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EDITOR PICKS: Every year at the ICAST show, dozens of lucky winners are chosen the Best Of ICAST for their respective categories. There are dozens of other companies whose products might not have won Best Of, but their innovative gear certainly deserves some recognition. Join us as we celebrate our selections for the Best Of ICAST 2019.
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ach year, ICAST showcases the latest and greatest in fishing gear at the world’s largest fishing trade show. A highlight of the show is the “Best Of ” awards, which are selected from the massive New Product Showcase, as voted on by buyers and media. Garmin’s new Force Trolling Motor won overall “Best of Show” at ICAST 2019, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando in July. It won top honors out of more than 1,000 new products showcased.
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Vibe obviously put a lot of thought into their new fishing kayak. By combining features kayak anglers customarily had to choose one over the other, the Shearwater 125 is the most versatile fishing kayak on the water. This streamlined fishing vessel has an open deck as well as center-console storage. It’s comfortable and stable with a high-low seat, a standing perch and ample floor standing room. Rudder steering is pedal and hand controlled. It can be rigged for paddle, pedal and motor power with Power Pole mounts. There is open bow storage for easy access as well as hull rigging access. Four flush rod holders are complemented by four horizontal rod holders. It’s got a tunnel hull and a keel for maximum stability and speed. And all of that is just the beginning of a long list of well-designed features. With innovation that provides all of the functionality anglers look for in a kayak, Vibe’s Shearwater 125 begs the question, “Why choose when you can have it all?”
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Bixpy Kayak Outboard Kit Looking to extend your range and save energy for fishing? The Bixpy Thruster is an electric outboard motor designed to fit any kayak or other small boat. It reaches speeds of up to 7 mph, opening up a whole world of opportunity for folks who fish from small boats. This extremely powerful, efficient, light and portable propulsion system helps you fight wind and current, explore new places and extend trips. A single charge allows for up to 10 hours at trolling speed, and at full speed it will push a kayak to about 7 mph for up to 75 minutes of continuous use. The Bixpy Outboard Kit, which includes a thruster and an outboard Power Pack is emission-free, weighs only 9 pounds and is easy to mount, operate and transport. All components are waterproof and safe for fresh and saltwater use. This little outboard turns your kayak into a micro-skiff, allowing you to go farther and faster, wherever the fish are.
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My Coast Outdoors Knockin Tail My Coast Outdoors, the Houston-based lure maker that brought us its innovative Controlled Descent line of soft plastics, has released another one-of-a-kind lure to the industry. The Knockin Tail paddletail swimbait made its debut at ICAST 2019, and it raised eyebrows with a unique design that’s proven to stimulate feeding behavior in fresh and saltwater fish.
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With its EZ BOARD removable boat boarding assist handle, Nauticus designed a simple solution for those of us not blessed with the agility of a spider monkey. Made of strong and durable, corrosion and UV resistant PVC, the EZ BOARD is the handhold you need to safely and easily board the boat. It slides right into most flush-mounted rod holders, which makes it as convenient as it is helpful. When it’s time to board, insert the EZ BOARD into the rod holder and twist to lock it. When everyone is safely aboard, slide it back out of the rod holder and stow it. It can be oriented while on the water to provide a handhold for boarding or disembarking from either a dock or the swim platform, depending on where it’s needed. Made in the USA, the EZ BOARD is lightweight, requires no special tools and comes with a five-year replacement warranty. It is available in 36” and 48” models, and there’s even a 24” model to help with getting in or out of a kayak.
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LIVETARGET Flutter Sardine With its new Injected Core Technology, LIVETARGET hauled in the hardware at ICAST 2019, winning three best of category awards. The idea behind these lures is to show a realistic baitfish profile to fish, while hiding the unnatural mechanical elements that give lures their action. The ICT Flutter Sardine has the enticing twitch and falling action of a standard jigging spoon, but its exceptionally realistic profile sets it apart from everything else on the market. Injected Core Technology enables a lifelike sardine profile, while the Exo-Skin gives the lure its signature flutter action. Perfect for a host of saltwater fishing applications with a saltwater-grade hook, it’s available in five weights and six colors.
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This vehicle-mounted rod storage solution allows anyone from recreational anglers to professionals to arrive at their fishing destination with baitcast, spinning and spincast rods and reels intact, fully-rigged and ready to fish. Two aircraft grade anodized aluminum tubes hold up to six fully rigged casting or spinning rods up to eight feet in length, and a locking reel housing area easily fits most baitcasting and small to medium spinning reels. Protective polypropylene liners inside the Rod Vault eliminate rod on metal contact, protecting guides and rod tips from abrasion. A large entry tube accommodates initial line guides up to 2.5 inches out to 40 inches from the base of the rod. It’s perfect for rigs deisgned for bass, inshore and other warmwater fishing. Included mounting brackets secure the Rod Vault ST to the top of any vehicle with rooftop crossbars and are built to accommodate almost any factory or aftermarket crossbar design, including aero and square tubes up to 3.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches thick. An innovative t-slot mounting design and movable tube clamps provide flexible options to fit most vehicles. The Rod Vault ST was specifically over-engineered to keep valuable equipment safe in almost any circumstance. Stainless steel hardware ensures the Rod Vault ST will remain rust free no matter the fishing environment, and fiberglass-infused nylon construction protects the reel housing, mounting hardware and aerodynamic nose cone from UV degradation. Whether storing rods to fish before or after work or traveling across the country on an epic fishing trip, the Rod Vault ST is deisgned to keep gear safe.
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Soft Steel USA Fluoro-Stretch Line Soft Steel USA has come up with a fishing line that might finally end the perennial debate over monofilament vs. fluorocarbon. With its new stretchable fluorocarbon, Soft Steel USA found the meeting point that provides the benefits of both fluoro and mono. It’s a real game changer. Soft Steel’s new Fluoro-Stretch line is a 100 percent fluorocarbon line with the stretchable properties of monofilament. It has the abrasion resistance, low visibility, sensitivity and toughness of fluoro as well as the tighter knots and shock absorption of monofilament. Tight knots have always been an issue with fluorocarbon, especially when it comes to line-to-line knots. The new Fluoro-Stretch allows for a tighter cinch, which elevates knot strength to 95%, which is much stronger than standard fluorocarbon lines. Available in breaking strengths of 10 to 150 pounds, the new FluoroStretch will be available in 25-yard spools and coils as well as 5-yard single-shot lengths.
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LOCAL RIVERS & FLY FISHING WE’RE 25 YEARS OLD! Contributed By: Jimmy Harris www.unicoioutfitters.com Unicoi Outfitters, Orvis 2018 Fly Shop of the Year
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It seems almost impossible to believe that we have been serving the North Georgia fishing community for 25 years this year. Our first responsibility is to express our sincere appreciation for our customers. It’s an old cliché, but we literally could not be here today were it not for the tremendous support we have received since day one when David Dockery and Bruce Humphrey took a huge leap of faith and opened a small but very wellstocked fly shop a couple of miles north of Helen in 1994. Since then, we have done our dead level best to provide a quality experience for everyone who walks through our doors. Early on, David asked me if we needed a mission statement. Not being a bureaucrat, I thought for a moment and stated, “We’re only in business to make friends!” Ironically, that’s exactly what has happened. We have a network of friends that now spans the globe, and a few of them have invited us to fish in some of the most incredible places! All joking aside, we are so honored that our friends and guests have helped us not only survive in this business but to discover some amazing ways in which we have been able to provide a positive impact in so many areas. Yes, we are very proud to have been selected as the Orvis Fly Shop of the Year in 2018. That’s the top shop from
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all Orvis dealers worldwide! Man, that’s humbling. And, yes, we are grateful to have been recognized as one of only 26 Gold Level Trout Unlimited Business Members in the country, and the only fly shop in the Southeastern United States. But more than all this is the emotion we feel when we’re working with all the great folks at Casting for Recovery, Project Healing Waters, Trout Camp, Smithgall Woods, Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service. Words can’t describe how much these organizations have meant to us over the years. We’re planning a big celebration at the shop on Saturday, September 7th from 10 AM until 3 PM. We’ll have lots of good things going on, including giving away a one-of-akind Orvis 25-Year Anniversary fly rod, a guided trip by Henry Cowen, food and drink. We’ll have our best vendors on hand so you can try out the latest and greatest gear, plus you’ll get to hear some of the most outlandish lies ever spoken. We hope you can join us.
