February 25, 2011

Submitted by Have Fun Fishing

Submitted on 03/01/2011
Fishing Spot:
Lake Oconee
Buckhead, GA United States United States
“The Southern Fishing Report”
 
 
By Ken Sturdivant
 
106 Hickory Ridge
 
770 889 2654
 
Cumming, Georgia 30040
 
 
 
 LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 53 DEGREES, STAINED TO MUDDY BY MARK SMITH
 
 
 
 
Lake Oconee Line Side report brought to you by Mark Smith at Reel Time Guide Service. 404-803-0741. wwwreeltimeguideservice.com
 
 
 
Bass fishing is fair. The bass are starting to move into the shallow spring areas. Find rocks and work small crank bait off of the rocks. With the water temp increasing daily more fish will start to move in the creeks and coves, following the bait. Some bigger fish have shown up on the jig fished under docks and structure. Make sure the dock is near deeper water. This is the time of year for change so be ready to adjust as the weather changes.
 
 
 
Line side fishing good Spring is coming. It is time to head to the dam. Make sure you have all the types of bait you will need. One day they like shiners, and the next they like shad. Look for fish to stage off of striper point and the boat house at the dam. Have down lines and flat lines ready. After the long winter these fish will be hungry. Now is the time to take a child fishing. These fish should stay on the south end of the lake until May.
 
 
 
Crappie fishing is good. The crappie bite is starting up. It is day to day. You go out one day and can not find the fish and the next day you have trouble keeping a line in the water. The fish have shown up in Lick creek and up the Appalachia River. It will not be long before they are in Sugar Creek also. Now is the time to put big slabs in the cooler. Dark jiffy jigs tip with a minnow, black blue is my first pick. Some of the bigger fish have shown up in very shallow water. It is just going to get better as spring gets closer.
 
 
 
Catfish report by Chad Smith Guide Service. Over the past week the cat fishing has gotten better with the warming water temp. The bite has been around the timber on the main lake between sugar creek and the parks ferry campground fishing the channels in 30-35 feet of water.; Most of the fish came on thread fins this week. Visit www.chadsmithguideservice.com or call 706-207-2411 for more info.
 
Meet Bass Pro and television personality Jimmy Houston at the North Metro Baptist Church on March 31, 2011. There will be a meal included in a $10.00 ticket at the door. Call 770 995 9055 or see www.northmetro.net for details.
 
 
 
 
Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. The BASICS OF SONAR seminars are held on the last Saturday of each month at 2pm. All seminars are subject to change without notice.
 
 
 
If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net and ask for the Sonar Setup Quick List.
 
 
 
We have these BASS FISHING books for sale: BASS FISHING LAKE ALLATOONA BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE, BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL , BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE and BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL. These books are written exclusively for Bass and each book covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book, send us an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.
 
 
 
We have 3 books that cover ALL SPECIES in these lakes, 52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, 52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER and 52 WEEKS ON WEST POINT LAKE on sale. Each book is $23.95. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040. Copyright 2011, Southern Fishing Schools Inc. Call us to set up a school, Maps and Depth Finders or Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass.www.havefunfishing.com 770 889 2654.