LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST LAKE MARTIN

Provided By: Capt David B Hare

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Well, with spring behind us and summer upon us it’s time to focus on the lake bite instead of the river and or the creeks.

For the majority of June, I personally like from Blue Creek north, all the way to the RR Bridge. I try to be on the water as early as the clients can withstand, the later in June the earlier the bite. You need to concentrate in deeper water looking for bait fish. If you start marking bait fish, you are in the right area. For the last several years, the smaller the lures or live bait you use the more stripers you’ll bring over the rail. Also, something that has been happening here in June is a very good top water bite. It’s not rocket science finding these fish, it’s all site fishing and running and gunning. I keep 4 to 5 spinning rods with spooks, redfins, pop r’s, etc. ready to cast, in June. When you find surfacing stripers you most likely will be able to fish in the same area for several days in a row. As always be extra careful with multiple people on your boat while doing this because most anglers get very excited and may accidentally hook you while casting. Keep very sharp cutting pliers handy to cut hooks out if you unfortunately have this happen on your boat.

Even though I do not recommend it, due to the boat traffic, inexperienced drivers and drunk drivers, stripers can be caught at night here also. Again we do not offer night trips anymore just because of what I just mentioned but I have people ask me if they could catch stripers on their own at night and the answer is yes, but I have never thought a fish is worth chancing a bad accident or worse.

June fishing on Lake Martin is really good and if you can fish Sunday thru Friday, it’s a lot more enjoyable for you as an angler, over trying to fish on Saturday when the lake is so busy starting about 9-10 am .

I hope this June produces some good catches for you and always Tight Lines.

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