Fishin with Capt. Gus! Deep Water Fishing 2-19-12 lake Norman
Deep H2o Fishing
two-19-12
Picture Courtesy of Capt. Gus
Capt. Gus shown with a large amberjack caught on latest S. Florida fishing journey.
Deep water fishing has been fairly effective this calendar year, notably given that thats in which bait fish invest the winter months getting ravished by schools of predator bass, white perch and stripers.
With advancements in sonar (fish finders), GPS engineering and the ever before presence of reduced flying seabirds, its easier than actually to find feeding fish. Savvy anglers not only view for seabirds that fly lower to the h2o, but spend specific consideration to those diving and snatching baitfish from the surface area. When that occurs, anglers must slow to idle pace to look at the fish finder screen and seem for proof of predator fish below the boat. When located, its customary to cast, troll or jig baits via feeding schools.
The most active fish are suspending thirty to fifty ft underneath the surface area. The feeding depth changes speedily, as baitfish switch training course in a futile attempt to escape becoming eaten. The particular person maneuvering the boat really should observe for this exercise on the fish finder. As the fish change depths, reposition lures a handful of feet above the fray.
Chilly water, although invigorating to individuals, slows the rate of metabolism of fish. Bass and perch do not feed as regularly or transfer as quickly, so its best to gradual the lure presentation to a crawl. Artificial lure retrieval should be sluggish with a slight stop-and-go motion, although suspended reside minnows must be permitted to keep in place for an prolonged interval of time.
Effective anglers current synthetic lures in a lifelike way at depths to fifty ft the purpose buck tails, jigging spoons, Sabiki rigs and tiny baitfish are so common for vertical fishing. People who troll are using down riggers or direct-core line to get the lures down to the degree of deep swimming fish. The greatest trolling baits are buck tails, swim-baits and roadrunners. Scaled-down lures are inclined to tempt noticed bass and perch, although larger variations are most likely to lure stripers. Individuals trolling, uncover the Alabama rig to be really effective when pulled by way of faculties of feeding noticed bass and stripers.
Significant colleges of hungry fish not only entice seabirds, but plenty of fishermen. When you see a team of boats fishing in shut proximity to 1 an additional, give them a vast berth when passing, or much better yet, slow to no wake velocity. If youre preparing to fish the very same region, function your way into the fishing grounds at idle pace and start by fishing the outer perimeter. If trolling motors are getting used, do also to steer clear of spooking the fish getting caught.
Guidelines from Capt. Gus: The Alabama, Umbrella, Sabiki and other tandem lure rigs are producing strikes from some rather significant bass and stripers. Why big fish like multi lure rigs is anybodys guess, but some surmise that big fish would fairly gulp a mouthful of baitfish at one time, than snack on a number of tidbits.
Very hot Spot of the Week: Boats that fish beneath diving birds are catching plenty of spotted bass, white perch and stripers. These who have the skills and time to fish all day can catch hundreds of them. Finest bets are Reed, Mountain and Stumpy Creeks, as well as, any place alongside the outdated river channel exactly where birds are hitting the surface area. Crappie are getting small minnows fished all around deep h2o attractors and bridge pilings. Cat fish like drifting cut baits.
The surface drinking water temperature differs by spot, but is mostly in the forties and very low fifties in open up waters not afflicted by electrical power generation. The lake degree is about four.3′ below full pond on Lake Norman and three.0′ under entire on Mountain Island Lake.
Capt. Gus Gustafson of Lake Norman Ventures, Inc. is an Outside Columnist and a total time Skilled Fishing Guidebook on Lake Norman, NC. Pay a visit to his world wide web site, www.Fishingwithgus.com or phone 704-617-6812. For added information, e-mail him at Gus@lakenorman.com.
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Capt Judy Helmey, Savannah, Fishing report 2-18
Kicking Fish Tail Since 1956
POB 30771
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31410
912 897 4921 912 897 3460 FAX
Captain Judys email fishjudy2@aol.com
February 20, 2012
Saltwater Inshore, Offshore, Blue Water fishing reports, Freshies Suggestions, and Little Miss Judys Believe It or Not story! Thanks for Reading!
My fishing statement
To try to insure that fishing stays in the hearts that love it and to help the ones that are going too!!
Table of contents
Mike Dicks http://www.savannahdive.com/ playing and swimming with the fish!!
A BIG THANKS!
Docks and Breach fronts!
Inshore Fishing Shorts Spotted Sea Trout
An Inshore Sheepshead Biting Affair!
Red Fish and their Tails!
Nice red fish being release back to the wild!! Red fish bait that has been a hit!
Seasoned Bait The meaning of!
Artificial Reefs A Sheepshead story with a black fish bite ending!
Savannah Snapper Banks Still lots of fun!! Off the wall catching ideas to try at the banks
Blue Water Report Its time to go!
An unbelievable picture from Johnny Peters blue water fishing achieves
Mike Dicks http://www.savannahdive.com/
Playing and swimming with the fish!!
Private Scuba Instruction
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About my inshore and offshore schools!
BIG THANKS!
