Saturday, September 10, 2011

Lake Lanier Fishing Report: September 10, 2011


Hey Everyone -

A quick fishing report, and then I will get onto the giveaway. I was out a couple of days this week - my Monday trip postponed due to the weather - too bad because the bite on Monday was awesome with the ultra-low barometric pressure we had as a result of the tropical storm.

Save Monday, the bite has been decent this week. I have continued to focus in the mouths of creeks on rocky areas for my fish. We have caught fish this week on crankbaits, topwater, drop-shot, jigs, spinnerbaits, and jerkbaits. The fish have been suspending up in the water column and have been moving shallower. However, there are still some studs out over the timber in deep water - I was out with Emory D. yesterday afternoon, and he had a MONSTER Spot hung and to the boat over 75 feet of water - my net was locked in my rod box, which didn't prove helpful! A great marketing opportunity missed! Sorry Emory - next time my friend!

Now, onto the important stuff. As we remember 9/11 this weekend and salute all of those affected by this tragic event, I would like to specifically honor our service men and women (active duty or retired) as well as our police officers, firemen and women, and all other positions who by doing their jobs sacrificed their lives that day 10 years ago - as well as those in all the days since that have continued to put their lives on the line daily for our freedom and well being.

Hence, I am doing a drawing for a Free Full Day Trip for 1 or 2 people to honor our country and those who serve it. The entrants for this drawing must fall in one of these categories: military (active duty or retired), firefighter, police officer, paramedic, or associated service position. You may enter yourself, or you may nominate someone that you know. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE THROUGH THE "CONTACT US" FORM ON THE BOTTOM OF MY HOME PAGE ON MY WEBSITE. Fill in your first and last name, email address, and in the "Your Message" portion, write the name of the person you are nominating along with their contact info. If you are entering for yourself, just write "Self" in the "Your Message" section.

Deadline for entry is 7 PM on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. I will do a drawing afterwards and announce the winner on this blog as well as my Facebook page and Twitter page. If you don't already, you can follow me at Jimbo On Lanier for both Twitter and Facebook to get updates.

Finally, a BIG "Thank You" to all my sponsors that support me and allow me to fish for a living: JJ's Magic, Hammond's Fishing, Denali Rods, Sworming Hornet Lures, LanierMAPPED.com, and Slong's Fishing Lures.

May God Bless,

Jimbo

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Lake Lanier Fishing Report: September 4, 2011


Hello Everyone -

I hope all of you are enjoying a relaxing and safe Labor Day Weekend!

I was out on trips most of the week this past week. There is definitely a change happening and it has been fun to follow - I will address that a little later in this post.

Most of my trips this week were "teaching" trips. Many folks wanted to learn the drop shot presentation and get the feel of catching fish so they could gain confidence in the technique. I enjoy these trips a great deal and love to watch people grow in their skill over a few short hours on the boat. There are plenty of smaller fish to be caught in the 20-30 ft. brush right now, with a few solid fish mixed in - no monsters though. These fish offer the perfect opportunity to learn the drop shot - they will bite!

I actually had the pleasure of taking one gentleman that fishes Hartwell rather than Lanier, but he wanted to learn techniques on Lanier that he could apply to fishing Hartwell. I was honored to work with him - we spent most of our day talking and teaching rather than fishing - I enjoy those days too.

With all that said, there are some big ones available right now. Some of these big fish are shallow, and some are out over deeper water. On my trip Friday, we lost 2 big fish first thing in the morning- one jumped and spit it at the boat, and one broke off during the fight on a strong surge - just bad luck. These fish were shallow over deep water.

During the afternoon, we found fish shallow on rocky points near deep water. I busted off a huge bass in 3 feet of water on topwater - couldn't believe it. I guess it is time to re-spool some rods, although that one was on fresh line - maybe time to move up in line size - LOL!

There is alot of bait making a move back into the creeks right now - keep an eye on this as September progresses and the water cools with the upcoming weather. I am sure the lake will recover some water level, but my understanding is the corp is planning to continue the draw down through the fall through consistent water release. BTW, I have noticed a substantial improvement in the bite when they are pulling water - no surprise really, but it is something to keep in mind.

Through the past week, we have caught fish on: drop shot, topwater, jerkbaits, carolina rigs, spoons, crank baits, and jigs. I am sure other things will work too, but these have been my focus areas.

I have a full day trip on Monday, but have some dates open later in the week if you would like to get out - just give me a call or shoot me an email.

May God Bless -

Jimbo