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This Lake Allatoona Fishing Guides Report for Striper and Hybrid report fishing report has been brought to you exclusively by Robert Eidson of First Bite Guide Service, 770 827 6282. www.firstbiteguideservice.com Lake Allatoona, Georgia email: eidson6260@att.net
Line side fishing is good. It looks October is going to be as good as September. The fishing this week prefrontal of the storm has been off the charts. Live bait has been good. But the top water bite has been incredible. The spoons along with trolling is also working right now. If you’re in the right place at the right time you can boat a mix bag of 30 plus stripers, hybrids, whites, spots and catfish in a very short time. Live bait like threadfin shad is still fishing best on free lines and down lines. But when their busting top water there's nothing that's going to beat a white Jr Fluke. The morning bite has been really good. But the afternoon bite may be better especially if you’re chasing the top water action. Trolling has been really good this past week. We are pulling the 4 arm light rigs loaded with 1/2 ounce buck tails with chartreuse trailers at 3.2 miles an hour a 120 feet behind the boat. Mid lake has been best midday. The top water bite can be great at times. The better bite seems to be at sun up and again at sun down. Somedays these schools will stay up and active for an hour.
LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR, 70’S
Before the storm the fishing was good and it should recover quickly. The spotted bass are feeding on the shallow bait balls in the creeks. In the shallows the Zoom Super Fluke and Zoom trick worm. If the sun is shining the spotted bass are easier to catch. Shad Raps are hard to beat and use the #5 and the # 7 sizes in shad and baby bass are good choices. The spotted bass are on the main lake points and secondary points and humps at the mouths of the creeks, and you can catch them on a drop shot or shaky head worm. There is some schooling activity and Pop R’s and small Sammy’s are working and use a braided line for the strength and the extra long casts this line will allow. When they are schooling and keep an eye on the Lowrance and you can see them. Drop the drop shot or shaky head worm down on them. Watch for the bass and the bait and to bunch up more in the creeks and ditches. These fish will be a little easier to catch as the water stabilizes.
WEISS LAKE IS AT 1 FEET 6 INCHES BELOW FULL POOL AND CLEAR AND 77 80 DEGREE'S
By Mark Collins Service 3252 Old Hwy 9, Cedar Bluff, Al 35959, 256 779 3387
mark@markcollins service.com
Now available for sale 50 proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake. For more info contact Ken Sturdivant at ken@southernfishing.com.
Bass fishing is fair. It is top water time so use the smaller Zara Spooks and Pop R lures. Mid day go to the Shad Raps and Strike King crank baits and work all types of wood structure. If the bite slows, get out the jigs and work these same places. They are being caught on deep brush 8 feet deep or more, under deeper docks and on the creek and river channel ledges. Jig and pigs like the Booyah Baby Boo jigs 3/16 ounce black and blue, crank baits, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigged plastics are all producing some good bass. After the rain we have had, look for some good bass to move to culverts under roads and the falls at Yellow Creek where fresh water is running in the lake.
· FREE Fishing Classes
Ken Sturdivant will be hosting FREE Fishing classes at 4 Forsyth County Library Branch s. These seminars will cover Bass Fishing, Striper Fishing, Crappie Fishing, Fly Fishing and Sonar. These are the dates and times. Anglers DO NOT need to pre register. Please come to the event 30 minutes prior to start time. All events are subjects to change without notice.
These are the locations: Cumming Library Branch, 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040, Sharon Forks Branch, Sharon Forks 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming, GA 30041, Hampton Park Branch, Hampton Park 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming, GA 30041, Post Road Branch, Post Road 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA 30040
These are the dates, times and topics:
Sunday, October 21, 2018 Sharon Fork BASS LURES 2 to 4 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the Basic Bass lures.
Sunday, November 4, 2018 Post Road: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 pm Meet Rene Hess, FFI Certified Casting Instructor at this class.
Sunday, November 11, 2018 Cumming Library: SONAR 2 to 4 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the Basics of SONAR at this class.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Cumming Library: CRAPPIE 7 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the basis of Crappie fishing.
Sunday, November 18, 2018 Sharon Forks: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 pm Rene Hess will teach this class on Basics of FLY FISHING.
Sunday, December 9, 2018 Hampton Park: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 p.m. Rene Hess, FFI Certified Casting Instructor will teach this class.
All events are subjects to change without notice.
Good luck this week. Hopefully our southern neighbors will recover soon, with our help, and then join us for a great fall in the mountains of north Georgia. Thanks for your fishing license and car tag money. Go cash in your return on that investment in a stocker stream tomorrow!
Jeff Durniak
North Georgia Region Fisheries Supervisor
Wildlife Resource Division
(770) 535-5498
__________________
Want to Help Ease DNR's Budget Woes? Buy a TU license Plate!
