Lake Lanier, Georgia Fishing Report Today

Lake Lanier locals woke up to a cool, overcast fall morning today, November 10, 2025. Air temps are starting in the upper 50s, rising to near 70 by afternoon, and we're looking at some light west winds at 8–12 knots shifting lighter by midday, with humidity levels not far off their November averages. No rain in the forecast today—just clouds and gorgeous fall colors on the trees surrounding the lake, making it picture-perfect out on the water. Sunrise came at 7:04 AM, and sunset will fall around 5:34 PM, so make the most of the daylight hours.

For those venturing out early, the bite picked up just after daybreak, with cooler water temps and shad balls attracting spotted bass up shallow before the sun gets too high. The recent action around the creek mouths and rocky main-lake points has been strong for both spotted and largemouth bass. Based on chatter at the Chestnut Ridge campground, folks have been boating plenty of 1.5 to 2-pound spots, with the occasional kicker up to 4 pounds mixed in.

Crappie are schooling along docks and under bridges, especially as the water continues cooling. Local anglers down by the Six Mile bridge and Bald Ridge Marina report catching limits tossing small jigs and live minnows just after sunrise.

Striped bass chasers have been trolling freelined blueback herring from the mouth of Flat Creek to the main river channel, hooking up with stripers averaging 6–10 pounds, with a few pushing into the teens. Word is, up north near Clarks Bridge, some bigger stripers were taken deep early with downlines, then up on topwater flukes as the bait moved shallower when the sun broke the clouds.

Best baits right now for bass? You can’t go wrong with a green pumpkin finesse worm or shaky head jig, especially off chunk rock and brush piles near creek channels. Jerkbaits and small swimbaits in a shad or white ice pattern—like a 2.7-inch 6th Sense Divine Swimbait—are producing well as fish key in on the remaining fall shad schools. According to local YouTube reports, anglers are slinging silver and blue jerkbaits and getting reaction bites, especially when wind kicks up midday. Never underestimate a wacky-rigged green pumpkin stick bait for coaxing bites around docks.

If you’re after crappie, stick to 1/16-ounce jig heads tipped with white, chartreuse, or monkey milk soft plastics. For stripers, blueback herring remains king, fished either on a downline at 20–30 feet or pulled across points on a freeline.

Top hot spots today:

- **Bald Ridge Creek:** Bass are hitting brush piles and blowdowns near the marina.

- **Shoal Creek mouth:** Hybrids and stripers schooling up busting bait.

- **Clarks Bridge (north end):** Deep holes have held consistent striper action.

- **Six Mile Creek:** Great numbers on crappie near the bridge pilings and main-lake docks.

Tidal influence is negligible up here since Lake Lanier’s flow is controlled by releases, not tides, but pay attention to water movement after generation at Buford Dam, as that often p

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Fishing Lake Lanier this Sunday, November 9th, 2025, started out cool and clear, with sunrise right around 6:59 AM and sunset expected at 5:33 PM, so there's plenty of daylight for a solid session. We're deep into fall now, and that means shad and baitfish are schooling up in creeks and coves—the bass and stripers aren't far behind. Pressure's been low lately, with the U.S. Army Corps still holding back flows out of Lanier for drought management, so expect water conditions to be stable and a little low but clear—perfect for targeting active fish around structure and drop-offs.

Weather's been typical late-fall Georgia: early morning temps in the upper 40s, warming into the 60s by midday, light breeze out of the northwest, and mostly sunny. Not much rain in recent days, so the lake's clarity is looking prime, and dissolved oxygen levels are good, according to local officials keeping an eye on water quality.

Fish activity is on the upswing, mostly in the mornings and late afternoons. FishingReminder predicts peak bite windows just after dawn and again an hour before sunset. The moon phase is waning crescent, so expect fish to be chasing bait more aggressively during these windows.

Recent catches from locals and YouTubers like FCP Fishing have included plenty of spotted bass and a decent number of largemouths. Stripers have started making their seasonal runs up into the feeder creeks—Flat Creek and Big Creek have both reported action on medium-size linesides. DJsTheBassmaster dropped a video just last week showing solid numbers on bass, including some keepers coming off secondary points in about 15–30 feet of water.

Numbers-wise, most boats have been finding a dozen or so spots in a morning outing, with a few heavy largemouths nudging 6 pounds. Stripers up to 12 pounds have been landed by anglers trolling near Flowery Branch. Crappie activity is steady—target brush piles at 12–20 feet with minnows or micro-jigs for best results.

