October 14, 2011

 

 LAKE OCONEE IS DOWN 2.28 FEET, 72 DEGREES AND CLEAR.

 

 

 

Bass fishing is good. Start with a buzz bait on the sea walls as you come into the cove. Clear on the main lake and stained up the rivers. A white or a chartreuse and white Old Nelly buzz bait has been working over the past few days. Next, switch to a dark color worm. Fish the worm under any dock in a pocket or cove. Docks with wood structure on them are the best. Start at the mouth of the cove and work to the back. There are also some schooling on the south end of the lake. When moving from cove to cove keep an eye on your Lowrance for a school to show up and then run your shad rap through the school. With all the rain this week the river bite has shut down. After a few days without rain this bite should pick back up. The water up the rivers is cooler and should not be overlooked once the water clears some.

 

 

 

Lake Oconee Line Side report brought to you by Mark Smith at Reel Time Guide Service. 404-803-0741. wwwreeltimeguideservice.com

 

 

 

Line Side fishing is fair to good. The fall bite is starting up. Look in the river bend area of the lake and have a bait tank full of live bait (threadfin shad, shiners, and gizzard shad.) All will work on most days. A good way to locate the schools is to pull a Capt. Mack umbrella rig in the mouths of the creeks and coves until you find the schools. Lick Creek is loaded with bait. I was fishing that area before all the rain. There was more than one school of stripers in this area. Electronics are very important at this time of year. Your Lowrance can save you a lot of time fishing an area with no fish. The cooler the water gets the bigger the schools will become. Sugar Creek has the Capt. Mac umbrella rigs in stock along with Okuma line counter reels and Okuma striper rods. They also have a complete line of Zoom baits on hand. If you like to see the Lowrance HDS units in action call and we can show you how it works with the “on the water” demonstration.

 

 

 

Crappie fishing is good. Right now the fish are showing up in the mouths of the creeks. Some fish are showing up in brush piles from 5 to 10 ft. Look for the fish to show up on your Lowrance and drop you live shiners down the depth they are holding at.

 

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