Local Lakes & Forecasts lake lanier spotted bass Forecast By: Ryan Coleman LanierSpots Pro Guide Service 770-356-4136 Water temps are in the low 70’s and dropping. The water level is at 7.5 feet below full pool and dropping as well. Both are good things. The low water this time of year really helps bunch the fish up for us on Lanier and if we can keep it down for a few months, the winter bite will come on strong and be very good. For now, fish are still holding out on points and brush and can be caught on some very typical baits. I have been doing very well in the mornings working a ¾ ounce and 1 ounce Mini-Me spinnerbait off points with wind as well as a mechanical swimbait like a Sebile Magic Swimmer or 5” Bull Herring. As the sun comes up, the topwater bite has been good but that may not last long. The cool temps coming in may zap that bite, so by the time this report gets printed, that could be over with. It is certainly something to keep in mind. As the water cools below the 70 degree mark, look for the jerkbait and crankbait bite to get strong along with the jig and worm bite. The lake has been turning over and should finish the process by
the end of November. During that time, the fish really change day to day depending on where the good water is. Good water being good oxygen and temperature which is determined by the wind and current. Once we get in mid-November, start looking for deep ditches and creek channels with deep timber and sharp drops. This will be your magic from now till February. The fish will start to pile up in these ditches and be there for a while. It is all dependent on the water level and temperature. For jigs, try a 3/8 ounce or 1/2 Green Craw casting jig or Brown Living Rubber colors for the deeper water. The living rubber gives great action in the cold water temperatures. As for worms, rig a ZOOM Swamp Crawler or Trick Worm on a 3/16 oounce or 1/4 ounce SpotSticker Screwball head and put it on 8 pound fluorocarbon. You are ready with this rig from now till April. You should not go to Lanier over the next 5 months without this rig. You will not use it all day but you will use it every day. Look for fish on your Lowrance, drop or cast to them and just work slowly across the bottom. This is a very simple technique and the fish usually hold on, so don’t be in a hurry to set the hook. Good luck out there.
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LAKE SINCLAIR BASS
Lake Sinclair is down 1.3 feet, with the water temperature in the low 80’s and the water clear. Bass fishing is good. Topwater lures and buzzbaits are working every morning. A good approach is to use both a small and large buzzbait and perhaps a standard Pop R and a large Chug Bug. Try a Mann’s Baby One Minus reeled fast. The bites have come from main river banks to near
the back of coves and the seawalls. Docks and boathouses are holding fish that are hitting jigs, soft plastics, and some on crankbaits. Primary points and flats along the creek runs and secondary points in coves are beginning to hold fish that are slowly headed farther in. Crankbaits or Carolina rigs will usually catch a few of these structure holding groups of fish. Depths of these fish are varying from about 6 to 12 feet deep up the lake to 10 to 20 feet deep down the lake. Rip rap continues to hold a few fish, also. Crankbaits, lightweight Texas rigs, and jig head and worm rigs are good.
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