The Fall bite  is here on Lake Lanier. The lake looks good despite the rain from the hurricane. The water is also more clear than you would expect with the rising lake level. and the stripers have been schooling on top at random times. Look for these schools to be very large in size. You […] The post Lake Lanier Fishing Report November 2024 appear...

Lake level is 1068.72 (2.28 feet below full pool) with water temps around 84-86 degrees and clear water conditions but will increase with recent hot weather. From the way the lake is setting up this summer be prepared for an early turnover again this year so keep your eyes open for some early top water […] The post September 2024 Lake Lanier Strip...

Striper fishing on Lake Lanier has been solid the whole month of August. September looks to be much the same. The water temperature is hanging at 83 degrees and the water is clear but it feels like Fall already with the lower humidity. As long as the weather stays hot look for the stripers to […] The post Lake Lanier Fishing Report September 2024...

The lake level is 1070.27 (.73 feet below full pool) with water temps ranging from 86-88 degrees and the main lake is clear. Water temps have reached their normal summer temps and the lake is definitely setting up a thermocline at the 35-50 foot mark.  Most of the stripers have pushed down the lake and […] The post August 2024 Lake Lanier Striper...

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The Summer heat has arrived full force here on Lake Lanier.  The water temperature is in the mid eighties and the water is clear.  More importantly the average size of fish has made a huge leap from last year. The best fishing has been on the south end of the lake due to deeper colder […] The post Lake Lanier Fishing Report July 2024 appeared firs...

Lake level is 1070.58’ (.42feet below full pool) with water temps 84-86 degrees and clear water conditions from the south end up thru the middle of the lake. Historically July striper fishing on Lanier means huge schools of fish in deep water on the south end of the lake and it is setting up this […] The post July 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing...

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The lake level is trending up! After Thursday’s big rains the lake is up to 1072.03 that is.80 feet  above week’s level and 1.03 over full pool. Weather wise it looks like a pretty good weekend to fish! A little bit of a cool down with minimal rain chances over the weekend then a […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-May 10 2024 appeared firs...

May is a great month for fishing on Lanier.  The lake level is 1071.38 and water temps are 73-75 degrees. Water clarity varies from clear on main lake to stained farther north in the river systems.  The striped bass spawn is over and the fish are moving back south out of the river systems and […] The post May 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Repor...

The first weekend of May might be a little on the soggy side with warm temps and a light to moderate south winds. Hmmm… sounds like pretty good fishing weather to me. The extended forecast indicates lots of cloud cover through the week and an increasing chance of rain late in the week. The […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-May 3 2024 ap...

Lanier is full as it can get right now. Good news is it is clearing up very well and the water temperature is climbing into the mid  sixties.  Topwater time is here and the fish are looking to eat. Spool up a seven foot medium heavy  Abu Garcia Veritas spinning rod paired with a Penn […] The post Fishing Report May 2024 appeared first on Catching...

April has been a good month for anglers targeting Lanier’s Gamefish!  We will see if we can duplicate that as we enter into the month of May? May is also historically a very good month on Lanier and often offers some very good post spawn topwater activity for the Stripers and Bass. The weather looks […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-April...

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It’s been a very good week on the lake and anglers are reporting good catches for all species. With warming water and an approaching full moon will next week be even better? Will the full moon be the catalyst for the Herring Spawn? That April full moon is on the 23rd at 7.49 pm Eastern […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-April 19 2024 appea...

The weather roller coaster ride continues with rain winds and temp swings. That looks to change next week with a more stable forecast in store. Highs in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s all week! That should really get the fish fired up!  The stability of this forecast will also be good no big temp […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-April 12 202...

The lake is.45 feet above full pool at 1071.43.  Water temps are 61-63 degrees with the rivers having a light stain most creeks go from a moderate to light stain and the main lake is mostly clear below GA 369.  The spring striper bite is really getting fired up and Capt Mack’s Perfect Planer […] The post April 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Repo...

What is not to love about April! The weather is good or at least improving everything is greening up nicely and the fish are biting! Next week looks to be mild a little soggy mid week but that type of weather may make for some really good fishing! Don’t forget we have a pretty unusual […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-April 5 2024 appeare...

Happy Easter Everyone! I hope you have a good weekend it looks like a great weather weekend for all of your outdoor activities!  Plenty to do fishing Turkey hunting maybe a little Easter Egg hunting? Very mild Sunday AM weather if you plan on attending a sunrise service! After that it looks to be warm […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-Mar...