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September usually begins hot and dry and goes out cool and awesome here in the Southern Appalachians. By the last week of the month, a couple of cool fronts have slipped far enough southward to renew the fly fisher’s will to drag out the gear and give it a go over. The fall is the beginning of the fly flinger’s year, so to speak, with wonderful days ahead on the rivers and creeks in North Carolina and Georgia. Delayed harvest streams in North Carolina will open with massive stockings of beautiful rainbows, browns and brooks. Fires Creek, Nantahala River and Big Snowbird Creek in the far west part of the state are good choices by the second week of October. It’s just a two or three hour drive from Atlanta if you don’t get caught in traffic. Day trips to these creeks are great. Arriving about 9 and leaving about 4 gives you plenty of fishing time, so plan accordingly. Georgia’s delayed harvest streams open in November, and the Upper Toccoa River will be alive with folks that first week. This is my favorite Georgia DH. It’s big enough to float, but also provides careful
waders with some great sport. Be sure to bring your long fly rod for this one. Sometimes you’ll have to cast a little ways to get a drift, and there’s usually several currents to deal with on a single long drift. The glory days of dry fly fishing will usually start dwindling as we get more and more cold mornings. Nice sunny days and clear water will help the dry bite unless it’s warm and wet, then Blue Winged Olives should be about. Be prepared with an arsenal of standard nymphs and streamers and you should be set. Be sure to go over your waders and check for leaks or rat holes. Nothing is worse than a set of leaky waders or boots with worn out soles. The latter can send you to the ER. Be sure to make a trip to your local fly shop for a few dodads or flies or something, because believe me, they’ll appreciate it. Consider taking a casting or fly tying class this fall. It’ll add more to your experiences on the water, and you might make a few more likeminded friends. Be sure to get out and enjoy the fall in the mountains, after all, winter is on its way.
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Contributed By: Chris Scalley River Through Atlanta Guide Service September is a special time on the CRNRA and not just for great fishing. There are a variety fall flowers, but most notable to me are the brilliant cardinal flowers which contrast with the lush green river banks. Cardinal flowers and jewel weed blooms along the shorelines attract hummingbirds with dozens of sightings of these fascinating birds daily. This is also that time of year when fly anglers can consistently catch trout on large terrestrial patterns that imi-
tate grasshoppers, beetles, ants and cicadas. I am writing this article the second week of August and we are just now seeing trout trying to eat our larger nymph indicators, which tells me the fish are looking up for big bugs. This September should be excellent for terrestrial topwater trout action and birding for migrating hummingbirds.
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will be the time to look for these surface feeders (especially if they are pulling water from Buford Dam). You can call Buford Dam before you decide to go and see when they will actually start pulling water. Once we get toward the end of September, some folks will pull out their medium heavy tackle and start fishing at night for striped bass using Bomber Long A lures. While it might be just a tad early for this next pattern to heat up, you just never know when Lanier stripers will decide that fall is upon us. Spotted bass will start schooling a bit more in September too. This is probably the most reliable of all bites on Lanier in September. One thing I love about September is it also means our beloved Georgia Bull Dawgs will begin their new season and HOPEFULLY BEAT ALABAMA THIS YEAR! I fully expect an 11 or 12 win season for Kirby and the boys. By the time UGA is 9-0, it won’t be long before the terns and gulls are
September brings with it the hope of a new striper season as the waters tend to cool down from their mid-eighties surface temperature. In-the-know anglers are preparing for what is arguably the most fun time of the year for both fly and conventional fishing for striped bass; the surface feed. However, September fishing is like opening a box of Cracker Jacks in that you never know what surprise you are going to get. What you positively can count on about September is that we are closer to October (which is the true start of striper season). September is the one month where you hope to start to see the changes in the season taking place on all our area lakes. You have a few options when fishing our area lakes and rivers. Fishing for carp has anglers getting in their last licks of the season. The river will be less crowded this time of year as folks have kids in school and the river water temperatures starts to cool down. If the nighttime temperatures start to cool slightly earlier in the month, the carp will again take one more look at the flats for a meal before heading back into the deeper holes in the river itself to find some food. Not only are the carp anglers getting in their last licks, but so too are the river rats who search for stripers in the shallows before they make their journey south to get back to the lakes they call home for the next nine months. The Lanier stripers that have spent most of their summer in and around Helen and Dahlonega are making their way back down toward the big lake. Same holds true for the West Point stripers that resided in and around Sandy Springs and Buckhead. For river fisherman, the best news of all is that September does not have as much pressure on the river fish as July and August does. Less pressure on a river usually means better fishing! September can certainly be considered as the transition month. It is also the time of the season when hybrids may begin their topwater ritual on Lake Allatoona, Lake Oconee
and Lake Hartwell. While most of our impoundments throughout North Georgia will see cooler nighttime temperatures, those impoundments further south may have to wait until October for the changes to begin. Combine lower surface water temperatures with the lakes where the Corp of Engineers start to pull down water, and you have the perfect environment for hybrids to start hitting the surface. This can lead to some fast and exciting topwater action. The fish are feeding on threadfin shad that range in the 1” to 3” size. It is a perfect opportunity for fly anglers to get in some great fishing. The topwater bite will happen at low light periods, and you can expect that from first light until 9am and then again from 5pm until dark will . see the most action. Combine that with a new or full moon phase and there is a good chance you will see surface feeding hybrids. Even conventional anglers can get in on this great fishery. Just have a medium to medium light tackle outfit rigged with 10-pound test and a casting bubble along with a small fly and you will be set. Fly anglers should arm themselves with a 6-8 weight fly rod, intermediate fly line and a few small flies to be in the game. Best flies are small Clouser’s, Albie Anchovies and Somethin’ Else patterns. Lakes like Hartwell, Clark Hill, Carters, West Point, Chatuge and Allatoona will see this topwater action. Lake Lanier, while not a hybrid lake, will see similar action with spotted bass schooling in September. Use the same tactics that applies for hybrids and you too can get in on this action. Smaller stripers can handle the lower oxygen levels better than their big brothers. What this means for Lanier striper anglers is that you need to keep an eye out for surface feeding fish all over the south end of the lake. From Browns Bridge south to Buford Dam and everywhere inbetween is the area you might find surface feeding stripers. I would key in on the area around Three Sisters as a good starting point. Afternoons
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back on the pond helping us locate the striped demons. That is why I truly love September! We are simply getting closer to kickoff on the pond. By the way….do you know what the moon and Clemson University have in common? They both control the TIDE! GOOOOOO DAWGS, SICK’EM and hope to see you on the pond.
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Contributed By Capt. Wayne Moore USCG www.oconeeonthefly.com We have a brief topwater bite going on right now and I look for this to get better and longer as we move into September. For those of you that never seen hybrid bass schooling and busting shad on topwater, it is intense to say the least. I had a discussion with Henry Cowen recently about this as it relates to fly fishing. Henry has been pursuing striped bass on both fly and light tackle for over 30 years, and in my opinion, is the authority for taking stripers and hybrids on a fly. Before I moved to Lake Oconee, I booked a trip with Henry on Lanier and he very quickly put me on a school of rising stripers. My heart was pounding through my chest (just like buck fever!). When I cast to them, I proceeded to make the worst casts I have ever made. I simply wasn’t prepared to stay calm and cast well at 50 to 70 feet.
Now that I have lived on Oconee and guided for hybrids and stripers myself for several years, I have a few suggestions for those wanting to succeed in the challenge of taking these fish on the fly. This ain’t trout fishing and you need to be able to cast at least 50 feet with an 8-weight rod and line, preferably 70 feet. Practice on land using a double haul between two long tape measures or string 4 feet apart. Start at 30 or 40 feet and maintain tight loops and control the cast, then add distance until you are comfortable at greater distances. Get a stripping bucket. I keep the rod in the basket with 50 feet of line already stripped so when the fish boil up, I just grab the rod, make one or two false casts at them, and I am on the fish. Henry suggested having an angler who is very excited at seeing so
many rising fish to pick a target rise and have the angler close their eyes and cast. Lastly, and this will not make fly fishing purists happy, I believe catching one or two on light spinning tackle first will help calm the pressure. Since this topwater explosion usually does not last long, I like to have my customers close out their trips using spinning rods with spoons when the fish go deep or long lining for some crappie. Remember, this is a challenge and a measure of skill under pressure. The reward of getting a striper or hybrid on a fly is an incomparable rush! Hybrids/Stripers – We have had a very early topwater bite for hybrids and stripers. You need to be on the water by 6:00 AM and most likely it will be over a little after 7:00 AM. If Georgia Power is pumping, you will have fun! Simply cast a popping cork and fly or a small white spoon at the rises and you will catch fish. This bite will get longer and better in September. Crappie – Long lining will work early in the morning, but you must be fishing over submerged timber. Keep your eye on your electronics and you will see that the crappie
will be bunched up on a few trees in an area of submerged timber. Once you find the fish, you can drop a buoy marker and go back and drop minnows on them. Final words – I offer combination trips, so you can fly fish and use spinning rods for light tackle fun! Email me at wmoore1700 @ outlook.com or call 404-317-9556 and lock in your fall dates. Tight lines and God Bless.
