Fishing Reports by Capt. Shane Watson

Good Striper & Crappie Fishing On Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 01-23-12. We are continuing to see good u-rig and downlining fishing on the stripers. Capt. Mack's 4 arm shad body rigs, fished 80 to 90 feet behind the boat at 3.0 mph are working well. Downlined bluebacks and trout more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

The Striper Fishing Has Been Up & Down on Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 01-03-12. We had boats out on trips everyday over the Holidays with a mix of success. We had some days when the stripers were up and in the feeding mode while we were out there and the numbers were good. Some days yo more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier Fishing Report - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 12-24-11. The stripers were biting well yesterday morning on medium freelined trout, bluebacks, and shad. They were up on points and up on the bank shallow for the first 2 hours and the blow ups were amazing. It was more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Stripers Shallow and Stripers Deep on Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 12-11-11. Since my last report the striper fishing on Lake Lanier hasn't changed much. The fish are still surfacing most mornings before the passing of a cold front and you can catch stripers on freelined and planerb more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier Fishing Report - Winter Fishing on Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Fishing Report (11-29-11). The stripers are moving back in the creeks as wintertime is here. We've had our boats out on trips everyday of the Thanksgiving week, scattered from down south to mid lake and further up north. Fr more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Fall Fishing on Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 11-01-11. We are continuing to see great top water fishing most mornings and late afternoons. Spro Dawgs, Bone Spooks, and Chicken Scratch Redfins are working best when the stripers have been busting on top. We've al more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Chicken Scratch Redfin and Bone Spook for Lake Lanier Stripers. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 10-12-11. The top water striper bite on Lanier has been this good the past few days. We have caught many stripers up to 20 pounds on Bone Super Spooks and on that new color of Redfin called Chicken Scratch. The blo more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Bigger Stripers Moving Shallow on Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 10-1-11. With these cooler nights we are seeing bigger stripers moving up shallow on Lake Lanier. Our biggest fish this past week was 25 pounds and we had several more in the 18 to 22 pound range. We've had some trem more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Lake Lanier Stripers and Spots on Top Water this Week. - Lake Lanier Fishing Report - Stripers and Spots on Top Water this Week. Report Date: September 14, 2011 Shane Watson Guide Service Report 09-14-11. The surface temps are cooling on Lake Lanier and are now in the 70's. This trend towards fall has br more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier

Stripers in the Main Channel and in Creek Mouths on Lake Lanier. - Shane Watson Guide Service Report 08-19-11. Nothing much has changed on the stripers on our boats. This morning they were on leadcore out over the channel early and our biggest striper was 20 pounds. A 1 oz white jig with a Shadalicious trailer 9 col more...
Capt. Shane Watson - Lake Lanier