I would like to send out a big thanks to all fishermen that attended my inshore and offshore schools. It was great seeing everyone! I also want to wish all of you the very best for the 2012 fish catching year!! And please dont forget to send all of your fishing reports and pictures to me!!! And also a big thanks goes out to those that help get the information out about the schools!
Docks and Breach fronts!
With the cold weather bringing water temperatures back down to the low fifties fish bites slowed inshore, but only for a few days. Although fishermen or the fish havent experienced much of a cold weather patterns so far for this winter season they did earlier this week. When air temperature dropped so did a fishermans option for catching fish inshore. You noticed I said catching not fishing! The good news about plain old fishing is that you can go anytime and you know the old saying, You really never know what might bite your hook! So I always suggest going fishing when you can and always look forward to being surprised at what might bite your hook!!
Inshore Fishing Shorts
Spotted Sea Trout
Inshore spotted sea trout bite
A few spotted sea trout are being caught in the creeks and rivers. Best artificial baits at this time are ice colored flukes rigged on red ¼ jig heads. The secret is to cast into place, let it sit, reel a few turns, and repeat. In other words give them time to eat!!
The old trout has it ways for feeding or not. I have always been taught that they dont eat during the cold water times unless they have too. Normally this fish does eat its because a warming trend has taken place. This week would be prefect time to give this suggestion a try. We started out with a very cold week with air temperatures even on the coast being passed the freezing mark in the morning. Cold such as we had earlier this week causes a quick drop in water temperature, which in turn puts the spotted sea trout back into a winter time hibernation mode. This means they suction themselves back on the bottom in the deepest hole that they can find.
The good news is that it going to get warmer quicker than it got colder. This boils down to the fact that as soon as the water temperature catches up with this quick warming trend spotted sea trout will release from their anchored up spots and make a move to feed. And they will be hungry too!!
The spotted sea trout also known as mud babies do this amazing thing when they go into the winter time hibernation mode. They find a suitable spot, which normally is in a deep hole out of the current and weight anchor. This means they lay on the bottom with stomach down and wiggle until they get a suction between their bottom section and the mud. Once the suction is formed they can lay in one spot without making any sort of movement to hold in one spot. The means complete silent on all parts from the tail to the fins to the mouth. I dont have a picture of what a trouts stomach looks like after it moves from it personal anchorage. Believe it or not but they have a slim ring around their stomach where it was suctioned to the bottom. The only way to get rid of the ring around the stomach is for the trout to take a much needed swim!! Pretty darn interesting if you ask me!! (I had a picture of mud baby from many years ago my goal in 2012 fish year is to get one! So therefore if you have one please send it to me I will give you credit every time I use it!)
An Inshore Sheepshead Biting Affair!
Bridges and their up rights are just one of the areas that provide plenty of vertical feeding surfaces for a Sheepshead. Its my opinion that the best time to catch a Sheepshead is fish one hour before till one hour after the high tide stage. Please know there are days when currents arent that strong.. When the tide is really running the old Sheepshead is saving up energy for its feeding time when the current slows. The higher and slower the tide gets is the better time for a Sheepshead to feed.
Red Fish and their Tails!
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Photo by Captain Matt Williams
Nice red fish being release back to the wild!!
Red fish bait that has been a hit!
During the cold water times this is what would be called red fish candy set up! This is a loaf cut piece of season mullet placed on a gold khale hook. You can either fish this bait directly on the bottom just like standard bottom fishing or you present it under a small style adjustable cork as shown. The bottom line especially during this time is to approach intended fishing spot as quietly as possible, cast bait into to place, and let it set right on the bottom. The best tides stage at least this week is the end of the high to about 2 hours or the out going. The red fish are feeding better as the tide floods the grass and as the fish are having to depart with the water as it recedes from the area.
Seasoned Bait
The meaning of seasoned bait is so simple all you have to do is to take it out of your cooler and let the air/sun dry it. This seals the juices in the meat. The best news is when its introduced back into the water it wakes the juices them up!! We do this with whole shrimp, shrimp pieces, squid, and cut pieces of fish. When it air/sun dried it stays on the hook better and the bait doesnt soften up until it sits in the water. While its softening up the fish calling juices are doing their job!!
Artificial Reefs
A Sheepshead story with a black fish bite ending!
Its still a Sheepshead catching affair that only can happen if you can get away from the furious bite of the black sea bass bite! However, we did have a pretty good catching week lots of action from all fish!!
Savannah Snapper Banks
Still lots of fun!!
As you know there isnt much to do, but catch and release. However, this certainly can be lots of fun.
Off the wall catching ideas to try at the banks
Jigging around the towers is especially fun at this time of the year. Heres a list of just some of the fish that we have caught while fishing around the naval towers at this time of the year tuna, cobia, amberjack, dolphin, African Pompano, Wahoo, and things that took our lure that havent stopped swimming yet! The ones that are still swimming are the ones that I like best! These kinds of fact finding trips are what make up some of the greatest fish catching adventures!!
