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

July 30, 2010

WEST POINT LAKE IS FULL, 90 DEGREES AND STAINED BY CHRIS BELL

Bass fishing has been slow. We are definitely in a summer pattern. This time of year there is very little change in pattern. Fish have committed to deep water cover and will remain there for the next few weeks. This is actually one of my favorite times of year on West Point because you can go back to these same deep hideouts time after time and they will produce. Once the sun is high focus on docks and lay downs near the mouth of pockets with a green pumpkin Z-Man floating worm or a Z-Man Texas rigged Saw Tail Worm. The Z-Man floating worm will stand up on a 1/8 or 3/16 ounce shaky head so do not be afraid to let this bait soak to catch larger fish. You can catch several fish off of one lay down so make several cast to productive cover. Once the bite slows switch to a All Terrain 3/8 ounce black and blue jig tipped with a black and blue Z-Man chunkz. The deep crank bait bite is beginning to turn on in the afternoon during generating schedules. Look for fish to begin stacking up on long points and roadbeds close to the main river channel. Crankbaits are working best with multiple casts on cover close to the river channel. We spent several days the last couple of weeks just watching our Lowrance HDS sonar and following contour lines on the GPS. Once we located cover in the twelve to eighteen feet depth, we would turn back to fish these locations. It takes time to find this ideal habitat, but once you do several fish can be caught in this area. The best points to search are from the 109 bridge north going up the river. During generation periods use deep diving crankbaits on humps and road beds. You can load the boat quick with some really heavy weights during these periods of generation and cover.

Hybrid and striper fishing is slow. There has been some top water action early in the morning down lake at the mouths of creeks such as Wehadkee Creek and Maple Creek. Use popping corks and fly's making long casts over schooling fish. Do not use your outboard to approach these fish because they are very spooky. Use your trolling motor on a consistent speed to get within casting distance. Once the top water action has slowed the best bites have been coming from down lake on deep flats, humps, and road beds during generation periods. Some the best areas to fish have been from Glass Bridge Park south. Using your electronics use your trolling motor to search out schools of fish. Shad have been really hard to find this year so use bream and chicken livers dropped into schools of fish. Watch your graph closely to locate large schools of fish. Be sure to check the generation schedule’s for the best feeding times. Also look at the Fish and Game Forecaster to see what the best feeing periods are for the day.

Crappie fishing has been slow. This is the time of year to beat the heat with some night fishing. The most consistent fishing for crappie seems to be at night. This time of year bridge pilings will produce best. It will take some time to attract bait with your lights, but once you do the fish will be directly behind them. Use live minnows dropped down about twelve feet. The best bridges have been the 109 bridge and Yellow Jacket bridge. New web site www.gafishing.org.

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.

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