OUTDOOR’S GWINNETT FISHING SHOW

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Striper Report July 18, 2011

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Fishing for stripers is at its peak. We are catching big stripers and big numbers.  We boated one fish last week that weighed right at 30 pounds and had several days that we boated over 30 fish.    Live Bluebacks fished at 60-80 ft. depths are producing the best for the stripes. Today was a little tough because of  dropping water temps. from last weekends freak cold front.  We managed to boat around 10 good fish but  we had to search a little harder today to locate active schools.  The warmer weather expected this week will get  the stripers right back to biting. I have been running morning and afternoon trips and will do so through September. We have been having a good morning bite starting around 9:00 a.m. to noon. Activity has been very good in the afternoons also when power generations starts at Buford Dam. The water release will always trigger a afternoon feed so make sure to check generation times with the Corps of Engineers office at 770-945-1466. Dont miss the great summer action.

Striped Bass Report Junes 28, 2011

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Striper fishing has been very good this past week. I had a charter yesterday with customer Bill Brown and boated `12 stripers with the largest weighing right at 18 pounds.  All the fish hit bluebacks on downrods at 50 ft. depths.  Look for the stripers to be holding in areas that are 50-90 ft. deep. They tend to be a little shallower in the early morning and move out  over deeper areas as the sun gets higher. On the downrods we are using a 5-6 ft. carolina rig with a 2 ounce sinker.  The 2 ounce sinker will get your bait down quick to the stripers once located and will keep your bait in the strike zone if you use a smaller weight the blueback will swim up out of the strike zone also your bait wont hang straight below the boat while slowly drifting.  Lead core line has been producing some fish trolling 1-2 ounce bucktails at 5-6 colors. I will be out the rest of the week and will report back soon.

Striped Bass Report June 20, 2010

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Summer stripers are  on . Big stripers are setting up in deep summer time areas. yesterday I had a half day charter and boated 7 good fish in the 10-15 pound range. All our fish hit bluebacks on down rods at 50 ft. depths.  We had some smokers on that we could nt  get out of the timber also.  These big stripers seem to have sonar and know where to go into the trees when you hook em.  Stripers will continure to get into larger schools as water temps climb. Yesterday Laniers surface temp was 86 degrees which makes for good summer striper action. Will be out the rest of the week and will report back soon.

Striped Bass Report June 12, 2011

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Striper fishing this week has been very good to excellent. We averaged 8-15 fish a day this week with the largest striper weighing  around 18 pounds. Most of the stripers are ranging in the 6-12 pound range. Fish have still not got deep yet they are hanging in the 15-25 foot range but should begin to get deeper soon. Most of the fish we caught this week hit live bluebacks on  weighted flatlines and down rods fished straight below the boat at 20 ft. depths.  I also started catching a few pulling bucktails on lead core line at 5-6 colors. This lead core action should get better as water temps climb. We are also catching a lot of magnum spotted bass mixed in with the stripers. The stripers and sp0ts are still in mixed schools at the same depths. Dont miss the action. I will be out  every day this week and will report back soon.

Striper Report June 4, 2011

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Striper fishing was exc ellent yesterday. We boated around 13 stripers up to 12-13 pounds on live bluebacks on downrods and flatlines.  The spotted bass and channlel catfish are mixed in with the stripers feeding also. This year I have seen lots  of channel cats in the 3-5 pound range, must be good numbers  of em in lanier this year. The water temp yesterday hit around 86 when we loaded the boat on the trailer at noon. These high water temps will only make the stripers school up in larger numbers as they are searching for the cooler deep pockets of water. I will be out everyday this upcoming week and will report back soon.

Striped Bass Report May 31, 2011

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Striper action is hot on Lanier. The past week has really got the stripers starting to school up. I went out a couple of hours today with my daughters and caught 8 stripers up to around 13 pounds. All of our fish hit weighted flatlines over deep channel bends. We boated of few  of the fish on downlines at 20-25 ft. depths.  We caught all our fish on the North end but a few of my buddies have been having some good catches south dragging urigs over main lake points and humps. This hot weather is what we have been needing to bunch the fish up and get them in the big schools. I will be out the rest of the week and will report back soon.

Striper/Bass Report April 25, 2011

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Striper action was hot last week. We didnt catch large numbers of stripers  but the size is picking up.  I fished a charter last Friday afternoon and boated a striper right at 25 pounds. He hit a flatlined blueback on a main lake point. The bass fishing is incredible. You can;t hardly keep the spots off your bluebacks. I had several day’s last week that we boated around 30  nice spotted bass with a few pushing 5 pounds. This time of year spots and stripers are using the same areas and are in mixed schools.  Topwater is starting to pick up also. On cloudy days be sure to throw your big redfins. I caught quite a few last week casting weightless zoom super flukes. The pearl seemed to be the most productive color. The zara spook action should start soon as the spots have finished their spawn. Lot’s of the spots we caught last week looked like they have’nt spawned yet they were still full of eggs. Be sure to release these magnum spots as they will produce thousands of fry. I will be out tomorrow and will report back soon.

Striper/Bass Report April 18, 2011

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Striper activity is picking up. The last 4 day’s we have seen the striper action really start to kick in.  The best pattern has been flatlining live bluebacks on main lake points. I have also been catching  big strings of spotted bass on the bluebacks . During April and May you will  find the spots and stripers holding at the same depths , also in the same areas.  We have been catching  5-8 spots for every striper we hook up on but thats still a lot of fun with all the action. This flatline pattern will continue on into late May.  Next month we should see topwater action begin.  Redfins and spooks on main lake points and humps will be the pattern. When  main lake water temps get into the mid to upper 60′s it’s time to start chunking the big topwaters. I will be out the rest of the week and will report back soon. Don’t miss the spring action.

Striper/Crappie Report March 20, 2011

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Striper action is heating up on Lanier. Most of the action this past month has been late evening and night with long A bombers and Mcstick jerk baits. Although last week day time action picked up.  For the stripers try flatlining live bluebacks back in the creeks. All the fish will be shallow this time of year.  You need to  drag your baits right up on the banks for best results. This pattern will continue to get better as we get away from the full moon.  You might want to keep a small 1/4 ounce bucktail or a small pearle zoom fluke rigged  on a 1/4 ounce lead head. Cast this bait right up on the bank and swim it back to the boat as your dragging your flatlines.  Besides catching stripers  you will catch some huge spots  casting the jigs this time on year.  You will find stripers and big spots  mixed in the same depth range. Crappie fishing is still fantastic.  I had 2 crappie trips last week and we boated around 100 fish each day with some really nice size slabs.  All the crappie hit small hal flies and tube jigs in 2-3 ft. of water. The water temp. last week was pushing into the high 50′s which will get the crappie loaded up in the backs of the creeks to spawn. We saw water temps as high as 60 degrees late in the afternoons last week. I look for the crappie to spawn on the next new or full moon. the water temps are right. I will be on the lake tomorrow and will report back soon. Don’t miss out on this spring action. Give us a call and Let’s go Fishing!!! 770-945-0797