Lake Burton Fishing Report November

Water Clarity: Clear

Down 8ft

Brown Trout: The Brown Trout continue to be in the backs of creeks. Some of the larger fish are out a little deeper. This years stocking looks great, with lots of bigger fish. Hopefully with these bigger stockers Lake Burton’s predators won’t be able to eat them.  Most of the juvenile fish will eat any bait presented at them. The Rapala countdown, Mepps spinners and Shad Raps have been working well. Most of these fish are shallow (less than 8ft). Trolling large Loco Spoons has been working well for the bigger Brown’s. I have been varying my trolling speed with lots of turns (2.5 to 3.5mph).  The Bigger Brown Trout will slowly work towards deeper water over the next couple of weeks. Look for these fish to show up near and around the main river channel.

Bass:

The spotted bass have moved to a deep water late winter pattern. We have been catching these fish on white crank baits and spoons. The spoon bite should continue on through December. Work the spoon over a 35 to 48ft bottom. I like to flip flop the spoon slowly this time of year. This seems to catch a few of the larger lethargic fish. White/Gold 5/10 spoons have been working best.

Walleye:

The Walleye bite continues to be consistent. We are still having our best luck trolling large crank baits (20ft divers). The numbers of fish are not so great, but when you catch one they are large (5 to 7Lbs). Most of the Walleye in the North Georgia lakes are holding in the 35 ft range. Some of the bigger fish have been caught in the 28ft depths. Drop shot-ting brush piles should be good for the month of December as long as the state does not seem record lows!

Yellow Perch:

Wow! I have seen the Yellow Perch as shallow as 4 ft and as deep as 28ft this month. These fish seem to have no rime or reason for their wandering. Maybe the concentrations of small bait fish swimming in and around all of the creeks has caused this. Try and locate a concentration  of fish in about 15ft of water on your electronics, pull the boat about 25ft or so away. Cast any pan fish jig working it slowly toward the boat and you’ll produce. Slow trolling small crank baits this time of year is very effective.

Good Luck!