The Southern Fishing Report by Ken Sturdivant 2-27
By Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
770 889 2654
Cumming, Georgia 30040
February 25, 2011
LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 1 FOOT, THE CREEKS ARE Slightly STAINED AND THE Principal LAKE IS Apparent & 53 DEGREES.
Bass fishing is honest and the fish are ready to feed. Begin with the jigs and the modest Spot Stickers with a green finesse worm. Glimpse for the spots shallow to deep at ten ft to thirty toes deep. Its tough to beat a tiny Spot Sticker and a Zoom green finesse worm on any primary lake stage. Also perform the deeper docks and a jerk bait and a #five Shad Rap will get some motion. Today on your own, we found tons of blue backs in the backs of the creeks and the spots are going to adhere to them day-to-day as the drinking water warms. Also the spoon will nevertheless perform if you see deep fish on factors or outdated road beds. Perform the spoons in the mouths of the reduced lake creeks and use a 1/two ounce Hopkins spoon. The deep fish are nonetheless consuming dying bait so be prepared for some quickly action if the universities of bait fish present up. We did not have that significantly accomplishment with crank baits but the jerk baits are working in pearl or any shad pattern. Cast them and jerk them three occasions and permit them suspend. But be confident to have tons of line on the reels and the stripers will appear following this bait also. All around the marina docks or more substantial docks use a night time crawler or medium shiners can perform and be sure to use light line. Include a modest split shot on the line and permit the baits get deep. Begin at 20 ft and deeper is a very good area to glimpse.
This Lake Lanier Striper report is from Captain Ken West and Captain Mike Maddalena of Massive Fish On! Guidebook Service, 404 561 2564. www.bigfishonguide.com
Striper fishing is slow. The temperatures are soaring and the lake is commencing to warm and the fishing continues to be difficult. The lake is clear down to ten ft and you can visually see the bait fish. We are nonetheless in the middle of a thread fin shad die off and the stripers are feeding on the dead and dying threads generating the fishing tough. The stripers have all the food they want with extremely minor work. There are birds on the south conclude as considerably as you can see choosing up dying threads to the position wherever they can hardly fly. Consequently, the birds are tiny support in finding fish. We have had reviews of a few fish becoming caught at night on bucktail jigs fished shallow on details in Flat and Balus creeks. Throughout the day umbrella rigs and small baits are selecting up a number of fish in Flat, Balus and Mud creeks in the 1st two several hours of the early morning. Do not hesitate to examine other creeks lake extensive from center to all the way in the back again. Pulling a combination of little and medium measurement baits on free of charge lines fifty – 70 ft again and bait 10 – 20 ft powering planner boards while casting a 1/2 ounce bucktail is a great technique in checking out creeks. As usually an umbrella rig stays an outstanding software in looking for fish.
February 25, 2011
WEST Stage LAKE IS DOWN six.one Ft, STAINED & 52 DEGREES BY CHRIS BELL
Bass fishing has been great. Fish have bit a small greater this week. With latest warmer temperatures fish pulled up a minor next bait searching for warmer temperatures. Fish are grouping up on sluggish tapering rocky details as they transfer into pockets staging for spawn. Use chrome lipless crankbaits and shallow operating crankbaits. This pattern will generate the 1st handful of fish which have been larger. The moment you have produced multiple casts to a presented position sluggish down with a Carolina rigged finesse worm to get a couple of much more bites. The 2nd pattern has been slow rolling spinnerbaits via shallow brush piles in the backs of pockets. Do not assume numerous bites, but this can generate you that kicker fish you require.
Hybrid and striper fishing is very good. Fish are grouping on shallow humps and roadbeds in ten ft of h2o. Above the final week fish moved from their deeper depths following bait. Drop dwell shad into schools of fish.
Crappie fishing has been excellent. Fish moved into short pockets in coves and creeks in planning to spawn. Fish have moved genuinely shallow so do not be surprised to catch fish in much less than three feet of water. Use stay minnows eighteen inches beneath a cork. Fish are genuinely grouped so if you do not get bit speedily be prepared to move to the next pocket. When you get bit the exact same place should offer many fish.
