March
5,
2010
LAKE
LANIER IS .5 FEET OVER FULL AND CREEKS ARE VERY STAINED AND THE MAIN
LAKE IS CLEAR AND 43 DEGREES.
Spotted
bass fishing can be a real chore this week. Some anglers are fishing
as deep as 40 feet in brush piles and not getting a bite. More
cold weather early this week has dropped the water temperatures
again to the low 40’s. Many anglers are fishing all day
and never getting a bite. And even though we just passed the
full moon, expect fishing conditions to be tough for another
month. And some anglers are fishing at 20 feet on docks and on
points and finding a few fish. There are still some fish under
some of the docks and the double wide ones seem to be best. The
water is warmer in these docks because the take lots of heat
during the day. If you watch the water temperature gauge, you
will see the water is warmer right next to the dock. Our best
worm has been a Zoom finesse in natural blue. A sand finesse
worm with a red tail has been the second best color and both
need to be rigged on a Texas rig and a 3/16 ounce sinker. Peg
the sinker so the baits stay with the sinker. If the weather
continues to improve, use a Husky Jerk stick bait over the main
lake points around Lake Lanier Islands from the hotels to cocktail
cove. Be sure you have deep water close by early in the day,
then move to the shallower waters and points as the weather and
water warms up. Try in the east side of Shad Grove Park too.
The Lowrance Structure Scan Down Scan technology can eliminate
a tons of water to find the bait, the structure and the bass.
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 still slow but we are seeing some fishing moving.
The lake is at full pool, the creeks and rivers are stained and
the water temperature is in the low to middle 40's.The fish are
starting to show up in the backs of the creeks and flats. The weather
looks good for the rest of this week and especially this weekend.
Casting Captain's Mack's Bucktail 5/8 ounce jig with fluke or shad
body trailer is working. Focus on points and flats in mid lake
creeks. Herring and small shiners pulled on flat lines 50 to 90
feet back is also working. If you want to take a shot at a big
fish put a large trout or gizzard shad on a planner board 2 to
5 feet off the bank. However, the most productive method is to
put out a couple of free lines out and cast Captains Mack's bucktails
the entire time you are pulling baits. Don't be fooled by the birds.
They are still picking up winter kill thread fin shad. Umbrella
rigs are working on suspended fish over 40 to 80 foot bottom and
can also be pulled on points and flats as a search tool. You have
to be brave and if you are not getting hung up in 6 to 14 feet
of water you are not pulling points correctly. The new Lowrance
Structure Scan is a very helpful tool for finding the fish and
bait. If you haven't had a chance to see the Lowrance LSS-1 Structure
Scan/Down Scan technology in action, you need to.
Bass
Pro Shops Spring Fishing Classic in Lawrenceville Georgia
seminars by Ken Sturdivant. The next seminar will be on Saturday
March 13, 2010 at 1pm be sure to catch this seminar as Ken Sturdivant
covers the twelve lures you never want to be without on your favorite
bass waters.
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 on the last Saturday of every month and all seminars start
at 2pm. All seminars are subject to change without notice.
See
samples of the new Lowrance Structure Scan Down Scan product
taken recently on Lake Lanier. http://www.havefunfishing.com/fishingreports/Lowrance.htm
Copyright 2010,
Southern Fishing Schools Inc. Call us to set up a school, “Maps and Depth Finders” or “Rods,
Reels and Lures for Bass”. www.havefunfishing.com 770 889
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