As for lures, it's hard to beat a **shad-colored jerkbait** or a **motor oil finesse worm on a shaky head**, especially along rock banks and around mid-depth brush piles. Locals swear by a **1/4-ounce Damiki rig with a shad-style soft plastic** for suspended bass. If you prefer power fishing, a **black-and-blue ChatterBait** with a paddle tail trailer has been producing in stained pockets. On the striper side, **white bucktail jigs** and live bluebacks are turn-key classics this time of year. Crappie are inhaling small chartreuse jigs tipped with live minnow.

Best live bait: **medium shiners, blueback herring, or threadfin shad**—drift these near creek mouths for stripers and spots. For bass, try slow-rolling a spinnerbait along deeper docks, especially late morning when the sun’s warming up the water.

Hot spots today:

- **Flowery Branch Bay:** The bite's been consistent here, especially along the channel edges and around submerged timber.

- **Chattahoochee Bay:** Better for stripers and big spots in the morning, wit

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Artificial Lure here with your Lake Lanier fishing report for Saturday, November 8th, 2025. We’re right in the middle of that autumn transition and Lanier is serving up some classic November action. The weather this morning is cool and clear, with air temps expected to warm into the low 60s by afternoon. Winds are light out of the south, barely nudging 6 knots, and the UV index is moderate, perfect for a full day on the lake. According to PredictWind, you shouldn’t have to fight the elements, so take full advantage.

Sunrise was at 6:55 am and sunset will be 5:35 pm, so you’ve got a solid window for both morning and evening bites. Water clarity is good and temp is hovering right around the 60-degree mark; fish are on the move and chasing bait.

Fishbrain reports anglers are still stacking up catches of spotted bass, largemouth, and stripers—just in the last week thousands of bass and a healthy number of bluegill and chunky channel cats have been caught. Striper bite is picking up mid-lake and on the lower end near the dam, with plenty of healthy fish in the 8 to 15-pound range.

Best baits right now? For bass: spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and swim jigs are killing it—especially in white or shad patterns. FCP Fishing’s latest tips on YouTube hammer home that the choppo and spinnerbait are money around shallow points and rocky banks this time of year. And don’t sleep on a Texas-rigged worm or a green pumpkin finesse jig if the sun gets high. Stripers are schooling on bait balls, so have your flukes, bucktail jigs, or a heavy spoon ready—countdown methods are working best over humps and creek channels.

Hot spots today? If you’re after bass, Bald Ridge Creek and Six Mile Creek are loaded with baitfish and getting lots of action. For stripers, head to the mouth of Flat Creek or around the humps between Browns Bridge and the dam—look for birds working bait and toss at surface feeding fish.

Crappie bite is strong around docks with brush in 15-25 feet—minnows and small jigs in natural colors have been reliable. Channel cats are being caught on chicken liver and cut bait off the river channel points north of Gainesville.

No tides to worry about on Lanier, but the Georgia BASS Nation reminds everyone to double check regulations before you keep any bass or stripers.

In summary: Wind’s light, the lake’s in full autumn pattern, fish are on the chew, and the biggest catches are coming to folks willing to move and bounce between humps and creek channels. Bring your spinnerbaits, have a jig or a spoon ready, and let the birds lead you to the fish when you’re chasing stripes.

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Artificial Lure here with your Lake Lanier fishing report for Friday, November 7th, 2025, and what a week to be on the water! North Georgia’s trees are still showing off, and the bite is just as lively. Here’s your on-the-dock rundown for today.

Sunrise was at 6:58 AM and sunset will hit at 5:35 PM, laying out a prime 10.5-hour window. Weather is classic autumn—mild, starting off in the upper 40s, warming toward 82°F by late afternoon under scattered clouds and a light breeze not topping 5 mph, according to PredictWind and Gilmer Memorial Airport. Overnight lows are giving the water that perfect chill, keeping fish fired up all day. Lake Lanier’s water temp is holding in the upper 60s, clarity is solid, and the lake’s sitting nearly five feet below full pool per Georgia Outdoor News.

Not much tide action because Lanier’s a reservoir, but the full moon just passed, so bass and stripers are prowling during low light and well into the night. If you’re a night owl, don’t sleep on that after-dark action—FishingReminder points to major bite windows right at sunrise and sunset, with a trickle more activity midafternoon and into late tonight.