Blue Water Report
Its that time of the year where if you dont go you wont know! However, if you get a good day and there is no pending large weather changes moving into the area I suggest making it happen!!!
An unbelievable picture from Johnny Peters blue water fishing achieves
At this point all I can say about this up coming picture is WOW!
From Johnny Peters Blue water picture archives
The Whos Who of them all!!
A couple of years ago Johnny Peters called me and we talked about the possibilities of me writing a book about yesteryears blue water fishing. As we talked I said, Back in my fathers day we didnt use a camera very much! (Boy, I certainly do wish that we did!) My father when he would go blue water fishing would always bring home fish that even made me as a 7 year old look small. I would have loved to have gotten some pictures of me standing by any of these big fish. However, when daddy came home he was busy trying to get these sea monsters (what I called them!) Cleaned! I especially remember this one time that he brought home one of the biggest Wahoos that I had ever seen even to this day. At the age of 7 year old I didnt ask any technical questions so I dont know what he feed it much less how he got it in the boat or where he caught the darn thing. . I can say this for sure there must have been a whole lot of pulling, grunting, and cussing involved!! And heck maybe some drinking was involved on the way home!! All fishermen were always so happy when they got home including my father!!!
Johnny Peters and his pictures saved the day!!
Johnny Peters and his family documented a lot of there catches with pictures, which he gracefully bestowed on me. As I looked through these pictures I found large fish in almost every one of them. To top this already great gift, Johnny had a story to go with every one of them. This picture shown above is most likely worth thousands of words. And if I had to put a dollar figure to it I dont think I would be stretching if I said, A millions dollars plus! Thats all I have to say about that!! For more information you had best asked Johnny!
A big thanks go out to Johnny Peters for providing me with all of these great pictures. And next weeks picture will also be interesting! It will be of caught fish not hand shaking with world class presidents!!! However, I bet if I keep digging who knows whose picture might show up!! And thats why I like the yesterday years and those that shared it so much!!
Freshies Report
Those fishermen that want to GO FISH LAKE LANIER
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Little Miss Judy Believe It or Not!
Watching the Hungry Foxes!!
On an occasion while my boat was out of the water at Hogans Marina, this happened! Jody whom works in the Hogans marina office had a customer bring her these fabulous fox furs. I walked into the marina store and there they were lying right up on the counter. I asked so fast that I couldnt stop myself, Can I pet them? Of course, Jody laughed, and then I told her this story from my childhood. These foxes looked identical to the ones that Mrs. Sanders wore around her neck at church way back when. However, I got to exam these up close and personal. Not only that, but Jody let me take them home so that I could take pictures. There were in fact the real dealt. These foxes still had their real teeth, feet with nails intact, and pads. The only thing that wasnt real was the eyes, which as a child had scared me the most!!
Watching the foxes almost to up close and personal!!
As a child I attended the Lutheran Church of Redeemer, located on Wilmington Island. I remember going to Sunday school in the small rooms out back and then church in the big room. As a small child my mind was working all of the time in what my father called Go ready mode! As I sat in big church my mind sometimes wondered. Then one day Mrs. Sanders walked in with the strangest furs around her neck that I have ever seen. As Mrs. Sander sat down in the row right in front of me I watched with my eyes focused right on these crazy looking foxes.
The first thing that I noticed was the fact that I thought its eye moved. To the mind of a seven year old this was a possibility. No one else seemed to be shocked about this situation so therefore I got comfortable with it. As I watched the fox that had latched on to the other foxs tail I couldnt help but wonder how long this could go on. It had tiny little feet that even looked like their pads had been worn from making way in the woods. Heck, I even started feeling sorry for them. However, they didnt look stressed a bit. As I looked into the eyes it started dawning on me that these foxes were dead and stuffed. However there was one thing for sure these foxes at one time were the real deal and now there job was to warm Mrs. Sanders neck.
The best news about this whole ordeal was before I knew it church was over and the foxes were heading home. I followed as long as I could. Boy, if I only could have petted them foxes!!!
I might have had to wait over fifty years, but I finally petted them foxes!!!
Thanks for reading! Captain Judy
Captain Judy Helmey
missjudycharters.com
912 897 4921
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The Southern Fishing report by Ken Sturdivant 2-17
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
February 17, 2012
LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 7.87 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE SLIGHTLY STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 51 DEGREES.
This Lake Lanier Bass report is from Jim Mathley, Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Guide Service. 770-542-7764
Bass fishing is good. The cold front last weekend changed the fish on Lanier this week. Not so much in tactics or types of areas, but more so in location on the lake. We have been focusing our efforts mid lake this week due to the recent sharp drop in water temperature of the upper lake. The mid to lower lake handled the cold weather better and the water temperature along with the fish, have been less affected. We have still been working the ditches and pockets in creek arms and we have also focused on main lake points and secondary points with rock/clay and brush that are near deep water. We have found good activity shallow as well as in the 15 to 25 foot zone where brush is present. We have abandoned the deep bite and focused our efforts in 25 feet of water or less. We have caught fish on Davis Shaky Head worms, jigs, crank baits, Truit jerk baits and the Fish Head Spin. The shallower fish in 15 feet of water or less seem to be the best fish and most available during periods of sunny weather, while the cloudy weather pushes the bait and fish deeper and positions the fish on the bottom. 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 two to three second pauses between your twitches. If you don’t get bit when fishing the moving baits in the wind, try the worm or jig as the wind allows. We have recently found fish very shallow that will not respond to the moving baits, but will hammer a jig or worm. 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.
