Also See:
Lake Hartwell Fishing Report from Captain Mack
Lake Lanier Fishing Report from Captain Mack
Lake Guntersville Weekly Fishing Report from Captain Mike Gerry
Lake Country Fishing – fishing reports on Lakes Sinclair and Oconee, and more. (subscription required)
Texas Parks and Wildlife Weekly Freshwater Fishing Reports
Texas Parks and Wildlife Weekly Saltwater Reports
Jeff Nail’s Lake Lanier Bass Fishing Report
Lake Lanier Weekly Fishing Report
March 8, 2024
Water Level: The lake level has fallen over the past week to .49 feet ABOVE full pool and rising.
Water Temp: Temps vary between 51 and 60 depending on graph and location in the lake.
Water Clarity: Expect the backs of creeks and up the rivers to be heavily stained or even muddy by sunrise on Saturday. Waters should start to clear up some as the week progresses before the next chance of rain hits.
I have been on Lanier for 6 of the past 7 days and the quality of fishing continues to improve with each day. With the waters warming and days lengthening, the fish are becoming more and more aggressive. With the exception of Tuesday, we had good numbers with decent size sprinkled in.
Fish can still be found from 40+ft deep to dirt shallow. I have focused most of my time in less than 20 FoW but had success in 30+ feet from time to time.
The spinning rod is still ruling the deck of the boat, but the crank bait has produced some big fish over the past week. Two of my top producers this week were the shaky head and MR6 crank bait.
For the shaky head, we focused on the deeper 1/2 of docks. We are not picking these docks apart, rather we are simply targeting the most likely spots and moving on. While this is going on, I will pay attention to FFS to what was showing up under the docks. If I noticed fish, but did not get bit we would slow down and “soak” the worm in the area where the fish were spotted. We were able to trigger a few additional strikes doing this.
For the MR6 bite, I targeted shallow rock and clay points and humps that had a little wind on them. This bite was best when I would see bass up in the water column on FFS. While I was not targeting fish that I saw on FFS, when I would see the fish were up in the water column, I had success in moving baits rather than dragging a worm. When I would find the fish up in the water column, I would simply run shallow points and sling the crank bait. I would get the bait down, then slow down my retrieve to a speed that was just fast enough to keep in contact with the bottom. This bite seemed to die as the day progressed for me, but it did produce some of my biggest bites of the week.
My crank bait rod of choice is a St Croix Legend Glass, 7’4” MHM. I pair this rod with a casting reel with a 6ish gear ratio reel and 10lb Sunline Sniper fluorocarbon.
My next speaking engagement will be March 12 (6pm) at West Marine in Buford. I hope to see you there.
If you are looking for more detailed information on my trips along with tips and techniques, I publish a video covering the conditions, part of the lake, and how I caught fish (or did not) each day I am on the water. All subscribers will have access to all historical videos as well (currently at 211 that have been recorded since April 2023). You can sign up and view videos at https://jeffnail.uscreen.io
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For the remainder of March, I have the 12-13th, 16-19, 21, 24, 26, 28th. Please reach out if you are interested in getting on the water. Looking forward, I am also booking dates in April and May.
Jeff
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