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Moving into the month of December the top water bite declines and the bottom is where you need to have your nymph. Do not be afraid to continue with a dry dropper setup as the water is still low and clear but mindful that you need to consistently work the bottom by adding and removing … Continue reading "December 2023" The post December 2023 appea...

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...

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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...

As we near Thanksgiving we naturally look at things that make us thankful. I am thankful that we live in a state that offers so many amazing fishing opportunities in Georgia and thankful that we have anglers that purchase their fishing license and fishing equipment as that allows the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division to continue […]

Blue Ridge OCT 2023 Temp 77 Level -6  ft Clarity 9ft        Ahhhhctober with hunting season football season youth sports and school in session the lakes been pretty empty of boat traffic. Which is a nice change after the last few months.  This is also when we get our first real cold fronts […]

ers Lake October 2023 Temp 78 Level full Clarity 4 ft Ahhhhctober with hunting season football season youth sports and school in session the lakes been pretty empty of boat traffic. Which is a nice change after the last few months.  This is also when we get our first real cold fronts of the year […]

Blue Ridge Lake Temp 83 Clarity 10ft Level – 3 ft from full ( draw down will start soon) Sept can be hot sticky mess but this lake has an amazing cold water river that feeds it. The Toccoa river feeds blue ridge lake and this is great place to be this month.from point 5 […]

ers Sept  temp 83 Clarity 6 ft Level full September is always an interesting month on ers Lake. The end of summer is nearing and it’s like the fish now it’s coming.  This month will open up several options for walleye fishing. You can still catch them deep on spoons vertically or trolling crank […]

Blue Ridge Lake Temp 83 Level  full Clarity  12ft Its been a great summer so far on Blue Ridge Lake. Cool mornings and sunny afternoons on this lake are hard to beat. The fishing has been good and pretty stable till this past week. The temps creeping up have started to push […]

ers Temp 84 Level full Clarity 6ft Most people don’t like August fishing but I personally love it especially on this deep lake. This is Big Walleye time for us. We are targeting the bigger fish in the depths that get very little pressure from most anglers.  60 70 80 ft or even deeper some […]

Blue Ridge Lake Temp 84 Level full Clarity  6ft Waters hot fish are deep and the bite is early its summertime and the temps and boat traffic are pretty much on par for this time of year. Neither are great but if you start early or fish late you can find plenty of quiet water […]

er’s Temp 84 Level full Clarity 3 ft tops    It’s ( finally)summer time on er’s Lake. This means start early or fish at dusk or at night even to beat the heat and boat traffic. The bait is super thick again after the spawn so the fish are spread out as usual. The […]

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