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 good. Despite the cold temperatures and the wind the lake temperature really has not changed that much. The patter remains one of covering a lot of water with a variety of baits. Find the bait half way back to all the way back in the creeks. Start early with un weighted free lines on four planner boards and use two on each side and two or three free lines behind the boat. Vary your length behind the boards and boat from 40 to 100 feet. Once the suns gets up, weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots. Also hang a couple of down rods over the side and vary the depth depending on the bait and the depth of the water. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. This will cause your baits to work better than being pulled at a constant speed. The Umbrella rig will work and can be used effectively to check out the creek channels. There are fish in every creek with a high concentration of bait. However, Four Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek and Flat Creek are the go to creeks. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 17, 2012
WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 5.07 FEET, DIRTY & 58 DEGREES BY CHRIS BELL
Bass fishing has been good. Fishing has been sporadic with the up and down temperature over the recent week. Fish are still holding to their pre spawn areas, but the bite can be one day to the next. For bigger fish use small crank baits such as a Bomber 4A or Bandit 200 series in a red craw pattern near rocky points and red clay banks. Do not be afraid to cast baits very shallow on sunny days as many fish will be in less than one foot of water. If water color is present a Z-Man Chatterbait in black and blue with a black trailer can be a great alternative. The most consistent bites have been on shallow humps and points for spotted bass. Some of the largest spotted bass will be up this time of year in preparation for the spawn. Use Carolina rigged lizards in green pumpkin or 3/16 ounce shaky heads pulled slowly along these areas.
Hybrid and striper fishing is good. Fish are still on humps and road beds on main lake, but look to see their annual migration up river. For the upper river areas use live shad dropped into deeper holes where fish are present. The best areas are from Ringer access north.
Crappie fishing has been good. Fish are positioning further into creeks and pockets following bait as they position further into creeks. Troll minnows and Jiffy Jigs in ten to twelve feet of water leading back into creeks along the channel edge. The best areas have been Whitewater and Yellow Jacket creeks. Learn how to use the new Lowrance GEN2 Structure Map technology with our exclusive On the Water schools. www.havefunfishing.com
February 17, 2012
LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 7.63 FEET, STAINED AND 51 DEGREES
This Bass fishing report is from Matt Driver 404 456 6094 www.proanglerradio.com
Bass fishing is great. The cold snap did nothing but make the fish bite it seems. I have been catching good quality fish on the Red Rooster Float-N-Fly with a 10 foot fluorocarbon leader and a duck feather fly. The fish are not as shallow as they have been in past week. Most bait and bass are in the 10 to 20 foot range. Fish can be caught on jerk baits down the lake where the water is a littler clearer, and the old faithful shakey head with a Big bite squirrel tail worm seems to be doing the trick as well. Moving into March we need to be ready for a big push from the main lake to the pockets.
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Line side fishing is good. The fish are biting well, and we have been catching 15 to 30 fish on most trips, when at this time last year big shad kills had almost shut down the fishing. The north end of the lake has been so muddy that it hasn’t been worth fishing. Likewise, the south end from Bethany Bridge to Tanyard Creek hasn’t been worth fishing either mid lake from Duck Hole down to the dam is where most of the fish are. There are a few fish being caught from Duck Hole to Harbortown, but the highest concentrations of fish are from Galts Ferry to Clear Creek. There are huge schools of fish and tons of boats in the ½ mile stretch at Bartow Carver. The last two weeks has almost been like a late summer bite and down lines are best. The fish are anywhere from 25 to 50 feet deep. Start the morning with down lines at about 32 feet and then adjusting as you figure out where the fish are. Medium shiners and shad are working equally well as bait, with trout running a close third. Spoons are also a good option if the fish appear to be sitting near the bottom. A 1/4 to ½ ounce Flex It in chartreuse will get gobbled as quickly as a live bait if the fish are on the bottom. An umbrella rig will also catch a few fish, but they wont hit it in muddy water. Find the cleanest water available where youre still marking fish before you pull the umbrella rig mid lake. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 17, 2012
LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 8.23 FEET, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good and the largemouth and spots are starting to get a little more active. Crank baits are working all day long. Fat Free Shad and Bandits are producing some good bass. Stick with the points and also try a few of the secondary points to try and locate which ones are producing the best. The swim baits are producing the best chance for catching the larger bass. Also, some of the larger spots are biting the hard baits when fishing the sides of points and the channel ledges. Zoom lizards and tube baits will be a good choice next week. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 17, 2012
CLARKS HILL IS DOWN 7.76 FEET, 52 DEGREES & STAINED