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Contributed by James Bradley Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide www.ReelEmInGuideService.com (706) 273-0764 Here in southern Appalachia, the month of September is one of transition with several things taking place. Rain is typically seldom seen during the month of September. All North Georgia’s streams are running low during this month. Water is in the upper echelon of being too warm in many streams and most will be extremely clear. This usually leads to a harder time for those of you willing to venture out to fish, but good times are coming in the months ahead. For those of you willing to head up high into the mountains, here are a few things to keep in mind: stealth, observation and cover. You simply cannot catch a trout that you have spooked. Low water conditions require tactics like stealth in your approach. Clumsiness, stumbling, stepping on a limb that breaks, wading too fast, talking too loud, allowing studded boots to slip causing the grinding effect or allowing rod guides to reflect sunlight off them during a cast, these decrease your opportunities for hookups as trout have superior senses like eyesight, inner ear for hearing and even a lateral line for vibration sensing. Observation is a key component to know what is going on and where the trout are. Observe the stream from a high bank by staying low to the ground or from behind an obstacle to hide your presence. Take five minutes to watch your surroundings and the stream. You’ll learn more about trout and insect behavior in this five-minute period than you can while fishing. Have a decent set of polarized sunglasses. It is easy to see a trout rise to a fly, but many will miss a trout sipping a fly. You will have to train your eyes to see that flicker of a tail or to see a shadow of a trout. Be observant and it will pay dividends in the end. Use cover for your benefit. Use any large boulder or log to help hide your presence. Most of our mountain streams descend quickly, leaving whitewater to our front as we move upstream. Use the higher elevation of the stream for your
benefit by making your approach to your casting spot as low as possible. These little things will make for more hookups. Labor Day will bring the last of the state’s stocking until the delayed harvest begins. If you are into big wild trout, we help anglers of all ages catch their personal best or a trout of a lifetime! Although most private waters are closed at this time, we will still be using Noontootla Creek Farms. We’ve been fishing here forever and our guides know this place like the back of their hands. If you are a beginner wanting to learn how to fly fish, we have a great staff of instructors who have been schooled in the art of fly fishing. One of the best ways to learn about fly fishing is to spend time with those of us who are professional full-time guides. Don’t forget to ask us about our float trips. Currently, we are doing floats on the Toccoa Tailwater. She has been producing well on our early morning trips. James Bradley is the only Orvis Endorsed Fly Fishing Guide in North Georgia’s Historic HighCountry region. Reel Em In Guide Service has been offering their services to fly anglers since 2001. They have permits for guiding in North Georgia and North Carolina, offering over 6 miles of private trophy waters across Georgia, and operate drift boat trips on the Toccoa River in GA and the Tuckasegee River in NC.
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Summertime heat has definitely been upon us for quite some time now, and we are all ready for the reprieve of the fall temperatures. Fishing for trout of late has been minimal through late August with the water temperatures quite high. On the other side, the red-eyed bass and panfish have made for great days of fishing. The topwater bite has been great from mid-morning throughout the day. As the topwater bite seems to subside, the use of streamers has been the delight to the angler continuing to catch fish. The extended look into the forecast for September is for below average temperatures which we will all take after the summer heat. On the same outlook of September, forecasts have a below average rainfall. As we look forward to the cooler temperatures of the fall season, we will start to see the emergence of the first of the “fall bugs”. These bugs will start to appear as the water temperatures start to drop. The rocks in the rivers are loaded with very small dark nymphs as well. Try swinging a heavy nymph with a smaller nymph drop-
per through the riffle areas of the river and into the heads of the pools. Deeper runs will also produce fish. As temperatures heat up, the fish can still seek thermal refuge. As daytime temperatures heat up, the fish will move further into the depths of the rivers, so getting a bit deeper with a heavier front fly or a pinch of split shot will help greatly. Streamers are equally productive and will continue as well through the fall season. With the heat of the summer behind us and a good amount of water in the rivers and cooler temperatures, the fall fishing here looks to be excellent for another year. Let’s remember, we can all help in keeping our rivers clean by picking up what someone else left behind. It makes for a cleaner watershed for our next visit. As we leave no trace, we look forward to seeing everyone out on the rivers!
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Do you have a fishing buddy who does this? I do it all the time and can’t stop. Are you doing it and not even noticing? Ripples on the water, even worse, waves on the water, sandy tackle box screeching as it scrapes the bottom of an aluminum boat, the hollow sound of paddles knocking the canoe, even walking up to the water, all of these thing will alert the fish and wildlife. But the thing I want to talk about is rocking the dang boat. Stop it! Now that I got it out of my system, let’s look at ‘Situational Awareness’. If I am out in the canoe fly fishing and the water all around is calm, the last thing I want to happen is to make a cast and sway back and forth causing the waves from the canoe to pound against the bank. This can happen in a boat, kayak and even standing in the water. Our leaning back and forth and exaggerated body movement cause turtles to slide into the water, bass to head for deeper water and geese to take off by the hundreds. Stop this madness! I am learning to control a part of the situation. Another part of it I just can’t change. Situational awareness is huge
in fishing. Watch your effect on the water as you make your cast. For example, in a canoe, as you make the lift to start your casting sequence, is the line ripping off the water, spraying a beautiful mist that creates a rainbow with the right light? DON’T. Sorry, it’s a pet peeve. It spooks the fish. Make a smooth lift, clearing the line off the water to start your casting sequence. The big thing is, don’t rock back and forth with your body. Keep your body’s core in place, twisting it but not rocking to make the cast. Try it in your chair right now. How did you do? Be aware of your situation. Take a look at the water after you cast. What message did you send to the fish? HERE IS THE PART I CAN’T FIX. After making the smooth lift, easy back cast, placing the fly next to the fish, all hell breaks loose when I get a strike. I am like a mad man. I snap the rod up and strip the line, and then lean back almost to the point of falling out of the boat. Talk about sending waves across the lake, and all this for a half pound bass. I just can’t stop doing that. Truth be known, I hope I never do.
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WEST POINT
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The stars are out, the crickets are chirping, and the moon is shining down on a glittery bass boat. Where are you? If you’re anything like me, you are right in the middle of it all. Whether it’s taking place at a hotel parking lot out of town or simply in your driveway, there is something to be said about burning the midnight oil getting ready for a day out on the water. Now, sometimes boat prep starts as a parking lot party with a bunch of buddies gathered around all the boats, tying lures on, making sure all the batteries are charging, and just enjoying the company of those around you. Even though some great memories are made that way, the group fun will always wind down at some point when it’s time to turn in for the night. Right then and there, I find an extremely rewarding situation. Staying out with the boat after everything around you has settled down lets your mind think out every thought that could possibly pop into your head. Maybe it’s thinking through a day of tournament practice or scheming up tomorrow’s game plan on the water; either way there is a certain sense of freedom that comes over you. In that moment, it’s you, the man upstairs, and well, that’s about it. Now, some might be thinking how on earth all of that solitude could be enjoyable, but trust me, IT IS. Besides, it’s not like you don’t get to talk to anyone. Sometimes a man just has to talk out loud to himself. Weird? Of course not. Someone has to give you expert advice, right? It all goes beyond the simple relaxation of solitude though. What else would make a person want to stay up into the dark hours of the night other than doing what you love? I fully believe that as fishermen and outdoorsmen in general, we are among the most passionate and determined people on earth. There isn’t much that we wouldn’t do to protect and pursue our passion in life. You better believe that
a passionate fisherman is going to stay up unreasonably late to make sure every knot tied is perfect, every tackle tray is in its place, and the gel coat on the boat is shining bright for that morning sunrise reflection. Let’s be real here. The tow vehicle may be caked in a half inch of mud, and we won’t even touch it with a hose until the boat is as close to perfect as it can be. So, is all of this time spent prepping the boat a bit excessive? Maybe, but you know as well as I do that nothing about it is going to change. Life is too short to not enjoy the little things. Yeah, you may look a little strange if someone looks out the window and sees you talking to yourself or even talking to your boat in the middle of the night, but who cares? It’s your passion and it makes you happy. Now stop reading this and go prep that boat of yours no matter what hour of day or night it is. Get out there and burn the midnight oil! Tight Lines!