February 25, 2011
LAKE ALLATOONA IS thirteen.2 Feet, 50 DEGREES AND Clear
Bass fishing is honest and the fish are on spoons, jerk baits little finesse worms and jigs. Search on primary lake and deeper creek details at twelve toes as nicely as the creek ledges. Slow moving baits will be the best alternative for bass and scent can help. Use these lures extremely gradually in and on the creek mouths and deeper coves. Bomber 7As in child bass or pearl white are honest down lake. Operate worms and crank baits on reduce lake major lake rocky details. Use the smaller sized Texas rigged lizard in pumpkinseed or drinking water melon and include some True Craw scent. Later on each day use a more substantial green Zoom u tail worm on and about the docks and function it dead slow. Use some jacks juice and add a glass Venom rattle in the worm and allow it sink on a free of charge line. Slowly function the worm appropriate in the brush about these docks.
This Lake Allatoona striper and hybrid fishing guides report has been brought to you solely by Robert Eidson of 1st Bite Guide Service, 770 827 6282. www.firstbiteguideservice.com Lake Allatoona, Georgia e-mail: eidson6260@comcast.net
Linesides fishing Is beginning to get very good. The shad kill is 99 % about with. Fish are commencing to consume. Tiny River through the S turns to Victoria Landing are holding decent figures of hybrids. The southern finish also has some fish in the Allatoona Creek area. Flat-lines, planer boards and down-lines are all operating greatest at sunup and sundown. Throughout the center of the day, U-rigs are the greatest bite correct now. With increasing drinking water temps, it nearly seems to be like theyre staging for the river run. By the 2nd week of March, the river operate will be full swing, We even now have a number of days open up coming week. Give me a contact at 770 827-6282 and book your journey right now.
February 25, 2011
LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN five.2 Toes, 49 DEGREES
Bass fishing is very good after the complete moon and we can expect some shallow fish the rest of the month. Work the shallows at daylight and then get some crank baits and hit the details. Modest to medium shad crank baits are beginning to work on creek bends down lake as properly as primary lake factors. The fish are transferring as the water warms. Use the Zoom gourd green worm on a Texas rig in the tight bank cover. Glimpse on the details down lake and try out the brass and glass mixture and a Texas rigged Culprit red shad or green shad worm. Cast them right on top of any brush pile in 12 to 19 ft of drinking water. Be confident to hit any blow downs with the jig or the worm. Do not be afraid to fish these baits genuinely shallow specially soon after mid day. Fish mid way back again in the creeks on the larger docks. These docks will warm the bordering waters. Shad Raps in pearl of normal shad will also function but use mild ten pound have confidence in to get the baits to run a little deeper.
February 25, 2011
LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 3.three Feet, Clear, 53 DEGREES
Bass fishing is honest and the fish are transferring to the shallows lake broad. Glimpse on the main lake points and creek ledges at 10 ft. Use the gourd green worm on a Texas rig in the restricted bank cover. Up the creeks search for any clearing drinking water. Then use a darkish jig and pig blend and fish restricted in any cover from the financial institution as considerably out as 15 ft. The Stanley jigs in the three/8 ounce measurement in darkish reds and blacks with a matching #eleven Uncle Josh trailer will be best. Include Actual Craw scent and use it typically casting to the exact same place. The most regular shallow bait is a #five or #7 Shad Rap in fire tiger, shad or chrome blue. The RS series Shad Raps can also be excellent if the fish are attracted to rattling, suspending baits. Attempt crank baits on rip rap blow downs, brief pockets and coves.
February 25, 2011
CLARK HILL IS DOWN five.2 Toes, STAINED & 54 DEGREES
Bass are restricted on creek bends down lake as well as major lake points. The fish are sluggish and all presentations will want to be the identical. Use the Zoom gourd green worm on a Texas rig in the restricted financial institution cover. Up the creeks use a darkish jig and pig mix and fish restricted in any cover from the bank as significantly out as 15 toes. The Stanley jigs in the three/eight ounce dimensions in darkish reds and blacks with a matching #11 Uncle Josh trailer will be best. Include Actual Craw scent and use it frequently casting to the very same location. Spoons in the one/two ounce measurements are the much better winter time lures in and over outdated trees and normal construction.