Let’s talk fish. The spotted bass bite is front and center; these fish are ganged up, busting blueback herring and shad off long points and creek mouths. You want to be out at first light or as daylight fades—walking topwaters and small swimbaits (think shad or chrome patterns) are your ticket to steady action, as recent tournaments and guide trips out of Port Royale confirm. When topwater tails off, shift to drop shot rigs with morning dawn Roboworms, or pitch green pumpkin and brown jigs along rocky structure.

Stripers are on the move, pushing shallower and keying off the same bait schools. Live bluebacks are money, whether you free-line them or run them on planer boards just before the sun hits the treetops. For artificial fans, don’t overlook white bucktail jigs—try pairing those with small swimbaits for explosive boils along windy banks.

Crappie are prepping for the deep winter pattern, stacking up on docks and brush in the 18–22-foot range. Limits aren’t rare, especially when fishing live minnows or working 1/16 oz jigs in shad and monkey milk colors. Local guides have reported some slabs stretching up to 14 inches this week.

Catfish are still biting at night, best on cut bait or stink baits around rocky ledges and river channels. The bream and the occasional big channel cat are hitting worms and chicken livers in deeper brush—fair numbers, nothing to write home about but good for a fun diversion.

Best places to try for bass and stripers: the mouth of Bald Ridge Creek and Six Mile Creek—tournament logs and guide reports name these as red hot, with fish relating tight to structure and bait. For crappie and a steady shot at spots, check the humps between Young Deer and Six Mile Creek, or drop in near Aqualand Marina for brush pile action. The mouth of Flat Creek is a classic for stripers chasing bait, and

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Artificial Lure here with your fresh-off-the-dock Lake Lanier fishing report for November 6th, 2025, where North Georgia’s fall colors are matched only by the bite. Let’s get right into what’s making the lake light up this week.

Sunrise today was at 6:58 AM and sunset will be 5:35 PM, giving us solid daylight hours to get into that pre-winter action. Weather’s come through warm and pleasant—expect highs in the upper 70s, peaking to around 82–83°F by mid-afternoon, with some light winds under 5 mph and scattered clouds. Mild nights cool the water, and this combo is classic for activating both the bass and striper bite on the Lanier main lake and around the creek mouths, according to forecasts from Gilmer Memorial Airport and PredictWind.

Lake Lanier’s water temp is still in the upper 60s, with clarity reported as good and the lake sitting about 5 feet below full pool, as Georgia Outdoor News shared just this morning. Tidal swings don’t affect us here—Lanier’s a reservoir—but moon phase matters, and with the full moon just behind us, fish are feeding strong in low light, especially overnight into those first rays.

The fall bite has truly kicked in. Spotted bass are the star right now, fired up and chasing shad across main-lake points, humps, and around brush piles in 20 to 35 feet. Early mornings, you’ll see active schooling—fan-cast those points with a topwater walking bait like a Sammy or Skitter Walk for violent strikes, or switch to a fluke when they’re a bit more finicky. Later in the day, dropping a shaky head or a drop shot down to brush—especially off Chestatee Bay and around Two Mile Creek—has filled plenty of livewells this week, with Georgia Outdoor News reporting both quality and numbers.

Striper action is ramping up, too. With cooler surface temps, main-lake pockets from Browns Bridge up towards Gainesville are holding good fish. Freelining blueback herring remains your best ticket, but don’t sleep on flatline trolling with a 5–7 inch paddle tail or a white bucktail jig, especially right at dawn or dusk. Reports from local guides have seen stripers in the 8–15 pound range landed in the last few days, mostly early and late.

Best lures right now? For spotted bass:

- **Topwater walking baits** at sunrise and sunset

- **Swimbaits** (3–5 inch shad patterns)

- **Jigs** in green pumpkin or brown

- **Drop shot rigs** with morning dawn Roboworms

For stripers:

- **Live bluebacks** on free lines

- **White bucktail jigs** or small swimbaits for artificials

Catfish are still getting caught after dark along rocky banks and around the main river channel using cut bait or stink baits.

As for hot spots, you want to check out the mouth of Bald Ridge Creek and the stretches around Six Mile Creek—these areas have been especially productive for both spots and stripers, according to multiple recent tournament recaps and guide trip logs out of Port Royale and Little Hall.

Fish activity has been strong, and with water dropping slightly, fish are rela

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Artificial Lure here, bringing you the November 5th, 2025, Lake Lanier fishing report, straight from North Georgia where the fall bite is finally showing its teeth.

