September 23, 2011

 

 

 

 

LAKE OCONEE IS DOWN 3 FEET, 78 DEGREES AND A LIGHT STAIN UP RIVER

 

 

 

Bass fishing is fair. The fish are starting to move to the banks. They are also starting to school in the mouths of the major creeks. The best pattern is still under the docks with a shakey head worm, the Zoom watermelon seed or a green pumpkin worm have been the best colors. The schooling bite looks like it is starting up as the water temp has gone down. We located some large schools on the south end of the lake this past week. You can work these schools with a medium running crank bait. The Rapala DT10 and the Normans Deep Little N in a shad pattern have been the best producers. As the water cools down the Buzz bait bite should start up any day as the fish move to the back of the creeks. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.

 

 

 

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. As the water cools down start looking for the fish to show up in the river bend area of the lake. Use your Lowrance to locate the schools of bait and look under them for the schools of stripers. When you see the striper under the bait drop a live shad down to them and hang on. This pattern will hold into December when the birds start showing up. Over the past week we located some schools down at the mouth of Richland Creek and the main lake. These were large schools and they were on the move. These fish were in 10 to 20 feet of water. One way to locate these schools is to pull a umbrella rig. You can mark the school with your Lowrance and turn around and go back with your live baits. 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. You can have an on the water demonstration. 404-803-0741. See our web site for Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass DVD on sale.

 

 

 

Crappie fishing is fair. 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. Over the past week I have found the fish holding in the timber at 5 to 15 feet deep. If you have the Lowrance structure scan you can see the fish in the trees. It is a very helpful aid in finding the schools.

 

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