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...

Dec 1st only 24 shopping days until Christmas! The weather felt a little more like Christmas mid week with lows in the mid 20’s on the 28th. Those are the coldest temps we have experienced in North Georgia since March 20 of this year. The temps will moderate this weekend and at present there is […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-December 1...

Tag…I’m it? You’re it? Did you know that you and I can support wildlife and fish conservation with a vehicle tag purchase? Consider adding a wildlife license plate to your vehicle today! Find out more HERE and HERE. NEWS TO KNOW: Renovation Continues at Go Fish: The Go Fish Education Center in Perry GA will remain […]

I hope your Thanksgiving Holiday was awesome and your Turkey fueled Tryptophan hangover did not deter you from fishing? The weather looks seasonally appropriate for the upcoming week. A slight rain chance Sunday a little breezy early week then pretty mild leading into next weekend. Look for a potential uptick in activity leading up to […] The post...

The striper fishing on Lake Lanier is falling into the Winter patterns. The bait is thickening up in the creeks and the stripers are following them. Live bait will be hard to beat in December.  The baitfish are now moving into the creeks in very large schools as mentioned. Some of these schools are […] The post December 2023 appeared first on Catc...

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone has a great holiday with friends and family. Maybe you will get some extra lake or woods time in as well. We will have a great weather weekend coming up a little rain and wind early in the week and more great outdoor weather forecast for Thanksgiving and the following […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-N...