Bass fishing is fair to good and the big flat areas next to major points are your best bet as some of the bass that are beginning to move and search for areas for pre spawn. Water temperatures slowly starting to rise and the fish are becoming more active. Bass are biting small shad crank baits on the points and sides of points. When looking for pre spawn bass, use the famous Husky Jerk by Rapala or the Rapala #13. These are ideal search baits this time of the year. It might mean fishing as many points and secondary points as possible in an eight hour day but the results may be worth the trouble. When in the back of the cuts while fishing the secondary points, try throwing a Rattle tube in the green pumpkin or red shad colors. When the fish are in a feeding mode, these tube baits are hard to resist. Throw directly on lay downs and wood that might be present. Rocks on or around these areas of wood will only add to the number of places or targets to cast to. On the longer run out points that drop off into the deeper water, throw a Shad Rap in the darker colors. Those bass that are suspended and haven’t moved up yet will take these lipless crank baits. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 17, 2012
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 2.37 FEET, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the fish are shallow on the banks. Look for any warm water. Spinner baits, worms and lizards are catching the fish and live bull head minnows around docks and blow downs will get a big bite. Also look on points in the creeks and the cuts that are close by as they are holding fish. Flipping worms or jigs around and in heavy brush can draw a strike. The gourd green u tail Zoom worms on a Texas rig is fair just fish these baits slowly. Add scent using Jacks Juice in the garlic flavor and work the lures in the same locations often. Most crank baits are slow but up the river use the 3/8 ounce Stanley spinner bait with all silver blades and slow this bait on the wood on the banks. Shad Raps in the #7 size in shad color right on the banks cover later each day can draw strikes. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.
February 17, 2012
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, STAINED AND 61 DEGREES BY MATT BATY
Bass fishing is fair. The bass are biting okay, but they are sort of hard to pattern. Some people are reporting nice catches on lipless crank baits, but they say the fish are super shallow in 3ft or less. Fish a Spro Aruku Shad Jr. in Red Crawfish Color and rip it from the grass. To get the bait super shallow use a heavy line such as a 20 pound Sunline FC Sniper. This bait comes with Gamakatsu Trebles, so there is no need to change the hooks. Another good bait for this same pattern is to fish a square lip crank bait such as a Stanford Lures Patriot 1.5 in Summer color. Use the same line setup as the lipless crank bait for this pattern. Another good pattern that is going to work extremely well with the upcoming cold front is flipping hyacinths or grass near spawning areas. When flipping use the Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog in Hematoma. Team this up with a flipping rod and Sunline FX2 Braid and add a 1 and 1/2 ounce Tungsten and you are ready to catch. Learn how to use the Lowrance Structure Scan and Down Scan technology with Southern Fishing On the Water fishing schools.
February 17, 2012
LAKE GEORGE IS FULL, 55 DEGREES, STAINED
Bass fishing is good and the fish are shallow. On the creek banks, any dark worm on a Texas rig will get strikes and the fish are aggressive. A craw worm in black with a chartreuse tail will really makes them mad and pitch the baits into the cover on heavy line. Once the sun is up go to the Texas or Carolina rigged worms in watermelon seed. Use the brass and glass weight for extra sound and work baits all the out off the points and ledges. Later in the day, cast a Poes 300 crank bait in the brighter colors right on the creek banks. In the upriver creek mouths, slow roll a War Eagle spinner bait with gold and silver willow leaf blades. The spinner bait is the best bait for the females and they are fat and aggressive. Run an all chartreuse buzz bait by any wood just for fun. We teach ON THE WATER SCHOOLS for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.
February 17, 2012
LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 3.74 FEET STAINED AND 46 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE
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Bass fishing is good and the spotted bass are biting in Little River and the Chattooga River, they are also being caught on main lake points and humps. Drop Shot rigs with a small craw or 4 inch Senko worm are working well, a Carolina rigged Senko worm is also catching fish. Large mouth are starting to be caught in the bays and creeks on deeper brush and secondary points, Spinner baits and Carolina rigged plastics and the Alabama rig are producing fish.
Crappie fishing is great and a lot fish are being caught, long line trolling in Little River and Little Spring Creek, The bays and creeks in the upper Coosa River are starting to produce a lot of Crappie also. The coves in the lower lake around Bay Springs are starting to produce some fish also. Use 1/16 and 1/24 ounce Jiffy Jigs in colors JJ05, JJ08, JJ13, JJ17, JJ25. A few crappie are starting to be caught shooting docks with jigs.
February 17, 2012
LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.75 FEET, 56 DEGREES, MOSTLY STAINED.
Bass fishing is good and the spinner baits and crank baits are catching most of the bass. The Stanley 3/8 ounce spinner baits with willow leaf blades and all white skits are working in the creeks on wood. Also work the points and main lake humps with brush. The bass are in cover and the Zoom Creepy crawlers in pumpkinseed colors is work for the better fish. Work baits slowly and add some extra Dr. Juice scent. Up the creeks on points close to the current, use a dark jig and pig combination. Fish tight in any cover on the bank and work baits deeper. The Stanley jigs in the 1/2 ounce size in dark reds and blacks with a matching #11 Uncle Josh trailer will be best. Use some Real Craw scent and use it often casting to the same location. Flipping and pitching tight trees in the water or docks up lake is fair. Bright 7A Bombers in green crawfish worked slowly in the creeks half way back later in the day, can draw a strikes. Find the warmest water for better action. We teach On the Water Schools for Sonar and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for Ken details.