Line side fishing is good. It looks October is going to be as good as September. The fishing this week prefrontal of the storm has been off the charts. Live bait has been good. But the top water bite has been incredible. The spoons along with trolling is also working right now. If you’re in the right place at the right time you can boat a mix bag of 30 plus stripers, hybrids, whites, spots and catfish in a very short time. Live bait like threadfin shad is still fishing best on free lines and down lines. But when their busting top water there's nothing that's going to beat a white Jr Fluke. The morning bite has been really good. But the afternoon bite may be better especially if you’re chasing the top water action. Trolling has been really good this past week. We are pulling the 4 arm light rigs loaded with 1/2 ounce buck tails with chartreuse trailers at 3.2 miles an hour a 120 feet behind the boat. Mid lake has been best midday. The top water bite can be great at times. The better bite seems to be at sun up and again at sun down. Somedays these schools will stay up and active for an hour.
LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR, 70’S
Before the storm the fishing was good and it should recover quickly. The spotted bass are feeding on the shallow bait balls in the creeks. In the shallows the Zoom Super Fluke and Zoom trick worm. If the sun is shining the spotted bass are easier to catch. Shad Raps are hard to beat and use the #5 and the # 7 sizes in shad and baby bass are good choices. The spotted bass are on the main lake points and secondary points and humps at the mouths of the creeks, and you can catch them on a drop shot or shaky head worm. There is some schooling activity and Pop R’s and small Sammy’s are working and use a braided line for the strength and the extra long casts this line will allow. When they are schooling and keep an eye on the Lowrance and you can see them. Drop the drop shot or shaky head worm down on them. Watch for the bass and the bait and to bunch up more in the creeks and ditches. These fish will be a little easier to catch as the water stabilizes.
WEISS LAKE IS AT 1 FEET 6 INCHES BELOW FULL POOL AND CLEAR AND 77 80 DEGREE'S
By Mark Collins Service 3252 Old Hwy 9, Cedar Bluff, Al 35959, 256 779 3387
mark@markcollins service.com
Now available for sale 50 proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake. For more info contact Ken Sturdivant at ken@southernfishing.com.
Bass fishing is fair. It is top water time so use the smaller Zara Spooks and Pop R lures. Mid day go to the Shad Raps and Strike King crank baits and work all types of wood structure. If the bite slows, get out the jigs and work these same places. They are being caught on deep brush 8 feet deep or more, under deeper docks and on the creek and river channel ledges. Jig and pigs like the Booyah Baby Boo jigs 3/16 ounce black and blue, crank baits, spinnerbaits and Carolina rigged plastics are all producing some good bass. After the rain we have had, look for some good bass to move to culverts under roads and the falls at Yellow Creek where fresh water is running in the lake.
· FREE Fishing Classes
Ken Sturdivant will be hosting FREE Fishing classes at 4 Forsyth County Library Branch s. These seminars will cover Bass Fishing, Striper Fishing, Crappie Fishing, Fly Fishing and Sonar. These are the dates and times. Anglers DO NOT need to pre register. Please come to the event 30 minutes prior to start time. All events are subjects to change without notice.
These are the locations: Cumming Library Branch, 585 Dahlonega Street, Cumming, GA 30040, Sharon Forks Branch, Sharon Forks 2820 Old Atlanta Road, Cumming, GA 30041, Hampton Park Branch, Hampton Park 5345 Settingdown Road, Cumming, GA 30041, Post Road Branch, Post Road 5010 Post Road, Cumming, GA 30040
These are the dates, times and topics:
Sunday, October 21, 2018 Sharon Fork BASS LURES 2 to 4 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the Basic Bass lures.
Sunday, November 4, 2018 Post Road: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 pm Meet Rene Hess, FFI Certified Casting Instructor at this class.
Sunday, November 11, 2018 Cumming Library: SONAR 2 to 4 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the Basics of SONAR at this class.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 Cumming Library: CRAPPIE 7 pm Ken Sturdivant will teach the basis of Crappie fishing.
Sunday, November 18, 2018 Sharon Forks: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 pm Rene Hess will teach this class on Basics of FLY FISHING.
Sunday, December 9, 2018 Hampton Park: FLY FISHING 2 to 4 p.m. Rene Hess, FFI Certified Casting Instructor will teach this class.
All events are subjects to change without notice.
Good luck this week. Hopefully our southern neighbors will recover soon, with our help, and then join us for a great fall in the mountains of north Georgia. Thanks for your fishing license and car tag money. Go cash in your return on that investment in a stocker stream tomorrow!
Jeff Durniak
North Georgia Region Fisheries Supervisor
Wildlife Resource Division
(770) 535-5498
__________________
Want to Help Ease DNR's Budget Woes? Buy a TU license Plate!
