Lake Lanier Fishing Reports

The current lake level is 1070.96 feet and the water temps range from 85-87 degrees. The main lake is clear. As is typical for August, the stripers are south and will stay there for next few weeks. Look to Shoal, Bald Ridge, Young Deer, and Big to have the biggest concentrations of fish so far […]

As of July 8, the lake level is 1069.91 (1.09 feet below full pool) and water temps are in the low to mid 80s with clear water conditions on the south end of the lake.  July on Lanier means the deep water on the south end of the lake will typically have huge schools of

The water conditions mean it’s down line time.  The lake level is 1069.4 which is 1.6 feet below pool.  The water temps are from 80-82 degrees and there are clear water conditions throughout the lake.  Given these conditions, the fun is over.  The fun of watching Capt Mack’s Perfect Planer boards skipping across the lake

Spring fishing is here and the striper bite is getting fired up. Your best technique for April will be Captain Mack’s Perfect Planer Boards and flatlines. These will help you catch the most fish.  The recent rains and cold weather have put us a few weeks behind where we were last year which means a good pre

It’s February and the main lake is clear while you will see a slight stain as you get to the backs of the creeks. As the water cools, the bait is getting further back in the creeks and we see the winter schools of stripers getting larger and larger. The creeks on the north end

As we start the new year, the lake level is 1070.54 (.46 below pool) and the water temps are 48-51 degrees. The water clarity is clear on the main lake and moves to a slight stain in the backs of the creeks. As is typical this time of year, the key to catching quantity is

It’s that time of year – the birds, our helpers, are showing up in greater numbers every day. These birds should increase as the month goes on. The November/December topwater bite has been the best it has been in years . Look for the gulls and terns on the main lake for the first couple

Lake Lanier is at 1071.33 and the water temps are around 84-85 degrees. The water conditions are clear. To get the most out of your September fishing, get out there and pull lead core.  Lead core is a braided line that has a lead strip running the entirety of the line making the line heavy

August 2020 Lake Lanier Fishing Report Summer fishing on Lake Lanier is in full swing and it is awesome. We see huge schools of fish in their normal summertime haunts and they are moving out of the pockets and into the south end creek channels like Big, Shoal, Two, Four, Six Mile and Bald Ridge.