10 LAKESIDE
May 2021
Lake Lanier Fishing Report
A sampling of fishing information and tips from area experts Lake level: Full Clarity: Main lake clear, creeks stained Temperature: 60s
good ones. A wacky rig is working well on the banks leading into the pockets as well as on the docks in less than 10 feet of water. One set up that is often Bass fishing overlooked is the Carolina Rig. Bass fishing on Lanier is excep- Working this slowly on long tional right now. The fish are both points and humps that are less shallow and deep and feeding than 20 feet deep is a productive strong most days. Pick any of way to put fish in the boat. your favorite spring baits and you Keep in mind right now there are likely to have a good day. is a shad spawn going on and the Let’s start in the morning with bass are enjoying the easy eating. a chug bug or a small translucent Check the blow throughs and Zara Spook. Any points that are rocky clay banks for the shad. in the wind will likely have fish Often it is just a simple matter of on them. From the points you can smelling them where they are take a fluke and work the points spawning. The Keitech or a white all the way down the banks into spinnerbait with twin silver wilthe pockets. A bank with a mixlow leaf blades are two great ture of red clay and rocks or blow choices for these areas. Pick a downs are holding fish. A Spro bait and go catch em! jerk bait is also drawing a lot of This report provided by Phil strikes but don’t work it like a Johnson, 770 366-8845. jerk bait. A slow to medium retrieve is the best way to draw Crappie fishing strikes right now. Work it on the Crappie fishing is good. The blow throughs and sandy banks in hot bite target zone is 10 to 15 the six to 10 feet of water. feet deep. The crappie are back A three-inch Keitech on a on the docks and also can be quarter ounce head worked found on open water brush piles slowly will catch some large fish, and blow downs. Look for the maybe not as many but some very stray fish they are typically larger
than the schooling fish cast a jig to these fish. Try the slow retrieval method of a jig when fishing vertical. I always put out a crappie minnow with a BB sized sinker 12 to 16 inches above the hook. Right now I am setting the minnows around 10 feet deep. For best results use a live minnow. Look under docks that are in 20 to 40 feet of water near a main channel and have brush or structure use your electronic charts to locate these areas. Remember, crappie love the shade so cast into the shadows of a dock. Try different jig colors and jig styles. They can be used for short casting, vertical jigging, trolling or dock shooting. When
dock shooting the biggest fish are usually the first to hit. Let your jig sink and give it time to get down to the fish and retrieve your jig slowly. The most productive jig color combinations have been the translucent colors. Small dark ones are productive as well. I’m using ATX Company’s plastics that can now be purchased at Sherry’s Bait and BBQ. I use the k9 5-pound test high visibility yellow braid for my line (unless I am using a bobber) and a Piscifun reel on a ACC crappie Stix. I use Garmin Live Scope and the Navionics Boating app. This report is provided by Captain Josh Thornton, 770 5306493.
ENJOY SAFE FISHING ON THE LAKE!
Lanier Islands conference center receives funding By Pamela A. Keene Additional state funding for the planned $155 million conference center and hotel at Lanier Islands was announced at the April meeting of the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority. The Georgia General Assembly in this year's session approved and additional $21 million for the
project. When approved by the governor, that brings the total state funding for the project to $52 million. The balance of financing will come from private sources. The conference center and hotel is being built on the former footprint of the resort’s PineIsle
Hotel, which was razed in 2008. State monies will be disbursed through the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. LLIDA oversees Lanier Islands. The resort is managed by Islands Management Co. LLC, a private leaseholder. Projected completion date is late 2023 or early 2024.
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