Lake Lanier Fishing Reports

Lake level is 1068.72 (2.28 feet below full pool) with water temps around 84-86 degrees and clear water conditions, but will increase with recent hot weather. From the way the lake is setting up this summer be prepared for an early turnover again this year, so keep your eyes open for some early top water, […]

The lake level is 1070.27 (.73 feet below full pool) with water temps ranging from 86-88 degrees and the main lake is clear. Water temps have reached their normal summer temps and the lake is definitely setting up a thermocline at the 35-50 foot mark.  Most of the stripers have pushed down the lake and

Lake level is 1070.58’ (.42feet below full pool) with water temps 84-86 degrees and clear water conditions from the south end up thru the middle of the lake. Historically, July striper fishing on Lanier means huge schools of fish in deep water on the south end of the lake, and it is setting up this

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

Lake level is 1071.33 (.33 feet above full pool) with water temps running from 52-55 degrees depending on where you are on the lake. The water is clear on the main lake going to stained/very stained in backs of major southern creeks and then stained to muddy from River Forks area north up both river

Lanier is at 1070.27 (-.73 feet below full pool), with water temps at 48-51 degrees. The main lake is clear and gets a slight stain as you get above Brown’s Bridge and up into the south lake creeks.  Once you are above the Hwy 53 bridges, or half way back in the south creeks, then

The lake level is 1064.42 (6.58 feet below pool), water temps are 49-53 degrees and water clarity is clear on the main lake to a slight stain in the backs of the creeks. This January will be like the last few years with small bait being the key to catching numbers of fish. Downlines on

The water level is 1063.37 (7.63 feet down) with mid 60 water temps. Please be very careful since the lake is so far down.  Turnover is still happening on the lake so water clarity is clear where it is finished to weak coffee colored where it is still going on. As turnover finishes the “breakout”