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Bass: Fair - As the days start to get a little shorter and the temps cool just a little, expect a slow improvement in the bass fishing. A few largemouth and spots are still being caught on deeper brush piles, ledges and road beds in the main lake area, basically holding to a summer pattern. Try big deep diving crankbaits or Texas rigged Ol Monster worms. Also, dropshotting can be effective in these areas. Best fishing is around brush piles or other structure in these areas if you can find them. Water generation always improves this bite. Downsize baits in these same areas and improve your chances for spotted bass. A few fish will remain shallow, and this pattern should improve as the water cools and we move toward fall. Topwater baits such as Rebel Pop R’s, Zara Spooks and Spro Poppin frogs can still be effective for shallow fish, especially around grass and weed beds. Try targeting the mouths of feeder creeks north of the 219 bridge in the Chattahoochee. Also have a jig handy to pitch into wood cover in these same areas. Slower than normal, but still fairly consistent, spotted bass are still your best bet on the south end of the lake. Spots are being caught by casting Spot Remover heads loaded with Shaky Tail worms or just dragging a Carolina-rigged Zoom finesse worm or mini lizard around shoal markers. Also, try a small Texas rigged worm or a pig-n-jig around blow down trees. Actively schooling groups of fish will also hit the Flash Mob Jr rig, a personal favorite in the early fall. Linesides: Fair - It has been a good summer in general for schooling topwater action on the main lake. I expect surface schooling on the main lake at some point this fall to improve again. These fish can generally be caught on Rooster Tails, topwaters, pop-n-cork rigs and Storm Swim Shad lures. Start early or stay late for the best results. Cloudy calm days are usually best. Expect the downline bite on live bait to continue to improve as we move toward early fall. Trolling with crankbaits/bucktail combos should also continue to be
fairly effective. Try old faithful areas like the railroad trestle hump and the humps out from Amity Park for good results. Crappie: Fair - The fish will typically move out and hold on deeper brush and structure or under docks until the water temps drop into the low 70s or so. Try drop-shotting minnows or shooting docks in 10-15 feet of water for the best results. You can really do well if you find one of these schools. Try the cuts and coves in Yellow Jacket Creek and from Highland Marina north to Wolf Creek in the Chattahoochee. Some fish will start to move a little shallower as the water slowly cools, maybe by the end of the month. Minnows fished under a float will usually work on them, when you find them. Any blowdown near deep water is a good starting point. Night fishing is still pretty good. Try under the bridges with lights. Catfish: Good - Lots of channel cat are being caught by the few anglers that target them. Live and cut baits (and worms of course) fished on bottom will catch cats all over the lake, as long as fairly deep water is nearby. Jug fishing is also fun and productive. To target flatheads, go to a larger bait like a 4-5 inch bream or large shiner and fish deeper channels north of the 219 bridge. Be sure to increase the size of your rigs as fish in the 20 to 30-pound range are fairly common.
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With fall fishing just around the corner, most anglers will make a drastic change in presentation. We will move from slow moving baits to power fishing with fast moving baits and aggressive topwater lures! A few of my favorite presentations are crankbaits, spinnerbaits and topwater lures over the grass that is eroding away from the change in weather. As the grass starts to break up exposing open water, the bass will be looking up for food. When this happens I’ll start rolling a big spinnerbait or swimbait over the grass again. I like to make erratic moves with the rod to attract reaction bites. If you roll the bait just on top of the grass yet under the water, the slightest change in the rod will cause a change in the action of the bait. The result of the movement will cause the swimbait or spinnerbait to pause, drop or flutter, giving the lure a more natural presentation. For many years, I have fished a dual willow leaf spinnerbait in the fall as it gives you more flash and flutters down better than a combination of Colorado blades or one of each. You can also rip it out of the grass easier and cause more reaction with dual willow leaf blades. Colorado blades add more vibration, but for me, flash attracts more bites during the fall than any of the other combinations of blades. As the bass move shallow for the fall feeding frenzy and the grass continues to erode, you will find yourself fishing stump fields on flats and creeks. Another advantage of dual willow blades is they bounce off of wood much easier than Colorado blades do. You can also rip the blade over stumps and drop them from one side to another around the stumps. I also like searching with swimbaits in the fall. They allow you to follow the same philosophy by using big swimbaits to find bigger fish and downsizing to find bites. It is also a great presentation to search different depths as swimbaits are easily counted down to different depths to find fish that will react
while suspending. Topwater lures are not created equal, and if you are looking for just bites, it is different than searching for big bites, especially in the fall! As a general rule, big fish require big search baits, and small fish hit on smaller search baits. One of the most versatile baits ever made is the Zara Spook. If you’re looking for tournament size fish, you can search with Super Spook, or if you’re just fishing for bites, you can downsize to a Spook Junior with the same presentation. Last, but not least, are crankbaits. One key to crankbaits is working the proper angles and using the grass edges to create a reaction bite. You should not just work the crankbait and achieve the results by working your crankbait at a 90 degree angle. I experienced some of the best results when working crankbaits at a 30 to 45 degree angle off the grass edges. There are two reasons for this. First, you should be just ticking the last edge of grass with your crankbait as this allows you to rip it over the last drop-off at the edge and cause a reaction bite. Second, the 45 degree angle gives the bass an opportunity to follow your bait and this, combined with a long cast, will keep the lure in the strike zone. Capt Jake Davis is a USCG Licensed professional fishing guide on Lake Guntersville, Tim’s Ford Lake, Normandy and Nickajack Lakes. Visit www.midsouthbassguide.com or call/email 615-613-2382, msbassguide@comcast.net
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A BRIEF KISS OF FALL Fall is the most unique and ironic of Mother Nature’s seasons. It could be summer all year round as it is in many places in the world, the same with winter. But change is what makes fall unique and the fact that it lasts just long enough for you to notice is what makes it magic. Blink and you will miss it. The fact that the leaves are for the most part, uniformly green in life and turn so bright and provide such a breathtaking spectacle in death shows that Mother Nature is not without a sense of irony as well. But not all autumns are equal. The beauty that Mother Nature uses to announce the coming of winter will be brief this year, but the dazzling display of color and everything else that comes with fall is still there, if you know how and where to look. I took a walk this morning and was fortunate enough to catch Mother Nature in a generous mood. The brilliantly colored leaves swirled around me, riding the wind like a flock of birds and their touch on the way down was as gentle as any lovers. The breeze whispered in my ear and told me the secrets it learned on its journey, secrets of both the past and of things to come. The spots on the fawns have faded completely and wobbly legs have been replaced by longer, more sure-footed limbs. The foxes and coyotes, capable of silent and stealthy movement on the driest of leaves move like spirits on the car-
pet of damp foliage, making life for the groundhogs and rabbits even more hazardous than usual. Fall even has a smell to those with a trained nose. When the breeze is still, you can smell the fecund odor of the summer greenery as it decays, yet the winds of fall carry the smell of life, reminding us that winter is not a time of death, simply one of dormancy. Even the sunlight has a signature that is unmistakable. If Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in the summer and awoke in the fall, he would be able to tell what time of year it was simply by the way the sunlight cast it’s shadow. Even from inside, one only has to look at the light to know that it does not have the warmth that it did in summer. If summer is a time of growth and activity, and winter is a time of dormancy and reflection, then fall is a time of beauty and awareness. Fall is when you first notice the chill in the air that fades about noon and the chores you do in the evening have to get done a little earlier because of the fading light. Don’t let the wonders of fall pass you by. Go outside, breathe deep and become one with the changing of seasons. If you can’t find the beauty in a whirlwind of spectacularly colored leaves or the sound they make as you walk on them, and if you can’t smell the coming change on the wind or smile as you try to catch a leaf before it hits the ground, then you better check your pulse, you might already be dead
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JACKSON LAKE By Brian Lee leebrian16 @yahoo.com Water temperature: 87-92 degrees, lake level: full, clarity: clear/ stained. September is the month that starts the transitioning to the fall patterns, but if it’s like years past, it’s more like summer. It can be blistering hot and the bass will stick to their summer patterns as the last month of “The Dog Days” come and go. If we see an unusually cooler month, then expect a fall pattern to happen earlier than expected. Early morning is going to be your golden ticket to fill your livewells by running and gunning topwater covering as much productive water as possible before the sun gets high. Deeper sea walls will be key areas to target as this
gives the bass a short distance back to deeper water. Once the sun is up high and the bass are headed back to deeper water, long steep rocky points with a C-Rig green pumpkin trick worm with the tail dipped in JJs Magic (chartreuse) will be a prime bait. Follow the bass back to deeper brush piles, humps and ledges. As the evening approaches, you can catch bass on topwater, but I’d lean more to flipping docks with a green pumpkin jig in clear water or a black/blue in dirty water. Stacked up bass can be caught on a drop shot, shaky head or a Fish Head Spin. Just be patient. I’d like to mention that since last month we lost a legend who was a big mentor to a lot of anglers. Andy Cannon was someone who always took the time to talk with younger anglers and would help in any way possible. If you ever met Andy, then you can truly say you were in the presence of a legend. He will truly be missed on and off the water, at weigh-ins, and of course around the docks. Please keep his family in your prayers as they go through their healing process. Till we meet again Mr. Andy Cannon, fish on and watch over us all.
