lake lanier june 2008

106 Hickory Ridge

Cumming Georgia 30040

770 889 2654

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www.stripersurvey.com

June 6, 2008

LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 13.6 FEET, AND LAKE IS STAINED AND THE CREEKS AND THE RIVERS ARE STAINED & 79 DEGREES.

Spotted bass are feeding actively and the mid day sun brings them and the bait to the surface. Never go on the lake this month and next without a Zara Spook, a 7 inch Red Fin and a buzz bait already rigged up. If you do not have a top water bait tied on, you will soon see that was a mistake. White Zoom Super Flukes will also disappear once they hit the water and sink two feet. Just be sure you have some extra line on the reels and be prepared for a big bite from a spot or a striper. Spot Stickers and green worms are the best all day and all night bait and try some 10 pound test Fireline Crystal line on a spinning reel. Stay in the shadows as long as possible and then move to docks and then off shore structure. Pull a Carolina rigged Zoom green pumpkin lizard and use a 4 and a 6 inch lizard. Zara Spooks in bright colors as small Shad Raps will work and use light line and cover a lot of water. After the early feeding period, the fish move to deeper man made and natural cover. The fish will take all white floating worms and small spinner baits. Then get out the #7 Shad Rap in perch and baby bass patterns. Run a shallow 7A Bomber in greens and fire tigers and bounce the baits off the bottom and get super shallow. Be sure to use a buzz bait in the backs of any creek lake wide even in the middle of the day. Night fishing is fair to good and a black Mini Me or similar all back spinner bait will work. Take the some and Fat Albert grubs for night fishing too.

This striper report is from Captain Chuck Biggers, Southern Striper Guide Service, 404 405 8280

www.southernstripers.com.

Striper fishing is good and the top water bite is getting better this week. I am now finding big schools of fish and it is a beautiful thing to see my Lowrance just covered up. Flat lines in the morning for an hour after sunrise will work well. Put them out 60 to 80 feet behind the boat. Use a split shot 6' in front of your bait to get them a little deeper. Most of the fish are 20 to 40 feet deep. Switch to down lines after about an hour or so after sunrise. Check out the steep banks from mid creeks to the mouth. Blueback herring and jumbo shiners are best. We still see some great schools above Gainesville Marina still in the 20 to 40 foot depth. Fishing is great till around noon, then the bite drops off significantly and early morning is best. The south end of the lake is fair on long slick points on the main lake or in some creeks and the same pattern applies. Use 6 foot fluorocarbon leaders with 12 to 14 pound test and #6 to #2 hooks for best results.

Our new DVD, “FINDING FISH WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY” is now on sale! You can see a FREE! sample on www.havefunfishing.com

“SONAR WITH KEN STURDIVANT” at Bass Pro Shops “Outdoor World” in the Outdoor Skills Workshop. Lowrance Pro Staff Member Ken Sturdivant will go over the settings for the sonar June 7 @ 2pm

If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net and ask for the “Sonar Setup Quick List”.

We have these books for sale: “BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE”, “BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL”, “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE” and “BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL”. These books are written by Tim White and Ken Sturdivant and each one has over 65 locations exclusively for bass and covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book, send us an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

We have 3 books that cover all species in the lakes, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER”, and “52 WEEKS ON WEST POINT LAKE” on sale. Each book is $23.95. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

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June 6, 2008