May 2024 Lake Lanier Striper

May 2024 Lake Lanier Striper Fishing Report

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 backs of the main free flowing creeks on the south end of the lake.  May fishing will be the time to catch these fish on rocky points and humps that the herring and shad will be spawning on thru mid May.  Flat lines and Capt Mack’s Perfect Planer boards will be the ticket pulled over these areas.  Run your flat lines out the back of the boat between 75-125’ behind the boat and place your lines between 30-60’ behind your planer boards.  Best bets on bait this time of year are herring or small to medium size shad.  On the north end of the lake you should be able to find fish in these areas in Wahoo, Little River, Gainesville, and Ada on the Chattahoochee side and Thompson, Taylor, and Latham on the Chestatee side.  Down south, the fish will be on secondary points in Bald Ridge, Young Deer, Two Mile, and Big Creek.  The top water bite will also crank up this month, so make sure you have a Spro Shashimmy or Zero Minnow, tied on to throw up to these spots as you drag your baits over them.  Best bets color wise is a white/bone color when it is cloudy and a chrome color when it is sunny. Another great lure to throw over these areas is a Capt Mack’s Mini Mack. 

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