First off, let’s hit the basics. **Weather’s crisp and clear today**, with morning temps starting in the upper 40s and highs reaching mid-60s. Expect sunny skies and just a light breeze—near perfect for covering water and searching for schooling fish. **Sunrise was right about 6:58 AM, and sunset’s coming up at 5:32 PM—so make the most of those prime low-light windows early and late.** Lake Lanier is a man-made impoundment and not tidal, so no tidal swing, but the lake’s fall **turnover** has improved clarity in the main lake while the backs of the creeks may still have some stain left.

Now, the action: **spotted bass** are the main draw on Lanier right now, and they are chasing bait hard. You’ll find them **herding blueback herring** and shad up onto long points and creek mouths, especially at first light and just as the sun’s going down, when topwater is on fire. Work a **walking bait like a Heddon Super Spook** or large flukes fast and aggressive—just like those frantic herring move. According to Major League Fishing tips, fast retrieves and larger profiles nail spotted bass following herring schools. As the sun gets higher and the bite slows up top, **switch to jerkbaits, underspins, or a Fish Head Spin rigged with a white fluke** to target suspending fish over open water and brush[Casey Ashley, Major League Fishing].

Striped bass are showing in surprising numbers—look for them **pushing bait in the mid-lake region and up the main river arms**. Keep an eye out for diving birds, they’ll tip you off when stripers are blowing up on the surface. In these blitzes, toss a **white bucktail**, a swimbait, or a pencil popper through the chaos. If the blitzes die off, go deeper with downlines rigged with **live herring or threadfin shad** from Hammonds Bait and Tackle, always top choices. Stripers have been most active right after sunrise and in the deeper creek channels by late morning.

The **creek arms** and mouths are also holding some nice **largemouth bass**, especially where water stays stained and warmer. Flip a **green pumpkin jig or a shaky head** around submerged timber, or cast a **squarebill crankbait** over shallow rock and clay points.

**Trout** are biting below Buford Dam in the Chattahoochee during low generation. Don’t overlook this after a morning on the lake—a drifted nymph or black streamer gets it done here, especially with the water running cold.

Latest catches have featured **countless 1 to 3-pound spots**, several **stripers in the 8 to 15-pound range**, and the odd magnum largemouth from shallow wood. The best reports come from mouths of Six Mile Creek, the deeper brush off Browns Bridge, and the open points near Young Deer Creek. Hit these hot spots if you want numbers, and remember, it pays to stay mobile—schooling fish are on the prowl and can move fast.

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This is Artificial Lure, your Lake Lanier fishing insider, coming to you with the latest and greatest for November 4th, 2025.

Sun’s up today at 6:54 AM and sets at 5:38 PM. We’re under a first quarter moon, with the best major bite windows running 5:45–7:45 AM and again 6:02–8:02 PM, right around dawn and dusk. That’s prime time, y’all. According to FishingReminder, minor times will hit midafternoon and late tonight, but stick to those first and last light hours for your best shot at a tug on the line.

Weather’s seasonal with temps starting in the mid-50s, heading to the low 70s by afternoon. Winds will be light and variable—perfect fall fishing conditions if you throw on a light jacket. Water clarity’s pretty solid in the main lake, but don’t be surprised to find some stained coves after last weekend’s drizzle.

Now, the bite. According to guides and regulars up and down the Chattahoochee arm, **spotted bass** are stacking up around bluff walls, rocky points, and brush piles in 15–30 feet. Folks running LiveScope are watching schools of keeper spots chase bait all morning. Topwater is still producing early—bring out the bone-colored walking baits and chrome Sammy-style lures and work them fast across shady points. Once the sun climbs, swap to jerkbaits and 3/8 oz finesse swimbaits in natural shad patterns. Drop shotting a morning dawn Roboworm or a soft purple-trick-worm near brush is working for those deeper fish, too.

**Largemouth bass** have been more scattered but are popping around shallow wood if you cover water with a white spinnerbait or a shallow-diving crank. If you like power fishing, hit any remaining submerged grass or laydowns back in the main coves of Flat Creek or Flowery Branch.

Crappie are on brush piles in 20–25 feet. Local shops say they’re nibbling on small minnows and bright jigs, especially around Aqualand and back in the creeks.

Stripers are getting more active with the cooling water—start around creek mouths at dawn. Live bluebacks slow trolled or free-lined will get hammered, but if you want excitement, try flukes or bucktail jigs under birds busting bait.

