Lake Lanier Stripers in Usual Winter Locations.

Report Date: January 10, 2010

Shane Watson Guide Service Report (01-10-10). Nothing much has changed on the striper fishing on Lake Lanier. Downlined bluebacks and small trout fished 30 feet deep and shad body u-rigs fished 120 to 130 feet out are working best on my boat. I have been fishing mostly up the lake the last couple of weeks and the fish are in most of the usual winter locations. Look in the deeper pockets just off the main lake and the entire lengths of the creeks up north. Some days they are rolling on top at daylight in the backs of creeks and the next morning they might be all the way out at the creek mouths down 30 feet deep. The seagulls are up flying early and late most days. There are fish in the popular mid-lake wintertime creeks, but expect a lot of boats. I've got a couple of jig fishing trips coming up and I am going to head down south and sight fish for the boiling stripers that are down there. This pattern was working well 2 weeks ago before we headed north in search of better numbers of trolling and downline fish. I will let everyone know on my next report how the jig fishing bite is going. Overall, the striper fishing has been up and down. You might catch 20 to 30 stripers one morning and have to work for two or three the next. That's just the nature of wintertime striper fishing. It can be some of the best fishing you will ever do, depending on the day. Over the next 120 days or so, you will see the biggest stripers of the year caught on Lake Lanier. We do catch big stripers thru out the year, but historically the next 120 days or so, are when most of the 30 pound plus fish are caught. On another note, the new store should be opening within the next couple of weeks. Current inventory is now being placed and new inventory is being added in the process. It is really turning out great. The current location is still open regular hours daily. All items are readily available during this moving process. We will be happy to assist you in anyway. This report is brought to you by Shane Watson Guide Service and Hammond's Fishing Center. Good Fishing and We Appreciate Your Business.

Back to Main Fishing Report Page