10 LAKESIDE
November 2020
Lake Lanier Fishing Report
A sampling of fishing information and tips from area experts Lake level: 1071.54 Clarity: Stained Temperature: 70s
any structure. Moving baits can cover these points quickly. Try a Zoom mini lizard on the drop shot and a 3/16 ounce sinker on Bass Fishing the bottom of the rig or lighter. Bass fishing is good. The Spoons are the second choice bait Spotsticker jig heads and all and no more than a small ½ white Mini Me spinnerbaits will ounce size as all the bait fish the catch fish on almost any main spots are very small. Try some lake point. live minnows on the drop shot, Ride over some points with the too. Sand finesse worms, natural Lowrance Down Scan technology blue and cinnamon green are the and you can see fish on the botbest colors. tom in 25 feet of water. Use the (This report is from Ken SturZoom finesse worm cut down an divant’s Southern Fishing Report, inch on a spinning reel. www.southernfishing.com.) Ten-pound Sufix line has been an excellent deep water tactic. Striper Fishing Use a Weedless Wonder lead head Stripers are schooling in large and this light rig will allow angroups in the mid lake up to glers to feel the light strikes. And Gainesville. Using your electronthe strikes are very light. Most of ics locate the schools in 40 to 60 the fish we have caught never feet of water and use down lines even move with the bait, they just with blue backs. Fish 30 to 45 hold on. feet deep. Use drumming method With any wind blowing, this is to attract the fish and keep your all but impossible to work propeyes on alert because the bite will erly. Usually the spots pick up be substantial. The top water has this lead head and hook combina- been hit or miss so have a Sebile tion and swim of with the whole or a spook ready. rig in their mouth. But right now This report is from Buck Canthe strikes are very hard to feel. non, Buck Tails Guide Service, Many of the spots are not on 404 510-1778.
Crappie Fishing Crappie fishing is excellent. Don’t be afraid to look for blow downs in shallow water. Recently, while scanning docks in 20’ of water using side scan we found a blow down 5’ deep loaded with crappie. Look for open water brush in 10 to 20 feet of waters. Plan on losing several jigs and minnows because you have to be down there with them to catch them. Look under docks that are in 15 to 30 feet of water with brush or structures. Use your electronic charts to locate these areas. Down line small crappie minnows with BB sized sinkers. Jigs are also producing very well. My Jig recommendations are blue and chartreuse or light green over dark green ATX jigs. They can be used equally well for short casting, vertical jigging or dock shooting. We use 5 pound test, high visibility yellow K9 braid. Watch your sonar carefully for bait. Crappie like to live near their food source. Use scanning type sonar (e.g. Down and Side Imaging) to locate schooling fish, and complement this with the latest in live
scanning sonar technology (e.g. Garmin’s LiveScope or Lowrance LiveSight). Set waypoints on your electronic charts so that you can quickly return to productive locations. Note that you can do
this on a smartphone or tablet using the Navionics “Boating app. This report was filed by Captain Josh Thornton, 770 5306493.
ENJOY SAFE FISHING ON THE LAKE! Lake level lowered to winter pool for Buford Dam repairs Over the next four weeks, the Corps of Engineers will continue lowering water levels at Lake Lanier to 1069.0 feet above sea level. The drawdown began in early October to take levels to the winter elevation of 1070.0 msl.
The additional one-foot release will accommodate the Corps to make head gate repairs. The work is expected to start at the end of November and continue for approximately three weeks.
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