Fishing continues to improve on the southside. I hit the lake twice this week and fished mostly from Flat Creek down to the dam. All the guides are catching fish on shallow bottoms, maybe 40-60 ft to start the day, but then note the fish move out to deeper water as the day wears on. I prefer the deep fish as these tend to be bigger so I've been fishing mid morning on through the day. This yielded fish in the 80 ft + water which I've been able to troll effectively. However, I'm not seeing any big schools yet so jigging has not been productive. Besides one fish Rick got on a sideways cast spoon out over the channel, there hasn't been much jigging to do. Hopefully that will change shortly.
Got out today thinking the fish would be rolling on the surface with the incoming storm. WRONG! I don't think I've ever done more riding in one day as I did today. I went as far north as Wahoo and as far south as the Dam in search of fish breaking but all the gas I burned was in vain…
Went out on the lake today for the first time in November and man was it wild! Fish were breaking everywhere; definitely the most action I've ever seen "up top". I spent 4 hours on the water and didn't have to travel beyond Flowery/Aqualand/Mud for all the "action".
I decided to do a little exploring today and after spending a few hours scouring the lake in the rain, decided to hit some old holes. The recent rain, cold air and wind has caused the lake water surface temperature to drop almost 10 degrees below what I would consider normal. This in turn is causing the fish to scatter. I was able to catch fish above Browns Bridge which typically doesn't happen till after October some time. These fish have been smaller for me and since I'm always after "big", I headed back to the dam to finish out the day. Turned out to be the right call….
I took out the winners of my Lakeview Auction fishing trip Sunday and we had a terrific day on the water! Rick and his son Jackson came aboard the Main Office Sunday afternoon and we hit Lanier in search of some Striped Bass. I had my first mate Jonathan on board and along with all the weekend warriors, we ventured out just after 1:00 PM on this beautiful Sunday. The temperatures were mild for summer and not surprisingly, the lake was filled with boats! Basically the lake becomes a giant "wave pool" but this didn't seem to bother the fish….