The early signs of Spring are showing up now! The Daffodils are blooming the Herons are nesting and we had a couple of days in the high 60’s last week to get us primed! I am sure we’ll have a couple more returns to winter but this far into February they are general […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-February 9 2024 appeared first on Ca...

Lanier is at 1070.27 (-.73 feet below full pool) with water temps at 48-51 degrees. The main lake is clear and gets a slight stain as you get above Brown’s Bridge and up into the south lake creeks.  Once you are above the Hwy 53 bridges or half way back in the south creeks then […] The post February 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report appeared...

Sorry about no report last week? I got an invitation to a wedding and since my daughter was going to be the Bride I accepted! All of this occurred in Baton Rouge so I was away for most of the week. For the record I did manage to sneak away and get in a few […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-February 2 2024 appeared first on Captain Mack's....

I would guess that most people who read the weekly Georgia Fishing Report are experienced anglers looking for the latest fishing intel. BUT I hope that beginner anglers also find the report because we share a lot of information that is great for all anglers! WHERE SHOULD A NEW ANGLER START? Georgia Wildlife Website: A […]

Winter continues its icy grip on North Georgia however there is a light at the end of tunnel!! By The middle of next week we should see temperatures back into the middle or even high sixty’s! Of course there is a tradeoff it will be a soggy warm up. In north Georgia in February you […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-January 19 2024 appeare...

Brrrrr…are you braving the cold to get out to the water? What is your favorite cold weather fishing hack? I like to include some of the “hot hands” warmers in my tackle box in case the hands get too cold to handle the fishing pole.  NEWS TO KNOW: Strong Partnerships for Trout Hatcheries: For decades […]

January is generally a month of change and January ’24 looks to be living up to that standard very well. We had a big rain dump  last Tuesday followed by a couple of moderate days and another round of storms arrived Friday. The bad news is last weeks weather looks to be mild compared to […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-January 12 2024 ap...

When your smile is as big as Jenny Moore’s (see our cover photo) you know you had a good day of fishing. Jenny said that she is so proud of her largemouth bass catch at Lake Lanier. When they tried to weigh it with their hand-held scale it bottomed out so they didn’t get an […]

The lake level is 1064.42 (6.58 feet below pool) water temps are 49-53 degrees and water clarity is clear on the main lake to a slight stain in the backs of the creeks. This January will be like the last few years with small bait being the key to catching numbers of fish. Downlines on […] The post January 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report ap...

Ok I am through goofing off at least for a little while lol! I’ll be starting off the new year with a bang as we will be broadcasting Captain Mack’s Epic Outdoors beginning Saturday January 6th. We’ll be on from 4 to 6 am on WSB 750 AM or 95.5 on the FM side. I […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-January 5 2024 appeared first on Captain Mac...

Making your winter break work for your future! Five students who are past participants of the Georgia DNR Career Academy spent their winter break doing a “mini-camp” where they traveled to the coast to shadow DNR staff. The high school students worked with Georgia Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) staff at Evans County PFA to sample […]

Happy New Year!! I’ll be honest I am goofing off for a couple days to end the year so I’ll be not be posting a report until next week. As a recap Lanier fished well again in 2023 raising the bar high for 2024!! We’ll see if we can do it again in the upcoming […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-December 29 2023 appeared first on Captain Mack...

When the year is coming to a close do you look back at the adventures you had on the water in the previous 12 months? Even better do you get excited about making fishing plans for the coming year? The Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division encourages you to get outside your “fishing comfort zone” and […]

Merry Christmas to all. Wow hard to believe the big day is here! I hope everyone has an excellent holiday enjoying this special time with family and friends. Of course you should make a little time to get on the water too? The weather looks great before Christmas then a return to cooler possibly breezy […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-De...

‘Tis the season to wet a hook. Don’t let the cold weather keep you inside by the fire. The winter is a great time to hunt deep for stripers or fling flies for trout. Read the tips below bundle up and head out and enjoy the holidays with some time on the water. Even the […]

Lanier fished very well last week with impressive catches of Bass and Stripers! After a little cool down early in the week it looks like we’ll have pretty nice weather right up until Christmas! That’s right Christmas is almost here only 10 days away. Last week’s rain brought the lake level up slightly we were […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Re...

Tick Tock Tick Tock. Have you purchased all your holiday gifts for friends and family members yet? Need another idea that you know they will enjoy and you don’t have to go to the store to get it? Gift them a hunting or fishing (or combo) license to help them enjoy the wild places they […]

The lake has certainly taken on a “winter look” with most of the trees barren and Loons and Gulls here in pretty good numbers. The extended weather forecast appears to be very customary for mid December highs mostly in the mid 50’s through the week. We will have some rain and wind for the weekend […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Repot-December...

I appreciate the cold weather. I really do. I mean less bugs when I am fishing is always a plus. But it does take a little extra planning because I definitely don’t like to get cold when I fish. What items are on your must-have “don’t get cold” checklist (base layer hat gloves etc.) to […]

Lake level is a t 1062.83 (8.42 feet below full pool) and water temps are in the 57-60 degree range. The main lake is clear with some light stain in the backs of the creeks with recent rains. We are seeing more and more birds on the lake and even more will have shown up … December 2023 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report Read More » The post Decemb...