Lake Lanier Fishing Report
Capt. Mike Maddalena
January 8, 2015
Lake Lanier - Freshwater Fishing Report
Striper fishing has been good but the rain, wind and cold temperatures have kept us off the water most of this past week. The rivers are very muddy due to the heavy rains. This muddy water will move down the rivers and you can usually find a mud line where the clear and the muddy water meet. Fishing the clear water ahead of the mud line can be very productive. The Stripers and the bait will stay just ahead of the muddy water. This situation will usually last for several days before the river clears. With the colder temperatures the shallow water bite will pick up as the fish continue to move up on the long tapering points and flats in the creeks. Herring, Gizzard Shad and Trout are all working when fished on free lines and planner boards. As always vary the weight on your lines with split shots to cover a variety of water depths. The umbrella rig is still working when pulled across points and flats. Look for this bite to slow as the lake water temperature continues to cool.
Big Fish ON will be at the Boat show in Atlanta again this year. The boat show runs from Thursday, January 15th through Sunday, January 17th. Ken will be presenting one hour seminars on Striper fishing each day. The times are Thursday 5:00pm, Friday 6:00pm, Saturday 1:00pm and Sunday at 3pm. If you get to the boat show stop by the fishing center and say hey.
The lake temperature has fallen in the low 50's and the water is lightly stained on the main lake and heavily stained to muddy in rivers and backs of the creeks. The lake is three feet below full pool
Target Species:
Striped Bass, Striper
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