Lake Burton/Lake Rabun October Fishing Report

October Fishing Report:

Lake Burton/Lake Rabun

Water Clarity: clear

Temp: 67deg

Level: Full Pool

Walleye:

The walleye are biting fair this week and should start biting better as we head toward the end of October. Look for these fish in the 16 to 28ft range. There have been some fish caught over a 50ft bottom trolling crank baits. Be sure to slow the trolling speed down a bit  (1.8mph) as we head toward cooler water temperatures. Don’t be surprised if you land bigger fish this coming month. Some of our biggest fish have come in the end of October and November in the last couple of years.

Brown Trout:

The Brown Trout bite has been very consistent. With some bigger fish being caught last week I am looking for the pre spawn bite to be very good this year. Most of the Browns have started heading up the lakes toward the creeks. Look for these fish close to the main lake channels at he mouths of the creeks. Jigging spoons have been working well (white Flexit). Try positioning the boat directly over or close to these schools and work the spoon really fast up from the bottom. Trolling crank baits shallow in the 12ft depth range will be a good technique for the next couple of weeks. Just remember “you can’t go wrong with white baits”.

Yellow Perch:

The Yellow Perch bite continues to be great. We have had two days in the last week or two where we have caught over 60 fish in a five hour period. Some of these fish are in the 15 to 16″in range. That’s a big Perch! Although most are around 10″. We have caught Perch on Crappie Jigs, Night Crawlers,Drop shotting minnows, and little spoons. They don’t seem to be very picky. Look for the Yellow Perch in the 20ft water column around grass and brush.

Spotted Bass:

The Spots have been holding over deep water lately. Most of the bigger spots we have caught have been over a 40ft bottom. I look for these fish to rise quickly over the next few days. We should be seeing some surface action real soon. So have a Silver Spook, Fluke or Sammy handy while out. The fall pattern is typically finding fish over mid lake humps and points in the 16 to 20ft depths. We’re not far form this. The Jerk Bait bite(Spro-McStick) will be ON!. Clear flourocarbon is essential on these northern clear water lakes. Lake Burton has been producing some of Georgia’s biggest Spotted Bass this year!

LargeMouth Bass:

The Largemouth have been holding in the 16ft range. These fish have been biting live bait real well! We had five Largemouth over 6lbs and one about 9lbs this week. These fish are slow at eating a live bait or artificial swim bait, so be patient when fishing for these fish and the results will be good!