Recent catches have been solid: spotted bass up to 3 pounds, a few chunky largemouth to 5, crappie limits coming easy, and stripers averaging in the low teens. Not many reports of true slabs, but action’s hot for numbers.

Your tackle lineup this week:

- For bass, toss a **walking topwater** at first light, then finesse swimbaits and drop shots.

- **Spinnerbaits** and shallow cranks if you’re working wood.

- For stripers, bring blueback herring or try a bucktail with a chartreuse trailer.

- **Live minnows** and 1/16 oz jigs for crappie.

A couple of red-hot spots right now: the humps between Young Deer Creek and Six Mile Creek are holding big schools of spotted bass, and the mouth of Flat Creek is producing stripers when the bait is pushed shallow. Also, don’t ignore the brush off Aqualand Marina for a steady crappie bite.

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Artificial Lure here with your Lake Lanier fishing report for Monday, November 3, 2025.

The fall bite is on, and Lake Lanier has been serving up some classic north Georgia action. Weather this morning started off cool and damp, with temps in the upper 50s and light southeast winds at 4 to 6 knots, according to PredictWind. Cloud cover has been steady, and that’ll keep the fish a little more willing to roam out from cover today. Expect the high to rise to around 65°F before tapering off this evening—solid jacket weather for your morning run.

Sunrise hit just after 7:55 AM and sunset will roll in about 6:45 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to chase the bite. The moon is on a first-quarter phase, and FishingReminder shows the major bite windows from 5:43 to 7:43 AM, and then again from 6:02 to 8:02 PM. Midday minor activity runs from about 1:08 to 3:08 PM. Visibility is moderate, so expect that stained-water fall look in the back of the creeks.

Bass anglers have been cleaning up since the start of November. YouTuber DJtheBassmaster just put up a vid showing 90+ fish in two days last week, with steady action on a combination of fluke-style soft plastics and small swimbaits. The key was matching bait balls—find the shad, you'll find spotted bass schooled up right with them, and the occasional striper mixed in.

Downsizing is your friend with the water temp dropping—think 3- to 4-inch white or pearl fluke baits, chrome or shad-patterned jerkbaits, and quarter-ounce underspins. A 3/8 oz jig in green pumpkin is also a Lanier staple this time of year, pitched around brush piles and rocky points at 15 to 25 feet. Drop shotting a small finesse minnow can't be beat on tough post-front days, either.

Stripers are starting to move up the lake following bait. Early in the morning and toward sundown, they’re blowing up on flat points and creek mouths. Your best bet is to cast white bucktail jigs or toss swimbaits through surface-feeding schools. Live blueback herring are still the go-to live bait and can be slow-trolled on planner boards or free-lined.

Crappie have started to move a little deeper, and some nice stringers are being pulled from docks in 18-22 feet using small jigs tipped with minnows. The backs of Flat Creek and Balus Creek have been producing especially well.

As far as hot spots go, look to the mouth of Flat Creek for mixed bags of spots, stripers, and the occasional largemouth. The humps off Three Sisters Islands continue to hold bait and active fish, especially in the early hours. Also, the points near Port Royale Marina are popular for a reason—shad move in thick and so do the fish.

If you’re new to Lanier, a reminder: Lake Lanier doesn’t see much in the way of tides since it’s a reservoir, so you’ll want to plan around the bite windows and weather more than water fluctuations.

Overall, expect moderate action that can really pop off whenever you locate bait balls. Pattern the shad and stay moving until you see active birds or sonar m

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Artificial Lure here with your November 2nd, 2025, Lake Lanier fishing report right from the heart of North Georgia. This cool fall morning, anglers found surface temps slipping down into the upper 60s, with a few lingering pockets of mist as sunrise hit at 7:00 a.m. in Buford and sunset coming tonight at 5:38 p.m. Not much tidal movement to worry about on the lake, but wind out of the northwest at 8 to 12 mph has been pushing some bait up on the wind-blown points and humps.

Weather’s classic autumn with highs topping around 63 degrees and the water clarity staying just right—clear up the main lake, but picking up a slight stain in the backs of creeks after yesterday’s drizzles. Bass are pushing bait to the surface all over mid-lake and into the creek arms, and with water temps dropping, the blueback herring are on the move.

