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Fishing Report May 2013

For more updated fishing reports stay tuned to our Facebook Page and The Georgia Outdoor News Freshwater Fishing Forum where I post weekly fishing reports year round. Here's what's going on at the pond.   


Bass:  Fishing is good despite the crazy water conditions.  The lake is still approx 7ft high as of the 21st of May and the water temperature has climbed 8 degrees in the past 2 days, we're up to 79 as of now.  Clarity is not great, 2-3ft tops in most area's and worse in others.  It looks like we're starting an Algae bloom which is common this time of year just before Summer water temps.  Not really sure how it will affect the bite as it's different each year but the water color will look very green, almost like Pea Soup.  Topwater baits like Strike King Sexy Dawgs or Pop R's are working good early morning around flooded flat area's like points and flat clay banks.  Look to cast back into the bushes and work your cadence very slow.  The Pop-R will continue to produce into June as more and more Bream start to bed.  Look for shade lines and dark areas back in pockets, toss the Pop-R near these area's and fish slow.  There are always some big Spots and an occasional Largemouth around Bream beds and a great way to mimic the Bream are with Pop-R style baits.  Drop Shots and Spotsticker Jigheads will start to dominate the catch during daytime hours when the water hits 80 and stays.  Look for fish to move out to deeper drop offs and off-shore structure as we get into June.  Use your Humminbird Electronics, keep you eye's on the sonar at all times and take advantage of what you see.  June is one of the best months to fish what I consider mid-depth Summer area's; 15-25ft is perfect for June.  Later in the Summer the fish will slide to the 25-40ft areas but for now focus on the mid-depth zone.  Spotsticker Handpoured worms and Big Bite Shaking Squirrels are my go to, Cinnamons, Green Pumpkins, and Watermelon colors are all hard to beat on the jig heads and drop shots.  Lite heads work best, I don't like going over a 3/16oz on the Jighead and 1/4oz is perfect for drop shots.  

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Striper: The Striper fishing is at it's peak now and will QUICKLY take a turn for the worse as we enter into Summer water temps.  You're best bet is to get good lively bait regardless of what it is, and get to the lake early.  Downline 25-30ft on main lake points and humps.  The bite won't last long, mid morning around 10am it's over.  IF you have good electronics and are patient fish over the submerged timber tops on the edge of each hump.  Most of the timber starts between 70-90ft around the peripheral of the humps and the tops could stand as high as 35ft in some cases.  Drop a Waypoint on your Humminbird each time you come to the edge of the timber and you'll soon surround the hump with marks and be able to efficiently fish the timber edges.  This is by far the best way to catch a big Striper during the Summer months.  Good luck out there. 
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