Fishing is AWESOME!!

Since my last post, things have really turned "on" up at Lanier. The Striped Bass fishing has been off the charts! Rick and I scored over 20 fish last Thursday with the big fish of the trip tipping the scales just over 20 lbs. Friday I was out by myself and even though I didn't mark a lot of fish, I was able to boat 9-10 via the troll and jig. The surface temps are still low considering we're in the middle of August but the thermocline appears to be in place and the fish are following the summertime pattern for sure.

After reviewing the charts for this week, it was pretty obvious there was going to be a "middle of the day" feed and sure enough, I was dead on. I caught over 20 today during a 4 hour time period and though I didn't boat any monsters, I did see a ton of fish. Just check out following screen shots from some video I took.

For now on I expect most every trip will be productive. Fish are all over the lake and as the supply of bait pods dwindle, the ferocity of the "bite" will only increase. For the next 4-6 weeks, it should be the same pattern of trolling till you find them; then either keep trolling or jigging to boat fish. An average trip should yield 10+ fish; really good days will be 20+ or more and I expect several exceptional days (30+ fish) before it's over.

There is some hurricane activity brewing up in the Atlantic Ocean which I hope mostly misses us. Last year a couple of storms rolled over Atlanta and had a profound impact on Lanier. True we need the rain but all that wind plays havoc with the thermocline. Hopefully we don't get a "season interrupted" like last year….

Anyone who's been wanting to go on a trip I suggest you drop me a line so we can get it set up; the bite won't get any better!

C.J.