Saturday and Sunday on Lake Lanier were hot! Lake Lanier Striper Fishing is starting to get good. We caught Fish in Gainesville creek and the main Chattahoochee river channel. We boated somewhere between 30 striped bass on each day. Come enjoy a fishing charter on Lake Lanier for some of the best Striped

Lake lanier striped bass
Bass fishing the southeast has to offer!
The trout bite has really picked up this week! We have been catching some good trout. I guided a night trip Friday night and we caught 9 Brown Trout with the big fish weighing in @ 9lbs.

Lake Burton Fishing Guide

Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Wes Carlton
Georgia fishing at its best. You just never know what you’ll catch! Striped Bass,Walleye, yellow perch,crappie, hybrid bass,spotted bass, largemouth bass, brown trout,rainbow trout,pike,white bass. I’m sure I’m leaving a few out. These North Georgia lake thrive with fish and in abundance! Hiring a fishing guide is a good way to learn the lake as well as catch some trophy fish.
Lakes Burton/Rabun/Seed/Yonah Fishing Report
Water Temp 64
Clear
Level: All the lakes are close to full pool
Bass: The Bass are almost finished with spawning. We have been catching a lot of numbers the last few days(30 to 50) Jerkbaits and worms have been working well. Most of the fish are shallow (3 to 8ft). I have seen a few big Spots post spawn that were deep 20ft. There is an early morning top water bite, try using a spook or fluke early. Switch up an hour or so after daylight to working some heavy brush or rocky points with white jerkbaits or pumpkin color finesse worms with a bullet weight or Shaky Head. These fish should continue this pattern for the next couple of weeks.
Trout: The Brown Trout bite has started picking up. These fish are schooling on top early in the morning and late in the evening. On cloudy days they will often school and chase the little Blue-Back Herring. These Bait fish are all up and down the main river channel. We have been throwing a small white fluke at these schooling fish. Some of these fish have been tipping the scales at 6lbs. The last few trips we have been catching some good Rainbow Trout. Jerk-baits (Spro McStick) have been working the best. Look for these fish around the banks were the heavy cover is (trees). Most of the Trout will head toward deeper water over the next couple of weeks with rising water temps.
Walleye: The Walleye bite is HOT!!! The spawn is over and the fish are hungry. The best artificial baits we have found to work lately have been Shad Raps SR5 any color and fluorescent jigs 3/8oz tipped with a medium crappie minnow or a chartreuse grub. Most of the Walleye are still shallow 12ft to 20ft. They are holding tight to structure (rocks and trees). Fish close to main lake points that drop off fast as well as trees along the banks were the creek/river current flow is good.
White Bass:
This is the first report in a few years that I have been able to say there is still a White Bass Fishery! We have caught White Bass from Lake Lanier, Lake Burton Lake Rabun and Lake Yonah. These fish are between 2lbs and 3lbs. Shad raps, Jigs, and live bait have all worked well on these fish.
Yellow Perch:
Tis the season for Yellow Perch. These fish will begin biting good this month and continue throughout September. A drop shot rig tipped with a small light colored fluke or small plastic worm works best. Crappie minnows work most of the time when the fish are concentrated. Most of the Yellow Perch are in the 12 to 18ft range. Find the grass and the
fish will be close.

Lake Burton Huge Largemouth!
More details coming soon, but I just had to share this photo from a recent trip. That’s a 40 pound monster striper caught on Lake Lanier!
Today we tried to go after Walleye instead of the Lake Lanier Striped Bass. We got probably 20 bites before we caught the first one. We ended up with six for the trip. Most of the fish were 15ft to 25ft deep. The spawn is almost over now and the big females should be hungry.

Today we had some happy customers from Buckhead Georgia. We boated 14 Striped Bass From 12 lbs to 21lbs. These fish are very strong this time of year and peel lots of fishing line off the reels!
We caught five fish this afternoon. The first coulple were in the low 20lbs range and then the 40lber hit and was a 30 minute fight on 20lbs flurocarbon. I was doubtful this fish would come boatside. Mr. Clay Wilcoxson did a great job on the reel! Lake Lanier has an awesome Striped Bass Fishery!

Georgia Huge Largemouth
Wow! The last three weeks has been on fire!! We have boated over 200 Largemouth with 12 fish over the 10lbs mark! I have had guys come from New York to Texas to catch these bohemyth Largemouth Bass. These guided fishing trips are 90% livebait, but are producing unbelievable fish.
February 23, 2012 – 2:08 am
On Monday I guided a customer on Lake Hartwell for the second time in two weeks. Once again the fog was very thick and had us pined in close to the Tugaloo State Park boat ramp. We made out way to one of the nearby creeks we have found fish in over the past few weeks. We found fish schooling on top water chasing bait. We were able to catch several spotted bass out of this school. We moved to the next creek to find more fish schooling. We were throwing a fishhead spin and when the fish would blow up on the bait we would cast the fishhead into the school or fire a jerkbait at them. Both baits were producing fish. After the fish stopped blowing up on the surface I made my way to the backs of the creek in 12ft to 18ft of water. We landed several good largemouth on this pattern. As the fog burned off we went to the southend of the lake. Found several magnum spots on points. We moved out to deep water in the early afternoon. I marked a school of fish in the top of the timber. I fired my fishhead out over the timber a brought back a crappie that weighed over two pounds. When the bite slowed we moved back up the lake and fished with a shakyheads. On the last cast of the day my customer pulled a five pound largemouth out of a brush pile. I marked several schools of Hybrid/striper on the graph. Looking forward to taking some livebait up there and pull for those monsters.
Georgia Lakes Fishing Guide Tyler Clore