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Striper fishing continues to be excellent. With the rising temperatures the fish have moved out over the river channel and into the mouth of the creeks. Yes, that’s right the mouth of the creeks! The Lake is fishing more like May instead of March. Good numbers of fish are being caught from Browns Bridge to the Dam. Blue-black Herring pulled on free lines 80

Danny, Ian and Andrew with some nice Striped Bass from Lake Lanier.

to 120 feet back on planner boards and behind the boat continues to be the most productive technique. When the sun gets up weight your lines with one or two split shots. I have not caught a striper all week on a down rods but I always recommend hanging a couple over the side when trolling bait. Patterns can and do change! Always put someone on the front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz. buck tail jig with a fluke trailer. I have not

Danny with his 1st Lake Lanier Spotted Bass

 been pulling the umbrella rig but I would not hesitate to pull them if I am marking fish that would not eat Herring. The mouth of Flat Creek, in front of Vanns Tavern, Big Creek, Baldridge and the Dam have all produced fish this week.

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I know we are sounding like a broken record, but the Striper fishing remains very good. This is one of the best early springs in recent memory.  With the rising temperatures the fish have moved out over the river channel and into the middle of the creeks.

The Schief family men with a nice Lanier Striper.

However the technique is the same; fishing a combination of boards, free lines and down lines. Some days they only wanted down rods at 17 to 25 feet and the next day they will only hit free lines at 90 feet behind the boat with one split shot. The key to start early half way back in the creeks on flats with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two or three free lines 90 to 100 feet behind the boat. Vary your length behind the boards from 50 to 100 feet. Always hang a couple of down rods over the side

Tina, Michael & Gage with a Lanier Spotted Bass

and vary the depth depending the depth of the water. Herring has worked best this week but that could change any day. You may want to take a combination of Herring, Gizzard Shad and Trout. Once the suns gets up move towards the middle of the creeks focusing on the creek channels. Weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots. Vary your speed from .5 to 1.2 miles per hour. Always put someone on the front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz. buck tail jig with a fluke trailer. The Umbrella rig should start working with the increase in water temperature. There is a night bite on Long A Bombers if you work the points in the back of the creeks with high concentrations  of bait. Flat Creek, Balus Creek, Orr Creek and Four Mile have been the “hot” creeks this week.

Sean with big fish of the day!

The most up to date Lake Lanier  Striper Fishing Report on the web!!

I know we are sounding like a broken record, but Striper fishing is very good. With the rising temperatures the fish have moved out over the river channel and into the middle of the creeks. However the technique is the same; fishing a combination of boards, free lines and down lines. Some days they only wanted down rods at 17 to 25 feet and the next day they will only hit free lines at 90 feet behind the boat with one split shot.

Eric Litsey and his son Matt with a nice Lake Lanier double!

The key to start early half way back in the creeks on flats with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two or three free lines 90 to 100 feet behind the boat. Vary your length behind the boards from 50 to 100 feet. Always hang a couple of down rods over the side and vary the depth depending the depth of the water. Herring has worked best this week but that could change any day. You may want to take a combination of Herring, Gizzard Shad and Trout. Once the suns gets up move towards the middle of the creeks focusing on the creek channels. Weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots.

Matt Litsey with another nice Lake Lanier striper!

Vary your speed from .5 to 1.2 miles per hour. Always put someone on the front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz. buck tail jig with a fluke trailer. The Umbrella rig should start working with the increase in water temperature. There is a night bite on Long A Bombers if you work the points in the back of the creeks with high concentrations  of bait. Flat Creek, Balus Creek, Orr Creek and Four Mile have been the “hot” creeks this week.

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Striper fishing remains very good. Not much has changed this week. The stripers are active and beginning to move up on long tapering points and flats early and late. Mid day they can be found in the creek channels. Start in the back of the creeks early
with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two
or three free lines behind the boat. Put one board right up on the bank. Vary
your length behind the boards and boat from 10 to 100 feet. Always hang a
couple of down rods over the side and vary the depth depending the depth of the
water. Vary your bait size from large to small using Gizzard Shad, Threadfin
Shad, and Blueback Herring. Once the suns gets up move towards the middle
of the creeks focusing on the creek channels. Weight your lines with 1 to 3 split
shots. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. Always put someone on the
front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz. buck tail jig with a fluke trailer.
I have had some reports of fish being caught casting Capt. Mack’s buck tail jig
on points and shallow flats. There is a night bite on Bombers if you work the
points in the back of the creeks with high concentrations  of bait. Flat Creek, Balus Creek and Orr
Creek have been the “hot” creeks this week.

