Here is some great weather data from WSB Meteorologist Christina Edwards. February of 2023 was the 2nd Warmest February on record.We also had the highest temp ever recorded during the month 81 degrees on the 22nd. That sure was nice weather I liked it you probably did along with the fish! Those record temps appear […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishi...

North Georgia Fly Fishing Spring has arrived really early this year and the trout and striper activity has picked up considerably. The warm rains we had in February have warmed the creeks and lake into the mid to upper 50s. Still seeing plenty of midges and winter stoneflies across North Georgia with BWO and even a stray caddis joining in on th...

Lanier water level is 1070.85 (.15 feet below full pool) and temperatures range from 56-61 degrees. The colder temps are on the main lake where the water is clear with the warmer temps in the backs of most creeks that have some stain to them. March fishing is all over the place. Literally you will … March 2023 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report Re...

March came in like a lamb and it sure was nice to have those warm temps. The March Full Moon is Tuesday at 7:42 am it is the last full moon of winter 2023. With the mild weather and elevated water temps perhaps that full moon be the catalyst for spawning activity from some of […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-March 3 2023 appeared first o...

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The report will be abbreviated this week the Gulf wad calling me so I am am off to the salt! We’ll have the full report back up next week. Until then what incredible we experienced over the last few days!  Last Wednesday’s high temp of 81 was the highest temperature ever recorded in Atlanta in […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-February 23...

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Another weekend another cold front right? In the space of 8 days we will have gone from temps in the 70’s back to freezing then temps near 80 by the middle of next week. The fish are probably as confused as we are? A look at the long term weather trends suggest more of the […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-February 17 2023 appeared first...

It’s really been nice to have a little stretch of late March in February! Mild weather has prevailed since last weekend with of course a brief return to winter just in time for the weekend. For what it is worth (not much really LOL) I think we are in for an early spring. The plants […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-February 10 2023 appear...

The lake level is at 1070.75 (.25 below full pull) but will be over full pool by press time with all the recent rains with temps ranging from 48-51 degrees. The main lake is mostly clear up to the Hwy 369 Bridge and then stained up to Hwy 53 up the Chestatee and to Gainesville … February 2023 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report Read More » The post...

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The frequent rains have gotten the lake back to full pool we’ll end up the week at 1071.01. That is.01 over full pool and up.88 feet from last week. The temperature varies from one area to the next we’ll call the core temp 49. That is still actually mild for the beginning for […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-January 27 2023 appeared firs...

Feb ers Temp 46 Level +/- 8ft Clarity 2 ft Jan fishing was amazing on this lake and Feb is shaping up to be similar.  There’s a few good bites right now we are working. First we have 2 good walleye bites happening there’s big schools of males cruising open water hunting the shallow schools […]

er’s Temp 52 Clarity 3 ft Level – 4ft er’s has been fishing pretty well. The walleye are not schooled up but in small groups holding near the bottom on points and humps. Look for them under spots and stripers as well feeding on injured baits. Early morning and just after dark are […]

Blue Ridge Lake Temp 51 Level -18 ft Clarity 10ft The warm weather we had in December kept the walleye bite solid all month.This has also kept the fish scattered vs stacking up like they typically do this time of year. There’s fish in shallow and deeper water. The smaller fish are […]

ers: Level: 1.5 feet below 1074. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: 6 to 8 feet.  “ers has been fishing pretty good for the last month. Warmer temps have kept the bait in the creeks and kept the fish nearby. It has been more like springtime fishing than fall right now with mid 60s water temps. There’s been a good walleye bite working […]

Temp 63 Level -18ft Clarity 10ft November typically means Deer season for most people but we are hunting something different on Blue Ridge Lake this month. Walleye and big ones at that. It’s my favorite time of year to run and gun looking for hungry fish pinned to the bottom.  Vertical presentations fished right […]

er’s Temp 64 Level full +/-6ft Clarity 6ft er’s in Nov is the start of fall fishing. The stripers and hybrids will pull up a bit shallower this month and this makes them good targets for live bait artificial and trolling options.  It’s hard to beat fresh caught bait for striped fish but the big […]

Blue Ridge Lake Nov Temp 63 Level -18ft Clarity 10ft November typically means Deer season for most people but we are hunting something different on Blue Ridge Lake this month. Walleye and big ones at that. It’s my favorite time of year to run and gun looking for hungry fish pinned to the bottom.  […]

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