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LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST LAKE LANIER IN SEPTEMBER – OPTIONS! Contributed By: Jim “Jimbo” Mathley www.jimboonlanier.com
A traditional September on Lake Lanier offers anglers many choices of approach. This September on Lake Lanier should be no different. The lake has been above full pool most of the year and we should go into September around full pool. The water temperatures have been normal for late summer, so the traditional late summer patterns should be in play. Often during these kind of conditions, you can find fish very deep as well as very shallow, and some in between. Today we will look at the options for fishing Lanier this September and how to approach catching bass in this key transitional month. Location: Understand that the primary concern of both game fish and baitfish are oxygen and food source, in that order. During a normal September, the “comfort zone” of both the baitfish and spotted bass become multi-faceted. In September, we often find spotted bass in 3 different types of locations: 1. Very deep (30-50 ft) off the ends of humps and points, relating to timber lines. 2. Very shallow in the backs of creeks and creek arms in major tributaries around the lake or shallow on rocky bluff walls. 3. Suspended in the mouths of major creeks around brush in 20-30 feet of water, as well as deeper pockets near the main lake. Now that we understand where we can find them, let’s look at some of the tools we can use to catch them in each of the above situations. Lures and Presentation Deep 1. Drop-Shot – This is a great tool
to target deep fish. This presentation can be made vertically into cover or it can be cast toward the target and slowly retrieved. I prefer the Lanier Baits Fruity drop shot worms. Light line is a must. I prefer 6-8 pound test Seaguar Abrazx. Light line helps provide a more natural presentation and will garner more strikes. 2. Jigging Spoon/Flutter Spoon – Always a great option when the fish are deep. In general, I prefer the Flexit spoons, but choose your favorite in this category. A Georgia Blade flutter spoon can be a great option this time of year as well. Experiment with the presentation once you have located the fish. Some sort of rip/pause or fast reel/pause cadence should do the trick. Their mood and the presentation required to catch them will vary daily with conditions. Look around timber lines and tree tops near the mouths of creeks. Lures and Presentation Shallow 1. Buzzbait – While Lanier is not necessarily known as a buzzbait lake, this can be a very effective tool in both shallow situations discussed above. Make your retrieve an erratic one and present around cover where possible in addition to steep rocky banks early in the morning. I like the Georgia Blade choices for a buzzbait. 2. Spinnerbait- An old favorite that can be deadly around flooded shoreline cover. Use it around shallow docks and blow down trees, as well as steeper rocky banks. Try the new offerings from Georgia Blade. They offer a nice variance of bait sizes and
blade types. 3. Crankbait - Opt for a shallow to medium diving plug and work the same areas as you would the spinnerbait. I am a big fan of the SPRO offerings. 4. Jig/Worm - When the fish are not chasing, don’t be afraid to pitch worms and jigs to the flooded shoreline cover. This can be a very effective technique to catch fish with a smaller strike zone. Chattahoochee Jigs rule! Lures and Presentation Suspended 1. Topwater – When the water starts to cool, the topwater action can be awesome. Look around man-made brush on off-shore structure such as humps and points for the fish that are hanging out. Topwater baits such as a Chug Bug and a Zara Spook can be an excellent way to catch these fish and a lot of fun too! 2. SuperSpin by SuperFish Baits – This is an excellent producer on Lanier. Fish the bait at the depth you see the fish suspending near bait balls. Understand the fall-rate for your rig and count the bait down to the depth of the fish and maintain that depth. 3. Jerk Bait – Another great tool for targeting suspending fish. Chose a bait that suspends at the depth the fish are holding and experiment with your retrieve cadence until you zero in on what the fish are looking for any given day. The SPRO McStick or McRip are great options here. 4. Spy Bait – This bait has become popular in the recent years. It is a great option when the fish are not hitting your topwater or jerkbait presentations. Cast this bait out, count it down to 10 and then begin a very slow retrieve. This technique is the epitome of finesse fishing. Slow and methodical is the key. I like the Duo Realis offerings in the G-fix 80 size which you can purchase at Hammonds Fishing.
I still have a few dates available this September, so call me to book a trip! For more information or to book your trip, contact Jimbo on Lanier! 770-542-7764. Jimbo’s website: www. jimboonlanier.com
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Just imagine the sun slowly rising over the water and in the backdrop are the foothills of the Appalachians. The morning waters on Lake Lanier are like glass as you slowly reel in your custom Gainesville Spotsticker crankbait until the swell of the water breaks the surface, signaling the battle between angler and fish! There’s nothing in the world like the feeling of reeling in the unknown of what is on the end of the line. It’s that excitement and memory that make Lake Lanier a premier outdoor destination. Let the Gainesville Convention and Visitors Bureau, or CVB, be your concierge as you explore Lake Lanier and Gainesville, Georgia located just 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. Let us hook you up with resources you need to create that experience of a lifetime. There are over 500 rooms just a few short miles from the shores of Lake Lanier that cater to anglers and their boats, providing outdoor electricity and trailer parking. Imagine being steps away from your boat and a short five miles away from the mega
boat launch at Laurel Park. The Gainesville CVB makes it easy for you to plan your entire trip from hotel to fishing guide and can provide the information you need to land that “big one. Known for its world class spotted bass fishery, the bass tournaments alone bring in over 5 million dollars of economic impact to the community. This year we look forward to tournaments that include the FLW T-H Marine Bulldog Series, Skeeter Regionals, Georgia Bass National High School Champion-
ships, March of Dimes Bassin’ for Babies, Student Angler Federation Championships and others. But, it’s not always about the bass because there are 16 other species of game fish to be caught in Lake Lanier. Just last year a youth angler landed a record 10 pound rainbow trout! If you are looking for a family vacation or just a quiet weekend getaway, Gainesville is the perfect destination. Lake Lanier offers year round fishing and outdoor adventures. If you prefer your feet on the land, we have lots of great options while your anglers are on the lake. The Downtown Square boasts dozens of restaurants and shops, and there are plenty of museums and gardens to explore too! The Gainesville CVB is your one stop shop for information about fishing, kayaking, lakeside parks and other outdoor activities. For more information about Gainesville go to www.exploregainesville. org or you can call us at 770-5312664. We can help you REEL in a GREAT time!
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day or buy bait from a local licensed bait shop (be sure and keep a receipt of purchase on boat). All of these changes have been put in place trying to prevent the silver carp (Asian carp/ flying fish) from being transported from one reservoir to another. At this time Lake Martin has no reports of this invasive species in its waters. We all hope everyone will follow the rule change and not chance this harmful fish getting in our waters. We will definitely still be offering live bait trips. It’s just a much harder task to catch shad on our local waters than catching and transporting from other locations that we always depended on. Also, it is my understanding that it’s still illegal in Alabama to fish with blueback herring even though our lakes are full of them. It’s still considered an invasive species. We all hope that our lawmakers will change that law ASAP. You can find more info about these changes online at alabamaoutdoor.com or contact your local agencies.
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LAKE CHATUGE HYBRIDS AND SPOTTED BASS Report By: Darren Hughes Owner: Hughes General Store & Bait Shop The Angler Magazine Fishing Team & Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service www.bigolfish.com 828-361-2021 Tons of Lake Chatuge Hybrids I’m not sure these hard fighting hybrids even know that fall starts this month. These fish are still schooling and biting midsummer. September is historically a great month for hybrid fishing on Lake Chatuge, and it’s looking like this year is going to be even better! If you’re looking for an actionpacked morning of fishing, give us a call. We are Lake Chatuge’s #1 guide service for loads of trophy hybrids and spotted bass. Currently, Lake Chatuge is at full pool. Water temps are in the low 80s, and water clarity is clear throughout the lake. Hybrid fishing is wicked good! The fish are still schooling in large numbers, and we are catching some big quantities. Our average trips are consisting of 30 to 50 fish in just a few hours. Most of our hybrids are averaging 5-10 pounds. These are some of Lake Chatuge’s hardestfighting fish, and we’re having a blast wearing them out. The early morning and mid-afternoon bite has been prime. Look for schools of fish along the main channel and off points. Down lining live blueback herring has been the best technique. Search out your areas and watch your electronics. When you mark fish, drop your lines. Fish will be slightly shallower in the early morning hours and will move to deeper water by mid-morning.
Topwater bite has slowed down considerably, but you can still find a few busting. When these fish start busting on bait, it’s always a good idea to have a plug, Spook, or Red Fin at the ready. September fishing on Lake Chatuge is always exciting. Remember, live bait on this lake can be the difference between a successful day of fishing and a horrid one. For all of your bait and tackle needs, come visit us at Hughes General Store in Blairsville, GA. It’s the best place around for quality live blueback herring. For guided fishing trips on Lakes Chatuge, Hiwassee, or Nottely, or questions about the bait shop, call me, Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service or Hughes General Store. And whether you’re a seasoned angler or just starting out, give Chatuge a shot for some of the best spotted bass and hybrids in the area. Good luck, and get hooked!