Best action all morning has been chasing those schooling spotted bass busting on shad and herring in 15-30 feet. Reports from long-time Lanier guides say fish are blowing up over humps between Brown’s Bridge and the mouth of Six Mile. If you’re heading out, keep that topwater handy—walking baits like a Heddon Super Spook or a Lucky Craft Gunfish, fished fast and erratic, have been the ticket. Casey Ashley, a blueback herring lake expert, swears by burning a Zoom Super Fluke or skipping it on top as fast as you can work it, so don’t be afraid to speed things up and trigger those reaction strikes.

Mid-morning, as the sun gets up, shifting to a weighted fluke or a Fish Head Spin down deeper, especially over brush piles and standing timber, has been deadly for suspended fish. Chatterbaits in shad colors, especially with a little chartreuse, are getting hammered up shallow in the creek backs—YouTube shorts out this weekend showed several 2-3 pound spots caught just north of Van Pugh using that setup.

Striper fishing woke up in a big way yesterday afternoon, with birds diving and fish blowing up over points near Flat Creek and Balus. Freelined blueback herring and gizzard shad are working, but don’t overlook pitching a white bucktail jig into the action and burning it through the feeding school.

For you multispecies fans, Don Carter State Park over on the north end is still producing nice mixed bags off the beach point and from the kayak trails. Anglers picked up bluegill and a couple of slot-limit largemouths on live nightcrawlers and finesse worms rigged wacky style. Even a few channel cats reported after dark on cut bait.

Crappie are stacking up on deeper docks and brush—a 1/16 oz Bobby Garland Baby Shad jig in monkey milk or electric chicken colors has topped the list since last week. Focus on docks with at least 15 feet of water and some shade.

A couple of can’t-miss hotspots for this weekend: the humps between Vanns Tavern and Young Deer Creek have big schools of spots working throughout the morning, and don’t skip the long point across from Little Ridge for stripers during the afternoon bite.

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Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure coming to you with your Lake Lanier fishing report for Saturday, November 1, 2025.

Lake Lanier’s water level sits about six feet down from full pool, trending lower as we settle into autumn. The water temp is dipping into the upper 60s—those cool nights are working their magic. The lake remains clear, which helps when it comes to tracking down roaming schools of bait and active predators. Sunrise came in at 6:53 AM, and sunset will fall at 5:40 PM, giving roughly ten and a half hours of daylight to wet a line. There’s no tidal movement to worry about on Lanier, but expect light winds and crisp conditions today with highs peaking in the low 70s—a perfect fall setting.

Fish activity is on the upswing thanks to dropping temps. According to Captain Joseph Martinelli and the latest Georgia Wildlife blog, we’re seeing hybrid, white bass, and stripers moving in, many looking to fatten up after thin summer pickings. Bass are pushing into their fall patterns all across the lake, schooling on points, humps, and wind-blown banks from about 30 feet up to the shallows. Crappie are stacking on open-water brush, 7 to 14 feet deep, and there have been several slabs in the 13-14 inch range landed this week.

For amount and type, the mixed bag’s been solid. Striper anglers have reported hit-or-miss days, but the trend is improving: some trips saw double-digit hookups with flat lines and down lines deployed. If you’re after bass, plenty of spotted and largemouth have been taken on topwaters, flukes, underspins, and finesse swimbaits—the edges or the backs of coves are hot. Crappie catches have been steady, with plenty of folks reporting quick limits using minnows and small jigs according to Captain Josh Thornton. Catfish and bream are showing up in the deeper holes off rocky banks and around timber—no banner numbers, but consistent action for those working chicken livers or worms.

Best lures and bait right now:

- For **stripers, hybrids, and white bass:** frisky blueback herring, threadfin or gizzard shad are top baits. If bait’s scarce, work umbrella rigs or chrome jerkbaits—especially where birds are diving and the water’s got some chop.

- For **spotted and largemouth bass:** bring chrome topwater walkers (Riser, Gunfish, Ima Skimmer), Keitech swimbaits on a Spot Choker or Moon Eye Jig, and soft jerkbaits in shad patterns. On the docks and clay banks, green pumpkin or natural green worms are clutch.

- For **crappie:** stick with live minnows (which accounted for 60% of recent catches) and small hair jigs with little action. A one-piece ACC Crappie Stix with light line and Atx Lure Company jigs gets the nod.

Hot spots to hit today:

- Main-lake points and humps near creek mouths, especially if you spot bait gathering or birds feeding—stripers and bass won’t be far behind.

- Crappie fans, target brush piles and timber in 7-14 feet on the southern half of the lake—fish are holding tight and feeding best early and late

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