LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST

Lake Allatoona Striper

Forecast By: Capt. Robert Eidson First Bite Guide Service

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Temp 60 degrees , Stained - Line -sides GOOD!!! We have been doing well on both the north end and south end of the lake this week. It’s been a mix bag of hybrids, stripers and white bass but we will take it especially for March. The better bite has been on small gizzards and thread fins fished on free lines and planner board on both ends of the lake. Both ends are holding decent numbers. The south end of the lake seems to be better for hybrids. While the north end of the lake seems to be fishing better for stripers and white bass. I look for most of the fish to migrate north in the next few days and start staging for their annual spawn run. Spring is almost here and it’s time to get back to fishing. Dust off the tackle, charge the batteries and grab a kid and head to the lake. Or give us a call at 770 827-6282 and book your spring outing. The bite has started.

Lake Seminole

Forecast By: Paul Tyrelakeseminolefishingadventures2gmail. com

Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been excellent through the month of March. April should be excellent also!

The spinnerbait and topwater bite are awesome in April. When planning your trip to Lake Seminole, be sure to bring a variety of spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and walking baits in your tackle box.

The crappie fishing on Lake Seminole has also been excellent this spring and in April the crappie will begin to move to deeper water. We have had great success using a Panfishing Assassin 2” Curly Shad in any shad color rigged on a 1/16oz crappie jighead made by Bassassin. For an exciting Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure, email us @lakeseminolefishingadventures@gmail. com or follow us on Instagram and Facebook @capt.paultyrefishing! Give me a call at 850-264-7534 to check availability!

Lake Altoona Crappie

Contributed by Tim Dangar

Get ready, it’s about to happen! Time to stock up on your favorite crappie jigs. Allatoona is about to produce the much-anticipated spring crappie bite. My twin grandsons, Chase and Tyler, and myself were able to get in a couple of hours on the lake, Monday March 6th, and we found some nice fish. The fish are still about 12 to 15 feet deep, but the location indicates they are wanting to move into shallower water. Two things need to happen for it to get right. The lake needs to come up 5 or 6 feet to be at the normal water level for this time of year and the nights need to hold onto 50 or above temps for water temperature to hold at around 60. One thing to remember is when fish move into shallow water to spawn, regardless of lake level, they will do it. Our honey holes may or may not be fish-able, but the fish are still going to be in two or three feet of water.

We released all the fish we caught that day after looking at them and observing their fat, egg filled stomachs. I predict it will be up and down for a couple more weeks looking at long range weather forecast but get out there when you get a chance. Be careful on Allatoona this time of year due to floating debris. Good luck and as always, stay calm and fish on!

Popp Craft Boats

Level: 5’.9” Below Full pool. Temp: 51-53 degrees. , Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been good. The lake has come up some, along with the water temps, which have got the spotted bass on the move. I’ve been catching fish on rocky banks, points, and offshore structure. This time of year, it’s hard to beat a ned rig, along with a 3.5” swimbait. It’s also a good time to throw a jerkbait and A-rig, for the fish that have moved up and are hungry. I also like to throw a Strike King 1.5 square bill crankbait around the back of pockets and toward the mouth. What I’ve been doing mostly is using my forward-facing sonar to find fish. I keep it set at 75’ looking in front of the boat and when I mark fish, I cast into them and stop my

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bait right on them. Also, on offshore brush, If you scan around and don’t see any fish there is no reason to waste time, go on to the next spot. If we don’t get hit hard by a blackberry winter, we should start seeing our 1st stage of fish wanting to spawn on the 1st of April, start targeting pebble rocky bank lines and areas where fish spawn every year. They will start moving up in these areas on warm sunny days. Good Lucky