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LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST NASCAR MADE ME A BETTER ANGLER Contributed By: Jay Striker www.jaystriker.com NASCAR teams race all over America with each race in a different location stretching from California to North Carolina. Each team has different cars and different packages for each weekly race. Since I have been tournament fishing, I have learned to set up my tackle and processes around the different lakes I fish, sort of the same way the NASCAR teams do when they are traveling around the country. You will sometimes hear teams in NASCAR say they have to set the car to Daytona or for Talladega specifications. They know that by doing so, they have a better chance of performing well at the race. You can too, as it will help you save time and money, and help build your confidence when on the water. In my tackle storage area, I have lots to choose from, which can be overwhelming at times. Lucky for me, I tend to fish a lot of the same lakes in the Southeast and have developed a system that works for me. For each lake I fish, I know that I’ll be fishing it either in the spring, summer or fall, primarily. Knowing that the fish in certain lakes are going to be in certain places makes it easier to understand what the fish may be doing. Let’s say, for instance, that it’s springtime here in the Southeast and I’m fishing Lake Oconee. I opt for my Oconee package, just like the NASCAR teams do when they go to different tracks When I refer to lake package, I mean setting everything up to be successful; my boat, motor, rods, reels and tackle. All of these items will play a role in what lake I’m fishing. I have containers of baits, labeled Lake Oconee, I know that I will primarily use when fishing this particular lake. On this lake I know that I’ll be throwing a Kip Carter Crankbait, a Strike King Sexy Dawg topwater plug, a Fish Head Primal Vibe blad-
ed jig bait and a Fish Head M1 jig. Of course, I’ll have other baits, but I know that these particular baits always put fish in the boat. I have found that I’m much more efficient when I’m fishing from one package to the next. Sometimes I find myself needing a bait or particular color that the fish seem to like better than others. If this happens, I head over to the local tackle shop and grab a few packs. Now I have something new that I can use in this particular lake moving forward. Setting up your tournament as lake packages helps save a ton of money and time. It saves time because I’m not spending extra time sorting out baits and different tackle. I know that I pretty much have all of the things I need to be successful on the lake. I save money by not carrying a lot of baits and extra tackle that I don’t use, which saves on gas in both the truck and boat. It’s incredible how much excess weight you can be hauling around in the boat and truck. It also frees up needed space in the boat and truck and you know how valuable extra space can be. Taking a play out of the NASCAR playbook by setting up my fishing tournament in packages has allowed me to save time, money and space. Think about using a method that will enable you to be more confident in the lakes you fish and concentrating on catching fish rather than thinking about a million other options. Thanks as always for following me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
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Forecast By: by Paul Tyre paultyrefishing@yahoo.com The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been good this August. We have had some exceptional days fishing topwater lures like frogs, buzzbaits, and walking baits even with the hot water temperatures averaging around 90 degrees As we move into September, the topwater action should continue and the bass will start schooling up feeding on shad. Crankbaits and jerkbaits will be a good option for finding schools of bass. A couple of my favorites are a Strike King 5xd and a Strike King 6xd in any shad pattern. I like to fish these baits on 10 to 15 pound fluorocarbon depending on the depth I am trying to reach. A jerkbait is one of my favorite baits to use in the early fall. One of my favorites is a Strike King KVD jerkbait in the 200 and 300 series in any shad pattern. This suspending
Eddie Henderson with his personal best bass caught early one morning on Lake Seminole jerkbait has a great action and works great at any speed, which is important because I like to work the bait this time of year at a fairly fast pace. The hybrids and stripers have been schooling on the main lake. We have caught some nice ones on Alabama rigs and spoons. The shellcracker and bream fishing has been great this summer, from pitching crickets down the shoreline to catching them off of beds. We’ve been seeing some big bream and shellcracker as big as 2 pounds coming across the docks at Mac’s Point Lodge and Marina at Wingate’s Landing.
Water temperature: 82 degrees, lake level: full pool, clarity: clear. Bass: The bass bite has been really good this summer compared to years past. We seem to have a very healthy population of spotted bass and largemouth bass. Most of the largemouth bites have been earlier in the day. These fish are holding close to structure (docks, brush piles) in the 9 to 20 foot depths. We have had good success using swim baits and prop baits (Duo Realis) for the bigger fish. Work these baits a little slower this time of year. These fish are not quick to take the bait but are typically bigger bass. The spotted bass bite has been great on and near the main lake channels. The spots are doing their normal routine following the schools of blue-
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LAKE EUFAULA By Capt Sam Williams hawk184@earthlink.net 334-687-6266 Water temperature: upper 80’s, lake level: 189.04 msl, clarity: clear. The hot summer pattern is in effect for sure. Shallow bass are slow but hitting slow moving plastics outside grass cover. Flipping jigs with chunky baits is also working. Punching the inside grass and pad cover with one ounce weights pegged to your hook and using large creature baits is the way to go when the sun gets up. Crappie are scattered and a few are coming on the man-made cover in 18 to 20 feet using minnows. Catfish are even slow on jugs right now. Cut bait is an ideal choice. Be safe on the water in this heat. With the heat factor over 105 degrees, it is easy to get dehydrated in a hurry. Drink plenty of water. Cooler days are coming and the fishing will 22 ATLANTA
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Jake McBride with a nice Eufaula bass fishing with Capt Sam Williams.
back herring up and down the lake. Fishing long points with brush and grass has been most effective. A drop-shot rig with a white or pumpkin seed Senko has been the go-to bait. These fish are holding on an 18 to 25 foot bottom. Look for these fish to start transitioning a little shallower over the next few weeks as we head towards October. Yellow Perch: The yellow perch bite has been consistent lately. We have caught perch in 8 feet of water and 20 feet of water. Most of the fish we have been catching have been caught on crappie jigs or small Robo worm drop-shot rigs. Look for the grass beds in the backs of the creeks. Having a good fish finder really helps finding the grass and perch. We use both structure scan and a regular fish finder. Some creeks have more grass than others. This is where I would concentrate on finding the bigger yellow perch. Good luck!
Forecast by: Clay Cunningham www.catchingnotfishing.com 770-630-2673 Striper fishing on Lake Lanier has been solid the whole month of August. Both the downline bite the trolling bite with leadcore have been good. These same two patterns will continue into September. As long as the weather stays hot, look for the stripers to stay deep on the south end of the lake feeding on herring. With the right electronics like the Humminbird Solix Series, you can see the fish feeding through the schools of herring like you are watching Wicked Tuna. The technique to catch these fish on your Humminbird electronics is fairly simple. You need a Carolina type rig using a Capt. Mack Swivel Sinker, a six foot piece of Trilene 100% Flourocarbon leader material and a 1/0 Gamakatsu Octopus hook. Hook the herring right up between the nostrils and drop them right above the schools of stripers seen on your electronics. You can many times see the
fish come up from the bottom and call the strike before it happens. Electronics have come a long way. If you do not want to use live bait, lead core is also still catching some big fish. On the end of the lead core line, tie a thirty to fifty foot piece of 20 pound Trilene 100% flourocarbon and a Spro 1 ounce Prime White bucktail. Tip the bucktail with a 4” chartreuse Capt. Mack Shad Body. Every bait store around the lake has these bucktails and Shad Bodies. Be sure to purchase several colors of the Shad Bodies. Some days a certain color will outperform other colors due to numerous factors like cloud cover. The Capt. Mack Shad Bodies are fairly cheap, so purchase several colors to be prepared for changing conditions. Lastly, in late September the weather will begin to cool off. Be sure to have several topwater rods loaded with topwater baits for any early topwater with baits like a Berkley Canewalker and Berkley J-Walker. These fish will school on the surface in October. We will talk about this in next month’s report.
