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

November 6, 2009

LAKE LANIER IS .37 INCHES OVER FULL, AND CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR AND 64 DEGREES.

Now you can see samples of the new Lowrance Structure Scan Down Scan product taken recently on Lake Lanier. http://www.havefunfishing.com/fishingreports/Lowrance.htm

Bass fishing is fair and there are a few fish popping up from time to time. Keep a Pop R or a Zara Spook ready and hit the swirl. With the past full moon, there are tons of tine dime and nickel sized baits in the lake. So try small bucktail and 6 pound test line on a spinning reel and use a small ½ ounce buck tail Drop shot rigs are still working but this bite is tough if the wind is up. The fish are very scattered after the full moon. Fish main lake reef markers and long points for the spots. If the wind is up, make long casts with the all white ¾ ounce Mini Me Spinner bait. Also try the Sebile Swimmers in all white and Ito Vision One Ten jerk baits. Run these baits from 5 to 20 feet deep and fish “with” the wind. The fish are still on the move and can be found in on variety of structures and at several depths. The brush pile is hard to beat and may be the most consistent structure. Concentrate on main lake brush, around 25 feet deep. Green and green pumpkin has been good as well, as the sand. These colors work best when the sun is out any color with green in it. We use a light 3/16 ounce sinker on 10 pound test P line on a spinning reel and a six and a half foot medium heavy BPS Extreme rod. Do not forget to try doodling on and over the brush piles too. There are some big spots taking Sebile Swimmers, Super Spooks, Red Fins, Chug Bugs and weightless flukes.

Striper fishing has been slow down lake but the rivers are a lot more active. The trolling bite is gone down lake as the fish seem to have gone super deep or they are all head to both rivers. From Gainesville Marina north on the Chattachoochee River and from Thompson Creek north up the Cheastee River stripers are feeding on large trout and large gizzard shad. Gizzards have been hard to net with the weeds and shallow cover makes cast netting almost impossible. Get the flat lines and planer boards out and hit the main river pockets and coves early in the day. Use different sizes of baits from small shiners to large trout. Use the correct sizes of hooks for all the various sizes of baits as to not over power the baits with to larger a hook. There are a few fish shallow after dark down lake but you will need to cover a lot of water with Bombers to get bit.

Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. The 2009 Sonar Seminar dates: November 28 and December 26, 2009. All seminars start at 2pm and are subject to change without notice

We are looking for members in a brand new central GA tournament trail. Check out our USA Bassin schedule www.usabassin.com/modules.php?name=Divisions&divisionID=155

Chat up our GON Forum thread at: http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=350553

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”.

Our new DVD, “FINDING FISH WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY” is now on sale! You can see a FREE! Sample on www.havefunfishing.com

We have 3 books 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 address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

Take a look at www.aquavu.com. You really need a camera. Call us to set up a school "Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass". See our web site, www.havefunfishing.com for more details or call us right away, 770-889-2654.

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