The water has finally cooled off a bit and the fish have moved North. Most of the stripers are Midway back in the creeks. Free lining hearing has been most productive lately. Using down rods midday has also been producing some nice fish. The water temp seem to be holding in the mid 60s right now. The lake level is down about 6 ft. Most of the boat ramps are open right now.
Fishing Reports
Lake Burton Fishing Report
November 4, 2024 – 11:36 am
Lake Burton/Lake Rabun Fishing Report Water Temp 66Lake Level 2ft down Clarity:clear
Bass Tyler CloreMost of the Large Mouth are shallow between 2-12ft. We have had success throwing a crank Spro Little John (white). Most of these are on points and in the backs of the pockets. Look for schooling fish they are chasing the smaller Herring. We have been catching these casting a Jackall Riser Bone Color. Work these baits like a wake bait and be patient. This pattern should continue for the next couple of weeks until the water temps dive into the lower to mid 50’s. We are looking forward to winter spoon/underspin bite!
Brown Trout The bite has been consistent the last few days. We have been catching most of our trout on Pro Jerk baits Blue Color. These fish have been coming up on top water main lake in the middle of the channel. We have had the best success drifting in the channel sight fishing for them. We have caught a few floating Night Crawlers behind planner boards. This bite should continue to get better the next month or so. Remember Trout like cold water. Most of the adults are getting ready to spawn this month and should be back down the lake by December.
Good Luck!Wes Carlton
Lake Lanier Fishing Report
May 17, 2024 – 2:03 am
Lake Lanier Fishing Report Water temp: 76deg
Clarity: clearLevel: full pool
Bass: Most of the bass have finished spawning. The bite has been great over the last few days. We have been catching a lot of fish on top water Frogs, and Sammy’s in the morning in pockets off the main lake channel. Midday the jerk bait bite has picked up in the creeks around brush and rock ledges. Most of the Spotted Bass and Large Mouths are hanging in the 6ft to 15ft of water range. We have lots of Herring starting to spawn on the sea walls. Look for these bait fish and cast in and around them with your jerk bait. White smaller jerk baits have been working best. This bite should continue for the next several weeks as the water temps rise into the 80s.
Lake Burton Fishing Report
January 28, 2024 – 2:39 pm
Lake Burton Fishing Report
Water Temp: 53deg
Water clarity: stained
Water Level : 6ft below full pool & rising
Bass
The Bass bite has been good the last day or two. We are in a normal winter pattern. The spoon bite has been the most consistent bite lately 28 to 35 ft bottom in the middle of the creeks. We have had a lot of rain the last couple of weeks. This has warmed the water temps a little. Most of the creeks have been stained from this rainfall. There has been a significant amount of floating debris. We have caught some surfacing fish in and around this floating debris on top water baits like Spro Sashimmy 125 white. This pattern should continue for the next few weeks. Look for the water levels to continue to raise with the heavy rainfalls. Be careful of floating logs. Some of these are submerged.
Brown Trout
The bite has been a little slow lately. We have caught a few decent fish on the main lake channel mid lake. Look for surfacing action around the floating debris. These trout are feeding on the live bait in and on the floating logs grass etc. The Brown Trout bite should continue to get better as we head towards February. Jerk baits casted around the banks and brush will be the go to technique soon!
Good Luck!
Wes Carlton
Georgia Lake Fishing
Lake Burton Fishing
July 30, 2023 – 8:08 am
The summer bite has been steady. Most of the bass are over deeper water now that the water temps have risen. Drop shot has been the ticket the last couple of days. We have been targeting Brush piles off main lake points and ledges. These areas have produced the biggest fish this past week. The LargeMouth have been biting early morning in the back of the creeks and pockets. We have been throwing White Zoom frogs working them slow.
Brown Trout
The Trolling bite has been decent the last week or so. Small Pens Minnow Jerk baits Herring color have been working best. Most of our fish have been caught in the 25ft depth range at 3mph. Look for this bite to pick up as we head into late summer.
Yellow Perch
The Perch bite has been on fire lately. Most of the population has been schooled up on a 20ft bottom near grass and brush. Small flukes weighted with a split shot have been working best.