February 17, 2012
LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 53 DEGREES.
Bass fishing is good and the main lake is clear, stained to muddy up the rivers. There are some fish starting to stage outside of the creeks and coves. With the water temp in the 50s the fish are starting to show up on the points and docks leading into the creeks and large coves. These fish are active and feeding most days. A small crank bait, a spinner bait, or a blue black jig will work on most days. The exception is after a strong cold front comes through. These fish will move up on the points to feed and then retreat back into the deeper water if it cools. If the temperatures drop, then back off into deeper water and slow down. If the temperatures increase then look for the fish to move up on the banks. The cold front over the past few days has slowed the bite down some, but with the wormer air the fishing will pick right back up.
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Line side fishing is good. The stripers and hybrids are starting to move into a spring pattern. They are not stacked up at the dam yet but they are showing up on the lower end of the lake at the mouth of Richland creek. 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. This is going to sound like a broken record, but it is true. Over the next few weeks some of the biggest crappie will be put into coolers. They are starting to show up in the back of the major creeks. Lick creek, Sugar Creek and up the rivers. 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 17, 2012
JACKSON LAKE IS DOWN 4.38 FEET, CLEAR & 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is good. The fish are after crank baits and plastics. The Shad Raps in natural shad and fire tiger are working. The plastic worm is worm just as good later on during the day when the fishing slows down. Docks in the deeper water seem to be the key to finding a pattern this week. Anglers are working the docks early and all the areas between them to find the fish. Also look for the numerous stumps and brush piles, especially up in the creeks. Only look about half way in the creeks and don’t waste your time going to the back of them just yet. Small cuts between points will be another good place to fish. Work each area with a Shad Rap first then go back and throw the plastic. A good choice on plastics is the Zoom trick worm in the green pumpkin or the June bug. Rig them anyway you like just remember to work it slow. 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.
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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.
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Hatteras Harbor fishing report 2-15
Bluefin Tuna fishing continues to be very good for the boats, they caught them excellent today each trolling and casting poppers. There was also a indicator of Yellowfin and some Dolphin caught. It was actually wonderful offshore right now, as well as fishing the parties also received to see Killer and Humpback Whales and plenty of Porpoises.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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Happy VALENTINE’S DAY!!! Hope absolutely everyone has gotten their Sweetie a valentine, if not, it truly is not too late. You can still get them a great present a "FISHING Journey". Bluefin Tuna fishing was excellent as fishermen Mark Hildreth said of his day out fishing. Him and wife Cassandra released five and brought 1 in weighing 205lb. One more boat had 16 bites and boated five of them. Yesterdays fish measured any place from 71" to 91", nice kinds!
Offshore fishing was very good once more these days not as excellent as yesterday but great in any case. More Bluefin tuna, a number of have been released and a few had been boated. There was also a Big Eye Tuna caught, they failed to recognize it until it was weighed in, but Tuna Duck caught a 150lb Large Eye Tuna
Monday, February thirteen, 2012
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Offshore: Tuna Right now! Very good catches of bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna!
Inshore: No Boats Out
CITATIONS:
Great Moments
Mark Hildreth of Charleston, WV unveiled 2 Bluefin Tuna 80" and 84" and brought in a 71" weighing 205lb
Cassandra Hildreth of Charleston, WV unveiled 3 Bluefin Tuna 91", 80" and 74"
Sunday, February twelve, 2012
Temps in the 30’s….NW wind blowing 25 – 30 kts
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Saturday, February eleven, 2012
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Rainy and breezy right now, a couple of boats out catching Yellowfin Tuna and Blackfin Tuna. The team pictured beneath came down from Maryland to fish with us.
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Release: Doug Smith of Springfield, VA – 34lb 36in Blackfin Tuna, Sassan Soheili of Gaithersburg, MD – 110in Shark Release, Alexander Smith of Springfield, VA – 27lb 36in Blackfin Tuna
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Frisco Rod and Gun fishing report 2-16
Posted on February 15, 2012
Here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Financial institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Nowadays was nice and sunny. We had south-west winds switching to the north at five-ten mph and the temperatures had been in the mid to upper fifty′s. The seaside was nice today but no fish to communicate of. Today was the first day of the ORV allow. They say that there will be a one month transitional period before any tickets will be written. The NPS say they will just alert you, but after March 15th they will be a lot more stringent. Offshore fishing these days was actual great. Lots of bluefin tunas all around and a great indication of yellowfin tuna. The killer whales and humpback whales made a nice demonstrating these days out in the bluewater.
