakemore Street Runner, Driftmaster Rod Holders, Fishouflage, Southern Professional Deal with, Moss Again Rack Fish Attractors, Entire world Fishing Network-WFN, Go Light Inc. and Ron Gooding Insurance policy.
The following companies furnish merchandise to assist make these activities achievable: Kodiak Fish Attractants, "Fish Guardian" and Preserve Alive.
For more information be sure to phone Crappie USA Inc. at 270-395-4204. Make sure you check out our website at www.crappieusa.com.
Press Professional Crappie USA President, CEO
Larry Crecelius Darrell Van Vactor
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Oregon Inlet Fishing center report 1-28
by Denise
What a fantastic day of fishing right now at Oregon Inlet! We had 4 offshore boats and 1 inshore go out. The offshore boats returned with boundaries of yellowfin tuna and one 245 pound bluefin tuna.
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FISHING REPORT – 1/25/12
by Denise
Today we had one particular offshore boat go out. They had a lovely trip out, launched two bluefin tuna and returned to the dock with a few yellowfin tuna. Tomorrow we have two offshore boats scheduled to go fishing.
Oregon Inlet Fishing Middle
(252) 441-6301
http://www.oregon-inlet.com
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Ocean Isle Fishing Center report 1-31
Eventually, talked Brant into carrying some new colours right here at the OIFC. Right here is a little movie of what I caught with our new colour in Bass Assassin’s Sea Shad assortment. Our h2o is tremendous very clear appropriate now and this shade has been smoking them below of currently. Occur by and test it out! See ya on the drinking water!
– Capt. Jacob Frick
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"Going Massive Time" | OIFC World Cat / Carolina Cat | 01/30/twelve
www.thestreet.com which I assume is a quite large bargain ?? Did an job interview on couples operating jointly and selected Amy and I for portion of their report. Right here is the link — fairly tiny, but still pretty neat to be considered in this big globe.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11388…y-couples.html
– Capt. Brant McMullan
"Sunset Beach front Boat Ramp" | Get Occupied | 01/29/twelve
I took some photographs of the development internet site of the new boat ramp. I appears like it is heading to be a single ramp facility found at the actual place where the aged swing bridge was found. I never know any more than the pictures present.
– Capt. Rickey Beck
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"Clear h2o creating it Tough?" | Tiberias – 22′ | 01/28/12
I have recieved numerous inquiries regarding the redfish bite close to our area proper now. The clear water has produced acquiring near to the fish and obtaining them to bite challenging at moments. Up and down climatic conditions styles, water temperatures, and porpoises have kept big universities of redfish on the transfer. I have shared additional info about this subject matter on our How to’s web page. See ya on the h2o!
– Capt. Jacob Frick
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