Buckhead, GA 
United States
United StatesLAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 45 DEGREES, STAINED TO MUDDY BY MARK SMITH
Submitted by Have Fun Fishing
Submitted on 02/03/2011Fishing Spot:
Bass fishing is slow. The best thing going is the spoon. Fill you fuel tank and start looking for schools of shad on the lower end of the lake. I would start in the river bend area and work my way south. Look for ledges, points, and humps. When you find schools of bait on your Lowrance drop one of the new Capt. Macks spoons down past the schools to the bottom and start jigging. These spoons have a lot of flash and this is what the fish are keying on. As the water gets wormer, these fish will start to move into more of a spring pattern. But for now look for the fish deep and keep moving until you find the bait.
Lake Oconee Line Side report brought to you by Mark Smith at Reel Time Guide Service. 404-803-0741. wwwreeltimeguideservice.com
Remember to come to the Great Southern Fishing Show at the north Georgia Trade center February 19 and 20. For the free fishing seminars and exhibits, I will be there on Saturday and Sunday. Come by and say hi.
Line side fishing is fair. The jigging spoon is still the best bet. Find the bait fish and look on your Lowrance for the stripers to be under the bait balls. Drop your spoon down past the bait and hang on. These schools of striper are on the south end of the lake. If you see birds working bait, pull a Capt. Mac u-rig into the fray. The water temperature has all but stopped the live bait bite. Hang on spring is coming.
Crappie fishing is fair. The crappie bite should start up in the next few weeks. Get your spider rigs ready. Fish are in the mouths of most creeks and big coves. Tip you jig with a minnow to increase your bite.
