February 16, 2017 – 10:40 am
Bass:
The Bass bite has been excellent the last few days with a lot of fish up shallow. The Alabama rig is working great ! We have been catching some bigger Spots and Largemouth on hard plastic swim baits in the 7in range ( white/off white). Most of the fish we have caught have been around the bank lines. We have been watching for these fish to push bait up and then working those areas. This bite should continue for the next several weeks if the water temps continue to rise as they typically do this time of year.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is is full swing. We have been catching most of our fish on down lining Blue Back Herring and slow trolling night crawlers just on the bottom. The best bite seems to be in the 20ft depths. Be patient with these fish. Most of the time the Walleye nibble and don’t take the bait right away. The Walleye will be heading up the creeks to spawn anytime now and will be easier to catch on shallow diving plugs and crank baits. Look for these fish to continue thier pilgrimage up the creeks and rivers for the spawning run!
February 16, 2017 – 10:38 am
Bass:
The Bass bite has been excellent the last few days with a lot of fish up shallow. The Alabama rig is working great ! We have been catching some bigger Spots and Largemouth on hard plastic swim baits in the 7in range ( white/off white). Most of the fish we have caught have been around the bank lines. We have been watching for these fish to push bait up and then working those areas. This bite should continue for the next several weeks if the water temps continue to rise as they typically do this time of year.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is is full swing. We have been catching most of our fish on down lining Blue Back Herring and slow trolling night crawlers just on the bottom. The best bite seems to be in the 20ft depths. Be patient with these fish. Most of the time the Walleye nibble and don’t take the bait right away. The Walleye will be heading up the creeks to spawn anytime now and will be easier to catch on shallow diving plugs and crank baits. Look for these fish to continue thier pilgrimage up the creeks and rivers for the spawning run!
February 16, 2017 – 10:32 am
Spring is on the horizon. Lots of Lake Lanier fish are starting to bite. The Crappie fishing has been good on the northern part of the lake with several days of 100 plus fish. The Striped Bass bite has really fired up over the last few days. These fish are feeding on small baits right now so matching the hatch is essential. We have been fishing these fish on a 14 to 25 ft bottom. Free linning baits over points and along the bank lines has been most productive.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is is full swing. We have been catching most of our fish on down lining Blue Back Herring and slow trolling night crawlers just on the bottom. The best bite seems to be in the 20ft depths. Be patient with these fish. Most of the time the Walleye nibble and don’t take the bait right away. The Walleye will be heading up the creeks to spawn anytime now and will be easier to catch on shallow diving plugs and crank baits. Look for these fish to continue thier pilgrimage up the creeks and rivers for the spawning run!
February 16, 2017 – 10:26 am
Lake Burton Fishing Report
Water temp: 47deg
Clarity : clear
Level: full pool
Bass:
The Bass bite has been excellent the last few days with a lot of fish up shallow. The Alabama rig is working great ! We have been catching some bigger Spots and Largemouth on hard plastic swim baits in the 7in range ( white/off white). Most of the fish we have caught have been around the bank lines. We have been watching for these fish to push bait up and then working those areas. This bite should continue for the next several weeks if the water temps continue to rise as they typically do this time of year.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is is full swing. We have been catching most of our fish on down lining Blue Back Herring and slow trolling night crawlers just on the bottom. The best bite seems to be in the 20ft depths. Be patient with these fish. Most of the time the Walleye nibble and don’t take the bait right away. The Walleye will be heading up the creeks to spawn anytime now and will be easier to catch on shallow diving plugs and crank baits. Look for these fish to continue thier pilgrimage up the creeks and rivers for the spawning run!
Brown Trout
The trout have been deep this winter. Most of them have been hanging out over the main lake channel only coming up to feed on the vast bait population a few times a day. We have been lucky enough on a few recent trips to catch some really nice Browns while casting for Bass up in the creek channel’s. These fish were caught on a white Spro Mcstick. The Brown Trout follow the bait population. So if the Blue Back Herring are deep, more than likely the trout are deep.
Good Luck!
Wes Carlton
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January 31, 2017 – 9:17 pm
The Spotted Bass bite has been steady the last few weeks. Most of the big fish are deep hanging out over a 35 to 40ft bottom. We have been catching most of the bass on under spins ( Super Fish white 1/2 oz tipped with a white fluke). This is a tough technique to learn but produces some really nice fish. Try casting out away from the boat in the 20ft range and slow roll this lure back towards the boat keeping it at this 20ft depth. The fish will rise off of that 30ft bottom to eat the bait. The key is maintaining that 20ft depth. We have been working long main lake points and ditches in the backs of creeks. Don’t be surprised if you catch a monster Spot! The Spots should continue to hold over deep water over the next several weeks occasionally coming up to the surface mid day chasing Herring.
Walleye
The Walleye bite is in full swing. We have been fishing night crawlers on the bottom as well downlinning Blue Back Herring. Most of the Walleye seem to be holding on a 25 to 30ft bottom and rising to the 15ft depths to feed on points. Positioning the boat over the fish is very critical. Walleye are not very aggressive and take several seconds to catch the bait sometimes. This can be tough in the winter on the northern lakes in the wind. Just remember Walleye are very bottom oriented fish and only travel just a few feet of the bottom to feed. The trolling bite will be picking up in the next few weeks. We will be dragging an array of colorful crank baits.
January 31, 2017 – 9:16 pm
The Spotted Bass bite has been steady the last few weeks. Most of the big fish are deep hanging out over a 35 to 40ft bottom. We have been catching most of the bass on under spins ( Super Fish white 1/2 oz tipped with a white fluke). This is a tough technique to learn but produces some really nice fish. Try casting out away from the boat in the 20ft range and slow roll this lure back towards the boat keeping it at this 20ft depth. The fish will rise off of that 30ft bottom to eat the bait. The key is maintaining that 20ft depth. We have been working long main lake points and ditches in the backs of creeks. Don’t be surprised if you catch a monster Spot! The Spots should continue to hold over deep water over the next several weeks occasionally coming up to the surface mid day chasing Herring.
January 31, 2017 – 9:14 pm
The Spotted Bass bite has been steady the last few weeks. Most of the big fish are deep hanging out over a 35 to 40ft bottom. We have been catching most of the bass on under spins ( Super Fish white 1/2 oz tipped with a white fluke). This is a tough technique to learn but produces some really nice fish. Try casting out away from the boat in the 20ft range and slow roll this lure back towards the boat keeping it at this 20ft depth. The fish will rise off of that 30ft bottom to eat the bait. The key is maintaining that 20ft depth. We have been working long main lake points and ditches in the backs of creeks. Don’t be surprised if you catch a monster Spot! The Spots should continue to hold over deep water over the next several weeks occasionally coming up to the surface mid day chasing Herring.
January 19, 2017 – 10:19 pm
Walleye
The Walleye bite is in full swing. We have been fishing night crawlers on the bottom as well downlinning Blue Back Herring. Most of the Walleye seem to be holding on a 25 to 30ft bottom and rising to the 15ft depths to feed on points. Positioning the boat over the fish is very critical. Walleye are not very aggressive and take several seconds to catch the bait sometimes. This can be tough in the winter on the northern lakes in the wind. Just remember Walleye are very bottom oriented fish and only travel just a few feet of the bottom to feed. The trolling bite will be picking up in the next few weeks. We will be dragging an array of colorful crank baits.