Lake Lanier Stripers Up Shallow as Spring Approaches
Capt. Shane Watson
March 10, 2010
Lake Lanier - Freshwater Fishing Report
Since my last report, the surface temps have begun to rise on Lake Lanier and the bigger stripers are moving up shallow. We have been catching 15-25 pound stripers, up in 5 to 10 feet of water on big freelined bluebacks and on jigs. We have also hooked a couple of really big fish this week for our customers, one we never stopped and one that pulled out about 150 yards of line, got up under a dock and we could not get it out of a Christmas tree. I could see this fish well and it was at least 40 pounds. We tried to pull up the tree and get the fish, but it broke off and swam away. It always amazes me how far a 40 pound plus fish can run. There are fish in the rear of most creeks with stained water and up both rivers. Over the next 6 weeks or so, more and more big stripers will be moving up shallow on Lake Lanier. This report is brought to you by Shane Watson Guide Service 770-889-5549 (www.lakelanierstripers.com)
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