Georgia Wildlife Resources Division fisheries staff are hard at work with fish production and fish stocking. In fact fish hatchery production has been so successful that we have now stocked a total of 1.5 million largemouth and 2. 4 million hybrid striped bass. Other warmwater fish production efforts currently include channel catfish fry production...

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...

Tackle 2024 with a Trout Slam! Catch all 3 species of trout (brook rainbow brown) found in Georgia and you have a Trout Slam. With trout stockings currently in full swing – they stocked 30 000 trout just this week – the time is right to get out there and get a Slam. NEWS TO KNOW: […]

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...

And just like that April is almost over and we are moving into May next week. Have you taken a fishing trip yet? We have a full moon coming and warmer weather is here. Time to get outside and get to fishing! Fish Surveys and Stockings: Georgia DNR Fisheries staff have been busy conducting fish […]

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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...

Dust off the pollen-covered camp chairs re-line the fishing poles and give a quick refresh and replenishment to the ‘ole tackle box. The weather is improving and that means it’s time to get family or some friends together for a fishing trip. Doesn’t have to be a long one maybe a just a good day […]

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...

Four so far in 2024. Two freshwater AND two saltwater state record fish have already been caught in 2024. Have you got your fishing license yet? It’s time to get out there! Jeffrey Forester reeled in a new rock bass freshwater state record fish on April 6 and Ryan Simons landed a new Queen Triggerfish […]

Angler Jason McRae is the ONLY angler to successfully complete the Georgia Bass Slam SEVEN years in a row AND he also caught all 10 species each year! In 2023 he was the Grand Prize Winner for the Georgia Bass Slam (all anglers completing a Slam are entered into an annual prize drawing). Take some […]

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...

If you have never tried trout fishing now is the perfect time to start because trout stocking is officially underway! Last week roughly 45 000 trout were distributed across 52 streams in Northeast Georgia. This year anglers can expect to see some larger trout as the target size for the “big” fish program has increased from […]

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...

Welcome to March Madness! We have a little basketball going on fishing is wide open and the Georgia Turkey season starts this weekend. The water temps held up despite last weeks cool down and the fish really did not seem to be bothered much. Maybe a little different shift in some of the patterns but […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-March...

The Shoal Bass is the State Native Riverine Sportfish and one of the 10 species of black bass found in Georgia. They are native to the Chattahoochee and Flint River basins; and introduced in the Ocmulgee and Oconee rivers. Anglers interested in pursuing shoal bass should check out the Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division interactive […]

Welcome Spring!!  The start of Astronomical Spring is the Tuesday the 19th!  The fish are acting like spring and many of our patterns are more typical of late March or early April. Last weeks weather was certainly more April like with highs reaching into the mid 70’s mid week. That sure was nice and it […] The post Captain Mack’s Fishing Report-Ma...

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