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Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Posted on February fourteen, 2012
Listed here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banking institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Happy Valentines Day. I hope every person had great Valentines Day. Today the weather conditions was wonderful with sunny skies, light rain and wind. We had light south-west winds five-ten mph and the temperatures ended up in the mid 50′s. The seashore had a lot of people seashore combing but no fish caught. Tomorrow is the initial day of the ORV allow technique, there ended up very a number of individuals driving to places where they might not be capable to drive if the strategy stays in spot. My wife and I drove out to Cape Level from the Frisco ramp 49 today, It could be the previous time to entry the Hook. Effectively the offshore bluefin tuna fishing was when yet again genuinely great. Only a couple of boats fishing but they had all the bluefin tuna they desired.
Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Posted on February 13, 2012
Below is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Banking companies Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Nowadays was sunny and nonetheless cold. We had west south-west winds five-ten mph and the temperatures were in the very low forty′s. No fish to report from the surf. The offshore bluefin tuna fishing was outstanding nowadays. Most of the boats had been vertical jigging or popping which makes use of a best h2o plug. There were yellowfin and bluefin tuna busting the area all day lengthy. Boats that had been trolling caught some yellowfin tuna.
Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Posted on February twelve, 2012
Right here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Financial institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Nowadays was really windy early and cold. We had north-west winds 30-45 mph early this morning and then lowering to 15-twenty mph through the day. The temperatures had been in the low to mid 30′s right now with a wind chill in the higher twenty′s. Due to the very undesirable conditions right now we have no report from the surf or the offshore boats.
Hatteras Island Fishing Report
Posted on February 11, 2012
Listed here is the Frisco Rod and Gun Outer Financial institutions Fishing Report for Hatteras Island:
Right now began out sunny, then the rain and wind came. We had west south-west winds 10 mph and than rising to twenty mph with the temperatures in the reduced 50′s. As I create the report the winds are in the twenty five-35 mph range with scattered rain showers. We had some buyers making an attempt to fish right now, but no one had something to report from the surf. The handful of offshore boats that went out caught some fish. Some men caught blackfin tuna and some alabcore, a handful of yellowfin tuna and a couple of dolphin and a couple of bluefin tuna had been caught.
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South Carolina DNR saltwater fishing report 2-9
Saltwater Fishing Developments:
(Sporadic reporting because of to winter season conditions)
Tiny River – Grand Strand – Charleston – Beaufort – Tides – S.C. marine recreational fishing laws (PDF file). Saltwater Fishing License web site.
Fishing developments courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Examine the internet site for modern updates and thorough studies.
Minor River
No report.
Grand Strand
No report.
Charleston
No report.
Beaufort (unchanged from Feb. two)
Spottail Bass: Fair. Some very good fish are even now becoming caught, especially sight fishing at lower tide. Gulp! carries on to be the bait of choice, even though other intensely scented delicate plastics will function, way too.
Trout: Reasonable. Trout fishing has slowed down and the action is hit or miss. Use reside shrimp and Gulp! shrimp imitations for very best benefits.
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South Carolina DNR freshwater fishing report 2-9
Fishing Details
Mountains Place
Piedmont Place
Midlands Location
Santee Cooper System
SC Freshwater Fishing Rules (Adobe PDF)
Purchase a fishing license
Boat Ramp Places
State Fish Intake Advisories
StriperFishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the web site for recent updates and in depth reports.
Mountains Area
Lake Jocassee: (unchanged from Feb. two)
Trout: Good. Captain Steve Pietrykowski reviews the trout are eating a tiny of every thing. Reside Shiners always appears to perform, but modest spoons and rapalas are functioning effectively. Fishing the surface area down to fifty feet looks to be the greatest. There has been a very good focus of bait up the rivers, but fish have been caught spread out by means of the lake.
Lake Keowee:
Largemouth Bass: Very good, doodling plastic worms, jigging spoons and drop-shotting lures on the bottom thirty to 50 feet down.
Crappie: Fair. Try little minnows and jigs in ten to fifteen ft of h2o around brush piles and bridge pilings.
Catfish: Very good, using nightcrawlers and minimize bait. Bream: Slow. Try red-worms about brush piles and all around stumps.
Lake Hartwell:
Largemouth Bass: Good, utilizing buzzbaits and planer boards to get bait shut to shore. Also consider deep-jogging crankbaits.
Crappie: Fair, utilizing medium minnows in about 10 feet of h2o.
Catfish: Very good, making use of shrimp and chicken livers, lower herring, big shiners, and nightcrawlers on the bottom. Bream: Very good, employing red worms around brush piles.
Piedmont Location
Lake Russell:
Largemouth Bass: Slow. Try out casting deepwater crankbaits. Yellow Perch: Slow. Try out fishing minnows deep.
Striped and Hybrid Bass: Honest. Try early morning with bucktails, lower, are living herring and jigs specifically when drinking water is jogging underneath dam.
White Bass: Inadequate. Try bucktails, spinners and reside bait underneath dam. Crappie: Reasonable. Try employing minnows and jigs around brush piles and bridges.
Catfish: Honest, employing cut bait on the bottom.
Bream: Slow. Try out fishing deep with crickets or live worms.
