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.  […]

Blue Ridge October Temp 73 Level at winter pool -18ft Clarity 15ft Fall is here and the walleye bite is too. Jigs spoons bait anything you like fishing will catch walleye in the next month or so.  Find fish laying on the bottom and hit em in the face. That’s the go method this […]

Blue Ridge Temp 81 Level full Clarity 13ft     August was brutally hot and busy on the lake. We had some great days and nights fishing for walleye. Lots of avg size 18 to 20″ fish with a few 23 to 24″ fish mixed in. The fish we were targeting were mainly […]

We were fortunate during the first part of January to have mild weather. The end of the month looks like a return to weather more typical of the season. That can make for a lot of variables in the fishing frequent cold fronts with associated wind and rain. The fish especially the Stripers will probably […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-Ja...

As we enter Mid-January fishing and  the weather have both been pretty good! I think the mild water temps have the Bass scattered out but the bite is still good overall. Striper fishing has also been pretty good with the biggest variable being inconsistencies due to weather and the influx of dirty water we had […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing R...

Lake level is 1069.80 (1.20 feet below pool) with water temps of 47-49 degrees.   Water clarity is slightly stained on the main lake to muddy in the backs of the creeks with the recent rains. This January will be like the last few years with small bait being the key to catching numbers of fish. … January 2023 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report Rea...

Hello Everyone Unfortunately I will not have a report this week I was out of town and was unable to get on the water. I’ll be back wit the full report next week we’ll have plenty to discuss after all the big rain dump we expend in the middle of last week. The weather looks […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-January 6 2023 appeared first on...

January Trout Fishing Report for North Georgia Trout Streams. Learn what flies are best to catch more trout this winter.

Happy New Year! It looks as though 2022 will end up with a warming trend which is a very drastic contrast from this time last week! The surface temps held up well considering the arctic blast that rolled into north Georgia and we were at 51 degrees Friday. I was really surprised to see that […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-December 30 20...

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone enjoys the holiday and gets some time to enjoy family and friends! It’s a good weekend  to stay inside and do so as we have some of the coldest air temps we have experienced since 2015. All of this cold and wind are courtesy of winter storm Elliot which became […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-December 23...

I hope you were able to get on the water and enjoy some of the good fishing and warm weather we experienced last week. I think the fishing will stay strong the warm weather not so much. The extended forecast calls for a cooling trend with some wind beginning early in the week. Grab some […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-December 9 2022 ap...

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Our extended forecast calls for another week of mild weather however with that warmth we get a  pretty substantial rain chance through next week. It is really a very good forecast for fishing so make time to get out on the water. This month’s full moon will occur Wed the 7th hopefully bringing an uptick […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-D...

Find the best December fly fishing in North Georgia with our latest trout fishing report.

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and even found your way onto the lake! Fishing has been good and the weather forecast is conducive to fishing through the week. This week’s lake level dropped slightly to 1066.13 down.14 feet from last week. That is 1066.13 below full pool. Our surface temps dropped almost 10 […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing...

It’s hard to believe the holidays begin next week Happy Thanksgiving everyone! The lake has really taken on a winter look in the last week. The leaves are mostly off the trees and lots of migratory birds stopping off to rest up a day or two on their way to wherever? Speaking of migratory birds […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-November 18...

The water level is 1066.38 (4.62 feet below full pool) with water temps at 58-60 degrees. Turnover is mostly done on the lake and water clarity is clear on the vast majority of the lake but you will still find some milky water where turnover is hanging on.  Stripers are all over the lake already … November 2022 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report R...

We have enjoyed some very nice mild weather for the last two weeks but that looks to be coming to an abrupt halt? We ended up the week dealing with winds associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole. Saturdays cold front will bring some much cooler temperatures that will prevail throughout most of next […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing...