Lake Burton/Lake Rabun Fishing Report
January/February
Water Clarity: clear
Water Temp: 48deg
Walleye:
The Walleye bite is in full swing. The fish are starting their pre-staging for the spawn run. We have had some really nice fish over the last few days. The fish seem to be biting for several hours in the morning through late morning and then continuing late afternoon into early evening. We have been targeting docks over deep water (25ft to 35ft). Find a place where the fish can find some shade at high noon. Jig heads 1/4oz with a white curly tail grub have been working best. Cast the jig beside the dock and let it sink to bottom. Work the jig back toward the boat in an up down motion bouncing it up and down off the bottom. The popular Crappie technique of shooting docks works well with this jig. We catch a few big Crappie with this bigger jig while Walleye fishing. The trolling bite has started to pick up. Shad Raps #5 (shad color), and Rapala countdowns in (yellow Perch color) seem to be working best. I look for the fish to move into the 12ft to 20ft range in the next week or so. Walleye are very structure oriented except when chasing or feeding on bait (Herring). Find the brush or outcroppings underwater and the fish will be there. Let’s break that 16yr old WALLEYE record this year!!!(no disrespect)
Bass: With the mild winter temperatures that we have had there is a lot of fish that never pulled out to deeper water. We have done really well with white bomber crankbaits in the mornings and all day on overcast days. A green pumpkin seed worm rigged on a shaky-head around docks has been also producing large numbers of fish. The fish that did move out deep for the winter are making their way into the creeks. We have been positioning the boat in deep water and throwing a fishhead spin rigged with a fluke over the top of the timber and brush. If no luck move the boat over top of the fish and drop a dropshot or a jigging spoon straight down over the fish. We have been catching a lot of fish this way but the fishhead has been producing better quality and quantity of fish. These fish will remain in the creeks as they are getting ready to spawn.
Georgia Lake fishing Guide Tyler Clore
Trout:The Brown trout are primarily in the creek channels and mouths. Spinner gear such as Blue Fox in black and Mepps in a yellow/black have been working well. The fish are congregating on the schools of Blue-Back Herring. Fish close to these schools to increase your chances. We look for these fish to stay in the creeks for the next two or three weeks, as the water temperatures head towards the 50deg mark. As the trout head toward deeper water we will begin trolling spoons and jerk baits.
Captain Wes Carlton
Georgia Lake Fishing
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Georgia Lake Fishing
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770-318-9777