Lake Thurmond:
Largemouth Bass: Reasonable. Try casting plastic worms and Cleos.
Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair, using Roadrunners, Mr. Champ spoons or deep-jogging Rebels. Crappie: Sluggish. Try out close to docks employing jigs and minnows.
Catfish: Honest, employing reduce bait, nightcrawlers and livers on the bottom.
Bream: Reasonable, using earthworms close to the banking institutions.
Lake Wylie: (unchanged from Feb. 2)
White perch: Quite very good. Seem for big educational institutions in eighteen to 24 ft, and fish dwell minnows vertically or small spoons.
Crappie: Reasonable. Look in eighteen to 20 ft more than brush. Fish with tiny minnows or jigs.
Largemouth Bass: Good. Fishing with reaction kind baits like crankbaits and jerkbaits is sluggish, but shaky head worms or other soft plastics fished little by little versus boat docks are creating. Catfish: Good, Greatest fishing is coming work deep h2o along river channels and ledges. Use cut bait, like shad, perch, and herring.
Midlands Place
Lake Greenwood:
Largemouth Bass: Fair. Try making use of crankbaits off primary points or jigging all around brush piles and deep holes.
Stripers: Honest, utilizing live bait, herring or shad twenty to 25 feet deep. White Perch: Honest, jigging bucktails and berry spoons 15-20 feet deep.
Crappie: Fair, using minnows and mini jigs in black and chartreuse more than brush in 10 to twenty feet of water.
Catfish: Reasonable, utilizing cut bait and worms on the bottom.
Bream: Poor. Try out employing crickets and red worms.
Lake Monticello: (unchanged from Feb. 2)
Catfish: Reasonable. Anchoring on main lake humps and details with steep ledges is most productive for putting big blue catfish in the boat staying individual and remaining in 1 spot for a whilst can genuinely pay off. Cut gizzard shad, large threadfin shad, and white perch look to be the greatest baits.
Lake Wateree: (unchanged from Feb. 2)
Catfish: Very good. Look for educational institutions of bait just before anchoring or starting a drift.
Crappie: Honest. Very best fishing is coming drifting or trolling in 14 to fifteen feet. The most popular shades have been John Deere (yellow and green), black and blue, and huge minnows fished on gold, but not red, hooks.
Striped Bass: Honest. Striped bass fishing has slowed significantly in the last couple of weeks even though dwell shiners or herring in the reduced element of the lake will nonetheless generate. Seem for universities of bait in the Colonel’s Creek place.
Largemouth Bass: Slow. Try finesse fishing very little by little with gentle plastics, or sluggish roll spinnerbaits along the bottom.
Lake Murray:
Largemouth Bass: Good. Try out using Texas and Carolina rig finesse baits with a shaky jig head on the edge of flooded grass and broom straw. Use spinner baits in the shallows, pig and jig around brush at 8 to twelve feet.
Crappie: Good, making use of jigs and modest tuffies trolling the creek runs, at 4 to fifteen ft, and in the higher part of the lake all around the confluence of the minor and big Saluda rivers and Camp Barstow. Consider medium minnows about brush piles, docks and all around bridge pilings, at six to twenty five ft.
Catfish: Honest, utilizing cut herring and nightcrawlers on bottom.
Bream: Honest. Fish with redworms, baby nightcrawlers and crickets in 3 to twelve feet of drinking water.
Shellcrackers: Excellent, employing redworms and infant nightcrawlers in four to 15 feet all around a flooded grass edge, rocks, stumps and other composition.
Santee Cooper Method (unchanged from Feb. two)
Blue catfish: Bettering. Captain Jim Glenn reports the catches in conditions of figures have been bettering not too long ago. Blue cats have been caught in different depths rather continually. Depths from a number of feet to 55 feet have created fish. Focusing on blue cats in and all around massive colleges of bait fish in deep drinking water remains a rather steady technique for winter. Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie are very similar appropriate now with ways to fishing for blue cats.
Striped Bass: Honest. Captain Jim Glenn studies that both lakes carry on to generate a lot of sub authorized stripers. Stripers can nevertheless be noticed schooling in equally lakes, but not as typically as in earlier weeks. Shad could not be as likely to arrive to the surface as often as they would in warmer water when becoming chased by stripers. Fishing in and about dense universities of bait with are living bait or spoons and jigs and trolling are all effective appropriate now. Some individuals will use huge shiners drifted possibly underneath a float or just suspended under the boat with a sinker and swiveled leader. Stripers will be scattered in numerous depths based on where they can uncover bait. Some striper fishermen have caught amounts of stripers in a couple of feet of h2o if bait is current in the region.
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Release Sport Fishing report, Hatteras 2-10
Oden’s Dock
Hatteras NC
252-986-2555
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Custom mounted SEAFIT Fishing Chair Rod Gimbal
Fishing Chair Rod Gimbal, with custom mounts so it can be put in on a flat surface. Has small rod butt scratches on leading.
Triple chrome-plated brass for higher strength and superior corrosion resistance. Tubular mount matches 1" chair tubing.
Four-way swivel.
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