February 25, 2011
LAKE SEMINOLE IS Full, STAINED AND 62 DEGREES BY MATT BATY
Bass fishing is good. The bass are actually commencing to move up on the beds now. Sight fishing is actually a great way to catch bass proper now, as lengthy as you are in apparent water in close proximity to a good bedding area. Use a excellent pair of polarized eyeglasses to uncover the beds and the bass. Once you find a bass on bed, you need to decide regardless of whether or not the fish is worth your time. Some of the bass will be locked on and will stay on the mattress when you pitch your bait in. These are the ones that will usually bite. If the bass swims off when you pitch in your bait, than they usually are the ones that are hard to catch. Each and every bedding bass is various, so you just have to experiment to discover a minor about each fish. There are several diverse baits that will catch bass, nevertheless Big Bite Baits has recently intended 1 that is going to be awesome. With the aid of Dean Rojas, Massive Bite has intended a sight fishing bait named the Warmouth. It actually resembles a bream feeding on the eggs of a bass when Texas rigged. Go to www.bigbitebaits.com and see a preview of the bait, and I think you can pre-order them. They need to be on shelves mid March. If you don’t genuinely like sight fishing, then you have other choices. 1 good method is to use a jerk bait in close proximity to spawning regions. Go with the new Spro McStick 95, as it is a minor smaller than its authentic 110. The bait functions genuine properly on 10 lb. Sunline FC Sniper, so you may have to use a spinning outfit. Fast erratic steps with 4-five 2nd pauses look to perform best this time of 12 months. This strategy really works effectively, so go out and give it a shot. The very best colour in my viewpoint is distinct chartreuse.
February 25, 2011
LAKE GEORGE IS Full, fifty five DEGREES & Distinct
Bass fishing is very good and the drinking water is warming fast. Search on primary lake deeper creek points and on the principal lake creek ledges. Early each and every day use a slow shifting bait for the bass and scent can aid. Use these lures really little by little in and on the creek mouths and deeper coves. Use the Texas rigged lizard in pumpkinseed or drinking water melon and add some Genuine Craw scent. Later on each and every day use a greater green Zoom u tail worm on and around the docks and work it dead slow. Gradually perform the worm proper in the brush close to these docks. Fish the main river channel with Carolina rigs in twelve to eighteen toes of drinking water. Smaller sized baits seemed to be the ticket like a 4 inch Zoom tube bait .Find the educational institutions keeping about the deeper construction in 15 to 18 feet and use sluggish shifting baits. Attempt the Carolina rigs and tiny to medium DT10 crank baits. If we can get a handful of warm sunny days back glimpse for the shallow grass bite to pick up.
February 25, 2011
LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 3.18, STAINED & 55 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS Guide SERVICE
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Bass fishing is honest and a few largemouth are commencing to show up on secondary factors and the rip rap around the bridges major into significant spawning creeks, Rat L Traps and Spinnerbaits are catching these staging fish. Tiny River is nonetheless creating some great Spot fishing in the upper component on the previous river ledges and the steep rock banks, a drop shot rig with a four inch worm or a small craw is functioning excellent.
Striper fishing is very poor and a number of Stripers are becoming caught in the upper Coosa river trolling one/4 ounce jigs with a 3 and 4 inch white Sassy Shad trailer, at 1.five -2 mph.
Crappie fishing is wonderful and our fish are beginning to stage in the bays and cove’s on a pre spawn pattern. Some fish are shallow in two to 4 toes of water and they are getting caught on minnows, but the greater females are nevertheless staged in six to 12 ft of h2o. Extended line trolling with Jiffy Jigs in one/24 ounce in shades JJ12, JJ13, JJ17, JJ24 is generating some great Weiss Lake slabs.
February 25, 2011
LAKE OCONEE IS Total, 53 DEGREES, STAINED TO MUDDY BY MARK SMITH
Lake Oconee Line Aspect report brought to you by Mark Smith at Reel Time Information Service. 404-803-0741. wwwreeltimeguideservice.com
Bass fishing is fair. The bass are beginning to move into the shallow spring places. Uncover rocks and work modest crank bait off of the rocks. With the water temp escalating everyday much more fish will begin to move in the creeks and coves, following the bait. Some greater fish have proven up on the jig fished under docks and framework. Make confident the dock is near deeper drinking water. This is the time of 12 months for alter so be all set to modify as the weather conditions alterations.
