From:
Nick Jamison, Fisheries Biologist I at Georgia DNR - Wildlife
Resources Division
As of today, there are five ramps open; the number in parentheses
is the number of open lanes.
Big Creek (1)
Charleston (3)
Clarks Bridge (1)
Shoal Creek (1)
Tidwell (1)
Big Creek only
has 3.2 ft. of water at the end of the ramp. If we don't get
some of that tropical storm it will probably close by the end
of the week.
August
22, 2008
LAKE
LANIER IS
DOWN 17.4 FEET, AND LAKE IS STAINED AND THE CREEKS AND THE RIVERS
ARE STAINED & 82 DEGREES.
SPECIAL
NOTICE: BE VERY CAREFUL RUNNING LAKE LANIER AS WATER LEVELS
FALL. THERE ARE MANY AREAS THAT HAVE TREE TRUNKS, STUMPS AND ROCKS
JUST BELOW THE WATER LEVEL.
Black
bass fishing is barely fair during the day mid lake and up. The lake
is still dropping and you need to be very careful even up in
the rivers due to low water. The water up lake is cooling some
and this will get some fish shallow. Early top water action has
been fair up the rivers. At daylight, the bass head to the shallows
and are feeding on small thread fin shad. This shallow action
will last until the sun makes it way onto the water. Start the
day with an all white buzz baits, cast all white, spinner baits
and small ¼ ounce chrome Rat L Traps. The shad Devils Horse
top water lure right on the banks as well as white Lunker Lure
buzz baits are drawing strikes from bass. The fish are shallow
at and before daylight and it’s best to be on the water as
early each morning this week as possible. These bass are after
recently hatched small shad and small sunfish right on banks both
up and down lake. Use Zoom u tail worms in June bug and gourd green
on a Texas rig on the bank cover. Keep baits in the structure as
long as possible. The bone and parrot Deep Wee R cranks baits in
the rivers and creeks are good choices and again cast these lures
right on the bank. All lures should be worked in a stop and go
technique and move around often. A green Zoom trick worm with a
# 2/0 Mustad wide gap hook on a spinning reel will get the fish
out from under docks. Skip this bait as far into cover and into
docks.
Spotted
bass fishing is fair and the fish are up shallow and are feeding on
small baits just hatched. The scattered fish are coming up on
top on long points and the main lake humps and if there is brush
there. The drop shot seems to be the best way to get strikes.
If fish pop up use small top water baits like the small Spittin
mage in the shad pattern. Small Shad Raps and the all white ½ ounce
spinner bait though and around these deep water locations because
these fish will have to bite sooner or later. Small craws and small
worms will work on Spot Sticker Heads. Small crappie minnows or
spot tails on a drop shot rig will get some bites but you have
to almost sit dead still to get them to bite. You must fish straight
down and keep your line tight. Use a small Mosquito hook, light
6 pound test and work the baits keeping the line tight at all times.
This report is from Captain Chuck Biggers at Southern Striper
Fishing Guide Service 404 405 8280, www.southernstripers.com
Striper fishing has been good and there have been some 20 fish days.
We have been catching some really nice fish this week. In one
trip we got 3 fish over 20 pounds. We are finding the fish over
60 to 80 foot bottoms. If you have a GPS with a map, look for
the fish in the flat spots close to the channel. We have found
lots of fish in the underwater valleys leading to the creek and
river channels. Down line herring just over the fish and keep
fresh baits. Look for fish at 30 or 40 feet but these fish may
or may not bite. Try dropping your bait to 60 feet or more if
the trees will allow. And most of the deep fish have been big
ones. The trolling bite is still working well. Use down riggers
to troll until we find a school or large group and the mark a
way point. Be quick and pull up the down riggers go back and
drop bait on them. I'll be happy to teach you what we know. Give
me a call and book a trip.
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Ken
Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting
FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville
Georgia. All seminars start at 2pm. These are the dates. August
30, September 27, October 25, November 29, and December 27, 2008.
“All seminars are subject to change without notice”
If you would
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We have these
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Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.
We have 3 books
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