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

January 27, 2012

WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 3.77 FEET, DIRTY & 53 DEGREES BY CHRIS BELL

Bass fishing has been good. Fish have scattered a bit this week with the continuing rise in water levels. The few warmer days have kept fish within the five to eight feet depths and sometimes shallower. Covering water is the ticket right now. Using spinnerbaits and crank baits cover main lake rocky points and red clay banks. These areas can hold multiple fish, but you may have to fish several of them before finding fish. For crank baits use Bomber 4A or Bandit 200 in chartreuse pattern similar to a fire tiger or black back chartreuse pattern. For spinnerbaits keep it simple with a double willow leaf blades and chartreuse white skirts. Bites will be further apart on spinnerbaits, but will be bigger fish.

Hybrid and striper fishing is good. Fish have positioned on top of humps and road beds. Using live shad dropped down to schools of fish is working the best. Use your depth finders to locate fish. You may have to check multiple areas before locating fish with the recent changes in water levels.

Crappie fishing has been good. Fish have pushed further back into creeks and pockets with the higher water levels. For your trolling bite troll Jiffy jigs in a black chartreuse pattern to depths of ten to twelve feet. Whenever cover is present in the way of brush piles and letdowns multiple crappies will hold in this time of year. Use live minnows down lined to depths ten to twelve feet in and around cover. Learn how to use the new Lowrance GEN2 Structure Map technology with our exclusive On the Water schools. www.havefunfishing.com

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.