Line facet fishing great Spring is coming. It is time to head to the dam. Make sure you have all the kinds of bait you will will need. One particular day they like shiners, and the up coming they like shad. Glimpse for fish to stage off of striper position and the boat property at the dam. Have down lines and flat lines ready. Soon after the long winter months these fish will be hungry. Now is the time to take a child fishing. These fish really should keep on the south finish of the lake till May well.
Crappie fishing is very good. The crappie bite is starting up up. It is day to day. You go out 1 day and can not uncover the fish and the subsequent day you have difficulty retaining a line in the water. The fish have proven up in Lick creek and up the Appalachia River. It will not be lengthy ahead of they are in Sugar Creek also. Now is the time to put large slabs in the cooler. Dark jiffy jigs suggestion with a minnow, black blue is my very first pick. Some of the bigger fish have proven up in extremely shallow drinking water. It is just heading to get much better as spring gets nearer.
Catfish report by Chad Smith Guide Service. Above the past week the cat fishing has gotten greater with the warming water temp. The bite has been about the timber on the principal lake among sugar creek and the parks ferry campground fishing the channels in 30-35 feet of h2o. Most of the fish came on thread fins this week. Go to www.chadsmithgui8deservice.com or contact 706-207-2411 for a lot more data.
February 25, 2011
LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.3 Toes, 56 DEGREES, Primarily STAINED.
Bass are biting and they are shallow. The fish are proper on the banking institutions and except if we get some chilly weather conditions, they will keep shallow for at least 10 days. Docks are excellent pre spawn sizzling spots. And if there is a creek channel shut by operate a big crank bait or use a short Carolina rigged pumpkinseed lizard correct in into the docks and then on the channel ditch. Use the black and red Stanley 1/2 ounce jig and a bigger Professional Pork Trailer by Uncle Josh is very good on the stumps rows and previous creek ditches. Perform jigs gradually above cover as the Bass settle to the sharper drops on creek financial institutions and points. Zooms pumpkinseed lizards with a red tail on a Carolina rig has been fair all day. Spinner baits and crank baits will perform. Head to the northwest coves and the Bass are in the mouths of the major lake and major river creeks. Appear on the deeper factors and the on outdated creek bends and they are restricted on cover. Whitewater creek is a fantastic winter and early spring staging region for the Bass.
February 25, 2011
JACKSON LAKE IS DOWN 5.one Feet, Clear & fifty five DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair and the Bass are shifting lake vast. The early morning hours bite is very good and the fish are biting a selection of baits. Worms and jigs are greatest early. Then mid day, get out the deep diving crank baits and work the and ledges off the factors. Wooden can be the important as the water warms all around any sort of old wooden. Great lures to catch these suspending Bass are the amount five Shad raps in the red crawfish colour and the perch shade or a Rapala DT10. Zoom u tail worm rigged Carolina type with a 3/16 ounce bodyweight and a three foot leader are honest up lake. Check out to match the coloration of the water with your bait as this appears to be the most productive way to get that bite. Any and all brush piles or stump beds that re keeping fish want a good application of each the crank bait and Carolina rig. No reviews on a prime h2o bite but get them spinnerbaits prepared for subsequent week.
Meet Bass Pro and tv personality Jimmy Houston at the North Metro Baptist Church on March 31, 2011. There will be a meal integrated in a $ ten.00 ticket at the door. Get in touch with 770 995 9055 or see www.northmetro.net for facts.
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We have 3 guides that cover ALL SPECIES in these lakes, 52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, 52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER and 52 WEEKS ON WEST Point LAKE on sale. Each book is $ 23.95. Our mailing deal with is: Southern Fishing Universities Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040. Copyright 2011, Southern Fishing Schools Inc. Contact us to set up a school, Maps and Depth Finders or Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. www.havefunfishing.com 770 889 2654.
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