THE SOUTHERN FISHING REPORT
by Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
Cumming, Georgia 30040

January 27, 2012

LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 8.47 FEET, STAINED AND 51 DEGREES

This bass fishing report is from Matt Driver 404-456-6094 www.proanglerradio.com

Bass fishing is fair. This week the major change is rain and more rain and we are seeing stained and slightly rising water. The water temperatures are holding steady and so is the fishing. Think early spring when digging into your bag of tricks, and let water temp and not time of year dictate your tactics. Mid lake is still your best location and tactics like mid running crank baits and jerk baits are the ticket. Use a slow to steady retrieve with pauses every now and then. Craw colors up the river due to stained water. When the water stains up and temps are over 50degree the fish will move tight to cover and shallow.

This Lake Allatoona Fishing Guides report has been brought to you exclusively by Robert Eidson of First Bite Guide Service 770 827-6282 www.firstbiteguideservice.com Lake Allatoona, Georgia email: eidson6260@comcast.net.

Line sides fishing is good and live bait is working well on down lines, free lines, and planner boards. The best times for this are early morning and late afternoon. During mid day find a point set up over a 30 to 40 foot bottom and change over to all down lines. Most of the fish caught this week came between 24 to 30 feet deep and mid lake is the only place to be right now. Finding fish isn't that hard right now, but finding feeding fish is. If you find a school a fish work them no longer than and hour. If they don't bite find another school. Sometimes you don't have to look 30 to 40 yards from the school you just fished. The big fish are starting to show up and there has been a few caught in the past two weeks over 20 pounds. The water temperature is holding in the high forty's and the bite should remain good through Feb. With any luck we want have a shad kill this year. And fishing will remain good the rest of the winter. We teach “ON THE WATER SCHOOLS” for SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details. Call for details.

Georgia lake levels are from www.lakelevels.info/?StateID=GA

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.

Copyright 2012, Southern Fishing Schools Inc. calls us to set up a school, Maps and Depth Finders or SONAR and Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass. Call for details.www.havefunfishing.com 770 889 2654.