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LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST IS TECHNOLOGY ESSENTIAL TO ANGLING? Dr. Andrew Cox Technology seems to be everywhere in our lives. It is found at home, work and in schools. Technology has found its way into the fishing world. Equipment, gadgets and accessories not available even a few years ago are fairly commonplace in the angler’s arsenal. Even with this technology, I still wonder if we catch more fish with such technology. However, it certainly can make fishing more enjoyable. I am old enough and been around fishing for long enough to remember the advent of “depth finders” or “flashers”. These were the early prototypes of today’s fish finders and chartplotters. I also remember hand operated electric or “trolling” motors that turned on by twisting the handle, had limited speeds and had to be operated by hand. Temperature gauges in boats or even hand held temperature gauges are another fishing accessory that I remember coming onto the market. Trolling motors are now available
that self deploy using a remote control sensor device, or optional high tech foot control unit for operation, and an electronic anchoring system that allows you to remain in a certain spot on the water. These motors will also operate remotely through deployment of GPS coordinates. Fish finders/chartplotters have also made great strides in technology. New generation fish finders allow the angler to establish waypoints so that you can return to desired areas, download maps for specific bodies of water or locations, and save desired fishing locations for future days on the water. It certainly is more sophisticated than the old “flashers” that simply showed you what was under the boat, if you could interpret the flashing lines. Such technology takes practice to master. The rods and reels that we use today have been impacted by technology. Rods now have “micro-guides”
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Every guy in high school can’t be the quarterback, nor can every popular female be the homecoming queen, but everyone needs something about which they can be proud. Of course, there’s an array of sports and club activities that can yield to the needy the pride of either separatism or collectivism. Both are desirable. However, there exists another realm during which the middle to high schooler doesn’t have to be tall, big, athletic, beautiful, of high intelligence, nor especially talented socially. What is it and how long might it last? It’s fishing, hunting, hiking, visiting and understanding wild places and the wild things that live there. While high school activities to which we’re referring are certainly worthwhile, they end and only carry forward in memory and photos. That’s good, but the outdoors and all the participation therein can, if you choose to expand, become entrenched and will last a lifetime. To a 10-year-old, catching a few bluegill or catfish at a local pond resulting from instruction from some experienced fisherman or sighting a deer in the woods can be thrilling. How does a little guy or girl get started? By going, by asking an adult, relative or friend, to be taken fishing or hunting or just a walk in the woods. A few outings can spawn a world of interest. The visual or audio target for a day’s hike doesn’t have to be an elusive deer or wild turkey. It might be simple little grey squirrels. Questions can be; what do they eat, how does the forest benefit from their presence, how long to they live, how to find them, etc. In short order, the youngster will know more and be able to tell more than anyone else in school. Remember that pride of knowledge that very few others will have. The added bonus is a character builder. In most sports there are
rules which must be followed and, if any rule is violated, a penalty flag is tossed or announcement is made about such violation. In the outdoors, there are rules and regulations, but there is likely no one there to throw the flag. Sticking to the rules is your responsibility. That lesson will carry on throughout one’s life. My grandson, Travis was a grammar school and high school age outdoorsman and still today is an outdoorsman, a hunting guide and expert fisherman. As an example, didn’t play high school football, because afternoon practice would have taken him away from the fall deer hunting season. But on Monday mornings, he was often called to the principal’s office by the principle himself so Travis could tell him about his weekend deer hunting or fishing trips. Travis’ expertise in outdoor pursuits elevated him and his personal status in many ways, resulting in attention and a growing self-esteem. He still practices what he learned to become a knowledgeable outdoorsman and fisherman today. Regrettably, license sales are not keeping up with population growth, and many youngsters do not have the opportunity to become involved in the outdoor lifestyle and there are long term effects in wildlife conservation. Outdoorsman, via the purchase of hunting, fishing and camping equipment and licenses, funds wildlife conservation on a national level. If there are no sales, conservation programs go underfunded, and some may cease. So, do your part. Educate and support a youngster so that he or she will understand more about the outdoors and become a lifetime participant.
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LOCAL LAKES AND FORECAST LAKE LANIER STRIPERS creeks up to about the 5th marker in each creek. In the afternoons, downlines should be your method by staying in the main river channel and fishing deep to seventy feet with live bait over patches of trees with any slight indentation or small bay off the channel. Also use weighted lines on directional floats. This will allow more rods to be used and at a variety of depths covering more of the water column until you discover which method is the best. Another method to use would be lead core in the morning 8-9 colors with white on white over the 30′ main lake points at the mouths of creeks. Overall, the stripers are starting to move back up north beginning at Browns Bridge to the River Forks area and eventually will move up to Sardis Creek. Tip of the month: get out those fishing logs from previous years to locate where you need to be. Keep in mind water temperatures, wind and wind direction along with sunny or cloudy days when using your logs to locate your previous catches. Find more details about striper fishing on my website: TeamLanier.com. Steve Scott 404-273-3481.
Forecast By: Steve Scott http://TeamLanier.wordpress.com/menu Striper fishing in August has been pretty consistent over prior years with a lot of stripers being caught, although they have been considerably smaller in the five to eight-pound range. This is good news because it means that we should see larger fish and in greater numbers in the years to come. This year the concept of the thermocline has not been as predictable as in the past, and the stripers are being caught well above it. They have been coming up from their comfortable depths all the way to the twenty-foot depths just to get a herring then go back down if they did not get hooked up. As always, the Seaqualizer has been the go-to tool to get them back down quickly to their comfortable depths for survival. The water temperatures are starting to go back down from the mid-eighties, and the striper patterns are becoming predictable again. Early in the morning, they can be found in the creek mouths at the main river channels, be it the Chattahoochee or the Chestatee, or in the mouth of
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LAKE ALATOONA Forecast By: Capt. Robert Eidson www.firstbiteguideservice.com eidson6260@att.net Lineside fishing is very good! The live bait bite is starting to fall off, but the trolling bite is really starting to pick up. We are catching very good numbers of stripers, hybrids and white bass on our morning trips right now. Some mornings we are catching 30 - 50 fish per boat. All of the fish seem to be within one mile of the dam. Concentrate your efforts from the mouth of Clear Creek to Clarks Creek. Once you find the fish, start the morning fishing live shad on downlines at 24 feet. This can be a good bite if you’re on feeding fish, but fresh bait is the key, so change your baits often. Once the live bait bite slows down, switch to trolling umbrella
rigs. I have been having most of my success pulling nine 1/2-ounce white bucktails with chartreuse trailers about 110 feet behind the boat, which puts the rigs about 24 feet deep. Also, keep your topwater baits ready in case any schooling fish come up. They’ll hit a popping cork, Fluke or Sammy, but I prefer the biggest white Rooster Tail I can find. The secret to getting bit is to fish with light line (6-pound test) and to retrieve your bait as fast as you can crank it in. In these conditions, it’s important to get your fish back in the water quickly if you want to release it. Keep your camera ready because a quick release can mean the difference between a dead fish and one that swims away. We also suggest riding back over the area you just fished and keeping any floaters. COASTALANGLERMAG.COM • THEANGLERMAG.COM SEPTEMBER 2019
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LAKE NOTTELY STRIPER By: Shane Goebel Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service & The Angler Magazine Fishing Team www.bigolfish.com 828-361-2021, 1-844-4-ANGLER September is totally one of my favorite months for striper fishing on this beautiful lake. With slightly cooler water temps, these fish will really be schooled up and feeding. This is a perfect time of year to catch tons of those schooling fish in the Georgia Mountains, and there’s no better way to do that than by booking a trip with Blairsville, GA’s #1 striper guide: Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service. Currently, Lake Nottely 2 feet below full pool. Water clarity is clear and slightly stained in the backs of creeks, and water temps are in the mid 80’s. Striper fishing has remained about the same lately. We’ve been catching tons and tons of smaller schoolies with some very nice stripers mixed in. We’ve had a bunch of fish in the 15 to 30 pound range. The early morning and late afternoon bites are your best times to see some action. Target creek mouths and points off the main lake channel. The majority of our fish have been caught from Point 7 to the dam. Downlining live blueback herring over a 30 to
70 foot bottom has been the best technique. We have seen a pretty bad thermocline, so keep an eye on your baits. Below 30 feet and above 50 they’re toast in certain areas. The fish will continue to school up through the next month or so and will stay over deeper water. Just remember to keep an eye on your electronics and watch for schools of stripers when cruising the lake. Also, remember to try to get the fish back into the water as quickly as possible after they are caught. September is a fantastic month for catching a lot of stripers and bass on this North Georgia lake. Give Big Ol’ Fish Guiding Service a call and let the area’s #1 rated guide service put you on some of Lake Nottely’s best trophy stripers during the fishing trip of a lifetime. We are Blairsville, GA’s premier full-time guide service, specializing in striped and hybrid bass. We also serve Lakes Hiwassee and Chatuge and Lake Blue Ridge. And for all your live bait and tackle needs, check out Hughes General Store in Blairsville, GA. They carry everything you need for a successful day of fishing and have the best live herring around. So, come fish with the pros for the opportunity to be featured in Angler Magazine, and let us help you get your fish on!
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Water temperature: 85 degrees, lake level: full, clarity: 6 to 9 feet. The dog days of summer are here and it’s hot. Afternoon showers are commonplace and the lake is crowded. So what does that mean? It means start early, earlier than normal. Big fish of all species are not fond of the heat, and the best way to target them is in the early hours of the morning with 3am to 9am being the best. We are still fishing over the Hydro Glow lights with good success. The bait circling the lights will naturally attract the predator fish you’re looking for. The stripers are holding deep in the daytime and not chasing anything very far, but under the cover of the dark night they are more than willing to come up and feed. We have been leaving the deep fish alone all together this year and still having good success. Catching big fish deep can be bad on the fish and most certainly causes unnecessary stress on them. So how do we entice them to eat? With big, fresh, live baits. Big alewive herring are the ticket, and although they can be hard to catch, a quality net in the right size and weight will increase your success rate drastically.
