Fishing Reports

Lake Burton Fishing Report Water Temp: 79deg Water Clarity : clear Water Level : full Bass The bass bite has been great in the morning and a little slow in the afternoon. We have been catching most of our fish on and underspin tipped with a paddle tail in the backs of creeks over the grass. We have had some bigger fish come off a River 2 Sea Whopper Plopper 90. This bite had been really strong between 8-10am. Look for the grass midway back in the creeks in 16to 20ft of water. Most of these areas are holding good fish! This bite should continue over the next few weeks. Trout The Brown Trout bite has been a little slow the last week or so. The few we have caught have been on small minnows weighted with a split shot. We have been targeting the main river channel. Early morning seems to be the better time This bite should pick up any day now as.we head towards the end of August. Perch The Yellow Perch bite is in fire. We have been catching good numbers in the creeks around grass and structure ( blow downs). Most of the fish seem to be in the 13 to 18ft depths. The Drop Shot technique has been working best. Small flukes or Robo Worms seen to work well. Look for this pattern to continue and get better as we progress the summer months. Good Luck! Wes Carlton 7703189777

July 14, 2021 – 12:43 am
By Wes | Posted in Lake Lanier Fishing Charters | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Lake Burton Fishing Report Water Temp: 79deg Water Clarity : clear Water Level : full Bass The bass bite has been great in the morning and a little slow in the afternoon. We have been catching most of our fish on and underspin tipped with a paddle tail in the backs of creeks over the grass. We have had some bigger fish come off a River 2 Sea Whopper Plopper 90. This bite had been really strong between 8-10am. Look for the grass midway back in the creeks in 16to 20ft of water. Most of these areas are holding good fish! This bite should continue over the next few weeks. Trout The Brown Trout bite has been a little slow the last week or so. The few we have caught have been on small minnows weighted with a split shot. We have been targeting the main river channel. Early morning seems to be the better time This bite should pick up any day now as.we head towards the end of August. Perch The Yellow Perch bite is in fire. We have been catching good numbers in the creeks around grass and structure ( blow downs). Most of the fish seem to be in the 13 to 18ft depths. The Drop Shot technique has been working best. Small flukes or Robo Worms seen to work well. Look for this pattern to continue and get better as we progress the summer months. Good Luck! Wes Carlton 7703189777

Lake Burton Fishing Report

December 10, 2020 – 12:24 pm

Lake Burton Fishing ReportWater Temp: 52 degClarity: ClearLevel: 5 ft below pool
BassThe Bass bite has been consistent the last couple of weeks. We have been catching most of our fish in and around docks close to steep rock ledges. Spro Crank baits have been working best. The fish are feeding in the Blue Back Herring close to these areas. Mid morning seems to be the best time to catch the bigger Large Mouth on the bank lines. The Spotted Bass are still surfacing mid morning to mid afternoon. We have caught some really nice Spots on jerk baits in a Herring Color working main lake points. 
TroutThe Brown Trout bite has slowed a little. We are still catching some fish trolling Yo-Zuri Pins Minnows 10 to 15ft deep over the main lake channel. Most of the bigger schools of fish have broken up and spread throughout the lake. Looking for surfacing action shortly after daylight can be a very successful technique for catching a bigger Brown Trout on a spinnerbait.  We have even caught a few on small topwater plugs and jerk baits while Bass Fishing. This pattern should continue for the next several weeks as we head towards the end of January. The spoon bite should pick up as the water temps dive toward the 40’s. 
Good Luck!Wes Carlton

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Lake Burton Fishing Report

July 14, 2020 – 2:46 pm

Lake Burton Fishing Report

Water Temp: 77deg

Clarity: Clear

Level: Full Pool

Bass

The Large Mouth bite has been good the last few days. Seems to be an early morning to mid morning bite. Frogs in pockets have been working well. We have also been catching some nice Lips on Sinkos working these in and around logs and rocks. The Spotted Bass bite has been great the last week or so. We have been catching most of our fish on a 25 to 30ft bottom. Underspins tipped with Arkansas Shinner flukes seem to be working best.  We have caught some really big Spots trolling Lucky Craft Staysees 90’s while trolling for trout. This pattern should continue for the next few weeks as we head into September. 

Trout

The Brown Trout bite has been a little tough lately. We have caught a few fish trolling mid lake on spoons. I have been using Luhr Jenson Locos #2 spoons from my archive collection. Any color spoon should work this time of year. Catching these fish early in the morning at daylight seems to be the ticket. 
Yellow Perch

The Yellow Perch bite on!  These fish seem to be everywhere in the lake this year. We have caught some healthy 14 to 16inchers in the last few days. Look for the Perch in 15 to 20ft of water close to structure especially grass. Panfish jigs seem to work good this time of year. 

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