LAKE LANIER JUNE 2008

106 Hickory Ridge

Cumming Georgia 30040

770 889 2654

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June 12, 2008

LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 13.6 FEET, AND LAKE IS STAINED AND THE CREEKS AND THE RIVERS ARE STAINED & 84 DEGREES.

Bass fishing is fair at best and it’s an early and late bite. There is a fair top water bike early each morning in the creeks. Small top water lures like the Zara Spook and the small Red Fins are working, but cover a lot of water. A light Texas rigged worm in a u tail will work on wood and bank cover. Small live bait books and small shiners or spot tail minnows will catch a largemouth around these same locations. Mid day fishing has been slow to duty to the heat. Also try a jig and pig in black and blue combinations after dark. Large dark colored crank baits have been fair late afternoons around docks. During the late afternoons, concentrate your efforts all in the north end of the lake. Small white spinner baits and small all white crank baits are the best choices. Continue to move around and fish pockets and points all afternoon. Small Shad Raps are fair and use light 6 pound test on smaller sizes of any crank bait. If you want to try some live lizards around docks and on man made brush piles, use weed less hooks and light line with a small split shot.

Spotted bass fishing is fair. Small green plastic worms and light 8 pound test line and 6 pound test line will work for the spots. Use a medium action 6 and ½ foot spinning rod and fish these baits very slowly. Man made brush piles at 17 to 30 feet have large concentrations of the spotted bass. Work all these baits especially, soft plastics very slowly. Use a small Mustad worm 1/0 hooks and fish these baits vertically. Also try a white or gold blade on a buzz bait as well as the Strike King all white 38 Special spinner bait. For simple fishing, get the white Rooster Tails in medium sizes. A June Zoom mini crawfish has been very good in light green colors. And some Jacks Juice these plastic baits. Blue backs and shiners on free lines will work and Three Sisters Islands has been a good place to find these fish. The night fishing for spotted bass has been good. It’s hard to beat the Bill Norman DD22 June bug crank bait and the large black spinner baits. Concentrate your efforts all the main lake humps and ridges at depths of 15 to 35 feet. Use heavy line and heavy tackle as these larger spots hit spinner baits and crank baits hard after 10pm. If there is brush on the location, this heavy tackle will get the fish away from it quicker.

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

www.southernstripers.com.

Stripers are moving south as the water temperatures rise. There are a lot of fish from Gainesville creek south. Most of the fish have been coming in on down lines, caught from about 15 to 40 feet. Once again the early morning bite is best. You can also fish with flat lines with a split shot fished about 100 feet being the boat. You will need to move around on scattered fish. You can look for fish on points and in pockets and around the river channels. The south end around Buford Dam has produced well at first light. Be sure to have enough fresh bait, because those pesky green fish will are hitting the herring as well. Remember to fish just above what you see on the Lowrance, as stripers feed from underneath the bait. Some schools can be found early, just keep you eyes on the Lowrance, and move around above the schools. Visit our website at www.southernstripers.com for more information and to book your guide trip. Captain Chuck Biggers Southern Striper Guide Service 404-405-8280.

Crappie fishing has moved to summer patterns. The night fishing with live bait on lighted docks and all on the bridges with the Hydro Glow light will be the best way to catch fish. Weekend fishing has picked up but the best be is to fish at night during the week up and down lake.

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

Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. All seminars start at 2pm. These are the dates. July 26, August 30, September 27, October 25, November 29, and December 27, 2008.

“All seminars are subject to change without notice”

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.

Take a look at www.aquavu.com. You really need a camera. Copyright 2008, Southern Fishing Schools Inc. calls us to set up a school “Maps and Depth Finders” or “Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass”. See our web site, www.havefunfishing.com for more details or call us right away, 770 889 2654.