To get those baits, a heavy 10 or 12 foot net is the way to go. We are throwing 12 foot Humpback 1/2” net with 1.6 pounds per foot of weight. With a 30 foot hand line, it’s getting down deep enough and fast enough to catch those bigger baits while letting the hundreds of small bait pass through the mesh without gilling them all. Don’t overload the tank as the bigger baits need room. We are fishing the baits from 30 to 40 feet down with 2 ounces of weight on 2/0 and 3/0 circle hooks on 20-pound leaders. You can get away with the heavy leader at night but may need to drop down after sunrise as the fish are a little line shy by this time of year. To fish this technique, try setting up on points near deep water in submerged timber and start over a 70 foot bottom. This method is also working for walleye. If you’re not into getting up early, my advice is to troll artificials. Capt Mack’s u-rigs and Chipmunk jigs with green or white trailers have been our top producers this month. I like to start with 130 to 150 feet of line out to get the rigs down 20 to 25 feet. We are catching mostly hybrids on the artificials along with some really nice spotted bass. The beach, Fisher Creek and all the main lake points are holding some nice schools of hybrids right now.
LAKE CHATUGE Eric Welch Welch’s Guide Service www.welchsguideservice. com 706-455-2323 Water temperature: 84-86 degrees, lake level: full pool, clarity: clear. Bass: The bait has really been scattered and has been staying deep due to the water temps and lack of rain. There has been a small window of a topwater bite in the mornings. It’s mostly been a right place, right time kind of bite. The bait has been small that they are breaking on, so I’m targeting the bite with a Zoom Fluke Jr, Whopper Plopper and a Pop R. Be sure to keep a topwater lure tied on throughout the day because you never know when they will start blowing up. 26 ATLANTA
After running around targeting the morning bite, I’ll start looking for fish off long points and deep banks. Bait of choice will be a Texas rig, a Zoom trick worm, drop-shotting a 6” Roboworm or a Ned Rig Trd worm. If you know how to use your electronics, this time of year you can find these fish laying on the bottom and around breaks. If we start seeing some cooler nights, the topwater bite should pick up. The night bite has been the same. Try a Texas rig worm, and if you have any wind, a crankbait or spinnerbait. We guide on 8 different lakes, so if you’re looking for some great fishing, give Welch’s Guide Service a call. We’re your #1 guide service, and we’ve been doing this since 2001. Good luck.
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For us outdoors enthusiasts, fall offers an abundance of opportunities to spend time in the woods and on the water. Cooler temperatures will start the fishing frenzy on our lakes and coastal waters, and the shorter amount of daylight will soon bring on the deer rut. The dilemma is whether to pack fishing rods or hunting gear in the truck. For me, it’s a pretty easy decision. With the game and fish activity prediction tools we have today, you can plan your time in the woods or on the water so it is the most productive. I think we’d all agree fish and deer have seasonal, solunar and weather-related patterns that generate more, or less, activity, both day and night. Most fish have seasonal patterns that cause them to be in one type of environment in the spring and another in the fall. For some, like the mackerels, cobia and others, their migration up and down the coast follows their food sources, and also their spawning cycles. For others, it may be because they are looking for more comfortable surroundings, like water temperature and the amount of available dissolved oxygen. Two other factors are moon phase and tidal influences. These two factors are predictable years in advance, so remember that. For deer, they too are continually browsing for food. As the fall approaches their menu evolves from eating all your flowers and shrubs to feasting on acorns and wild grapes. Similarly, the photoperiod, the amount of light in a given day, affects when the rut will occur in a given area. As the amount of light each day is reduced, this causes hormonal changes in both bucks and does and the rut results. Most ex-
perts suggest moon phase has less to do with deer activity this time of year, compared to the photoperiod. Depending on where you hunt, the rut can be predicted within a few days usually, and that’s when you want to be in the woods. I do a lot of my fall hunting and fishing “By the Numbers”. I use the tide tables and solunar tables to plan my fishing trips, and I can use sources like the Quality Deer Management Association to get the best intel for when the rut will be for the area of the country I plan to hunt. There are numerous apps that offer Game and Fish Tables based on the solunar charts and other data, and I’ve found them to be pretty darn accurate. Weather is one factor we can’t seem to predict, and it does have an affect on both big game and fish. Frontal systems can shut down both the fishing and deer movement. High winds and heavy rain will cause deer to bed down until things settle down. Weather fronts can give fish lockjaw, but that’s usually due to barometric pressure changes associated with approaching storm fronts. Since fish are already wet, rain doesn’t bother them, nor do they experience the effects of wind like land-based critters do. The net-net is I can hunt AND fish in the fall. I do my homework and try to plan my trips based on the best science I can obtain. Nothing is a sure-fire guarantee, but it usually works out OK, and there will be times when it looks like a great weekend for both fishing and hunting. Then it’s a coin toss. But the byproduct of doing some ‘plan-ahead’ research is that I can have both venison and tasty filets in the freezer to last me through the winter.
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here I grew up, fishing is a lifestyle. I would fish Southern farm ponds and creeks day-in and day-out every summer, no matter the weather conditions. As I began to get a little older and experienced, I realized that fishing for a big bass as summer comes to a close was a little different than fishing in the cooler temperatures of fall. There’s lots of variables that come into play when figuring out how to catch fish during this time of year. A lot of your success can depend on what type of water you’re fishing. Typically, fish tend to go to deeper depths of water in the summertime. Bass want to stay cool, and the deeper water offers less light penetration. During these months, bass will actually begin to school up on offshore ledges, and if you find one of these schools, you’ll likely have a successful day out on the water. Finding where the fish are located is only half the battle; knowing what baits to throw is also vital. For me, I have more success during the summer with slower presentations like Texas-rigs, football jigs, ned rigs and drop-shot rigs. In this photo is the Mustad Ned Rig and an X Zone Ned Zone fished on an MHX NEPS 81MXF rod. That’s a fish-catcher in summer and all year.
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Once things start to cool off, the fish do the total opposite when it comes to where they can be found. Instead of the fish schooling together, they tend to be spread out throughout a certain area, making the bite more random at times. A lot of the shad that also call these creeks and lakes home seek more shallow water, and the bass often follow them. In the part of the country where I’m from, I notice this transition during September and October when it starts to get a lot cooler out. The baits I throw in the fall also vary from those baits of the summertime. Buzzbaits, topwater walkin’ baits and others that can cover a lot of water are what I usually get bites with. Whether you’re just getting into bass fishing or are an experienced angler, knowing how the fish behave during certain times of year is essential for your success, and it’s not something everyone always thinks about. If you ever have any questions about bass fishing hit me up on social media sometime! @brandonlesterfishing on Instagram.
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ver the last decade, tournament bass fishing has undergone some major changes for young anglers. From high school club teams to officially sanctioned tournament trails, the pursuit has been recognized and is being treated more and more like a traditional high school sport. The best young anglers earn college scholarships for fishing. North Carolina’s Trent Lawson, aka The Fish Nemesis, is a young angler with a dream of bass fishing on the big stage. “I think like a fish,” he said, and it’s that thought process that has given Trent a shot at living his dream. His dad first introduced him to fishing when he was 7 years old. “I didn’t like fishing at all,” Trent recalled. Later, though, he went with friends and realized he had found his passion.
He started fishing every week at a nearby farm pond. Eventually, a family friend introduced him to Lake Norman, north of Charlotte, N.C. From there, Trent knew he wanted to become a professional bass fisherman. He has set the course to make it happen. The bass fishing industry is tough. For most, the dream of fishing professionally is just that, a dream. Trent’s determination and confidence in his ability has kept him forging ahead. Trent’s high school did not have a fishing team, so he joined Patrick County High School’s team less than an hour from his home, but across the state line in Virginia. They welcomed him. Already well into their season, the team had one more qualifying event left. Trent and his teammate qualified for the Bassmasters High School Championship in Virginia and placed sixth in the state championship series. Trent also competes outside of school in other tournament trails. He has amassed at least 20 wins and numerous top-10 finishes. He is sponsored by Fishing Complete, the parent company of some of the industry’s top baits and terminal tackle. He also has a YouTube channel called “The Fish Nemesis,” where you can watch and learn from his fishing techniques. Not only is Trent intelligent at fishing, he is an honor roll student. He understands the difficult road of becoming a pro and values a good education. He needed to find a college with a fishing team. Trent’s dad contacted the fishing coach at Tennessee’s Bethel University to seek advice on scholarships and the fishing team. Bethel University was the first school to recognize bass fishing as an organized sport. The coach asked for Trent’s resume, offered his cell phone number and advised Trent to keep him posted. Trent texted his fishing accomplishments every week. Trent’s perseverance, hard work and excellent grades have resulted in a bass fishing scholarship offer from Bethel University. Trent plans to major in business and marketing. If he doesn’t become a professional angler, he intends to use his knowledge to possibly work in marketing for a bait company or start his own business. Remember the name Trent Lawson. He is on the path to bring his dream to fruition.
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