LAKE SEMINOLE

Forecast By: Jeff Hamm Lake Seminole Guide | 770-912-7936

Lake Seminole fishing report for the month of May and forecast for June. The Bass Fishing on Lake Seminole is on fire. In May, we found bass in all three stages of the spawn. The shell cracker and bream are also on the bed on the sand bars in about 3 to 4 feet of water, look for the pepper grass. Schools of crappie can be found in the timber and at the edge of the grass line in 20 feet of water. The shad is spawning early in the morning on the grass lines and hard surfaces to include rocks and timber. As the end of May and beginning of June approaches, the mayfly hatch will be in full effect, that’s the time to get out that hollow belly frog and look for trees, overhanging the lake, with mayfly activity, near deep water. Spinner baits, bladed jigs and flukes in the white color are catching most of the bass. When the bite slows, it is time to get out the plastics. Zoom Trick Worms,

Speed Worms, and Senko’s produce numbers and occasionally a big fish. Colors include Watermelon Red on sunny days and Green Pumpkin or Red Bug on cloudy days. We are catching 15-35 a day. The month of June will bring on warming water temps well into the 80’s. The early morning topwater action should be good, buzz baits & prop baits should produce. Bass will migrate out to the edge of the grass lines and secondary humps off the channels and in the timber in the creek. The Jerk bait and A- Rig can bring great results. Try punching mats for the month of June, that’s where the giants live. I recommend Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog in a dark color in stained water and natural color in the clear water.

“May All Your Lines Be Tight” catching them near the mouths of most of the major creeks from Yellow Jacket all the way down to Maple creek. Expect the down - line bite on live bait to stay good through June. Trolling usually gets really good in late June, especially during periods of power generation--- Some fish have started schooling on the main lake and can be caught on small crankbaits, topwaters, Pop n Cork rigs and Gotcha Swim Shad lures.

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Crappie: GOOD. The crappie fish will typically move out and hold on deeper brush & structure or under docks during the summer. Shooting or pitching under the shade of covered docks or on bridge pilings is the way to go. The crappie almost always like the shade on a sunny day. ---- Night fishing is usually awesome in June as well!

Bream: GOOD Don’t forget about our bream & shellcracker. The shellcracker population over the last few years has exploded with some really nice sized fish and good numbers being caught. They seem to really love worms fished on the bottom. Finding an active bed can take a little effort but when you do, you can have a ball! Bedding usually takes place on the full moon cycle in June. Look for shallow cover in the backs of pockets. Sandy flats & stump beds tend to draw the fish like a magnet. Use live worms, crickets, and small jigs for the best results.

Catfish: GOOD Lots of channel cats are being caught by the few anglers that target them. Live & cut baits (and worms of course) fished on bottom will catch cats all over the lake, as long as, fairly deep water is nearby. Jug Fishing is also fun & productive. To target flatheads, go to a larger bait like a 4–5-inch bream or large shiner and fish in the same areas. Be sure to increase the size of your rigs as fish in the 20-30lb. range are fairly common. Most of the big flatheads are caught in the Ringer/Grayson’s Landing area north of the 219 bridge in the Chattahoochee and the mouth of the smaller feeder creeks in that vicinity.

The lake is a couple feet below full pool. Water temps are in the 80’s. Water is very clear over most of the lake.

By Capt Sam Williams hawk184@earthlink.net 334-687-6266

The water level remains low. The CORP states they are trying to keep the river at 187.00 msl. This has taken the shallow grass cover bite off the table for the most part. The only benefit to this is if the water remains low long enough, we will have new growth on the bare banks when the water does come back up. Spring fishing has been really tough and tournament weights are far below normal. The dirty water has depleted the surface oxygen causing the fish to go deeper and the continuing fronts and switching barometer have the feeding patterns off. When the bass are feeding, we have such a huge supply of shad, you rarely find them hungry. Slow presentations are necessary to aggravate a strike.

The grass cover, up North, in the bigger creeks still has some good water around it. The normal shallow presentations are a good bet up there and the water is also a little clearer where you find deeper shore cover. The frog, spinner bait, chatter bait and Texas rigs are what you want to throw. Swim jigs and traps are another good choice. Green, green/reds and methylate, as well as shad colors on the traps and hard baits are all good colors to work with. Shallow square bills are good, worked around the riprap.

The deeper fish can be located on your electronics and a Carolina rig with a large plastic in dark color and a chartreuse tip tail. J.J.’s magic is good. Heavy jigs bounced on the bottom with a big trailer and a large spoon