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Striper fishing is very good. The water temperature is in the mid 50′s and the Striper’s are active. This is a great time of year tocatch a big fish and also some good numbers. Start in the back of the creeks early with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on

Rrezearta Banushi, visiting from Kosovo, experiences fast action with her first and second Lake Lanier Stripers on two different poles back to back.

each side) and two or three free lines behind the boat. Put one board right up on the bank.
Vary your length behind the boards and boat from 20 to 100 feet. Always hang a couple of down rods over the side and vary the depth depending the depth of the water. Vary your bait size from large to small using Gizzard Shad, Threadfin Shad, Blueback Herring and Trout. Once the suns gets up move towards the middle of the creeks focusing on deep water points and creek channels. Weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. This will cause your baits to work better than being pulled at a constant speed. Always put someone on the front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz.
buck tail jig with a fluke trailer. This is the time of year to “beat the banks” with a Captain Mack’s bucktail jig. The Umbrella rig will work later in the day and can be used effectively

Rrezearta just keeps pulling in the teenagers!

to check out the creek channels. There are fish in every creek with a high concentration of bait. However, Four Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek and Flat Creek continue to be the go to creeks.

The most up to date Lake Lanier  Striper Fishing Report on the web!!

Striper fishing is very good. The patter remains one of covering a lot of water with a variety of baits. I am not marking a lot of fish and have had my best success putting out a spread of live baits and searching an area.

Ivan Walker with a nice Lanier Striped Bass

Start in the back of the creeks early with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two or three free lines behind the boat. Vary your length behind the boards and boat from 40 to 100 feet. Always hang a couple of down rods over the side and vary the depth depending the depth of the water. Once the suns gets up move towards the

Charlie Payne with a nice striper caught fishing on Lake Lanier.

middle of the creeks focusing on deep water points and creek channels. Weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. This will cause your baits to work better than being pulled at a constant speed. Put someone on the front deck and cast a Capt. Mack’s 1/2 oz. buck tail jig with a fluke trailer. The Umbrella rig will work and can be used effectively to check out the creek channels. There are fish in every creek with a high concentration of bait. However, Four Mile Creek, Six Mile Creek and Flat Creek continue to be the go to creeks.

Ivan with a another nice striper!

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Striper fishing remains to be good. Despite the cold temperatures and the wind the lake temperature really has not changed that much. The patter remains one of covering a lot of water with a variety of baits. Find the bait half way back to all the way back in the creeks. Start early with un weightedfree lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two or three free lines behind the boat. Vary your length behind the boards and boat from 40 to 100 feet. Once the suns gets up weight your lines with 1 to 3 split shots. Also hang a couple of downrods over the side and vary the depth depending on the bait and the depth of the water. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. This will cause your baits to work better than being pulled at a constant speed. The Umbrella rig will work and can be used effectively to check out the creek channels. There are fish in every creek with a high concentration of bait. However, Four mile, Six mile and Flat creek are the go to creeks.

The most up to date Lake Lanier  Striper Fishing Report on the web!!

Striper fishing is good. The projected cold fronts should lower the lake temperature by a few degrees and continue to drive the bait further back into the creeks and onto flats. I continue to have better luck on smaller baits but I have gotten a few reports of medium  gizzards working. The key is to cover as much water as possible with a variety of baits from the middle of the creeks to all the way in the back. Start early with un weighted free lines on four planner boards (two on each side) and two or three free lines behind the boat.  Ince the suns gets up weight your lines. Also hang a couple of downrods over the side and vary the depth depending on the bait and the depth of the water. Vary your speed from .3 to 1.0 mile per hour. This will cause your baits to work better than being pulled at a constant speed. The Umbrella rig will work and can be used effectively to check out the creek channels. There are fish in every creek with a high concentration of bait. On the south end try the back of Six and Four mile creeks. Depending on the water temperature Flat Creek could fire up! There are some fish in Flat Creek now but if the water starts to cool into the mid 40′s they will show up in force. Ada and Gainesville creeks are good places to start on the north end.