Fishing on Lake Lanier with the Sebile Magic Swimmer
Fishing on Lake Lanier with the Sebile Magic Swimmer. Stripers love the Sebile Magic Swimmer. Lake Lanier is home to some of the best striped bass fishing in Georgia. Catching Not Fishing Charters fishes year round on Lake Lanier. Captain Clay has been running charters on Lake Sidney Lanier for the past eight years. Captain Clay is fully insured and U.S.C.G. licensed.
Lake Lanier Fishing Guide Service Catching Not Fishing Guide Service operated by Captain Clay Cunningham and fellow guides is open year-round and seven days a week on Lake Lanier. The fishing on Lake Lanier is some of the best in Georgia. Lake Lanier is just thirty minutes north of Atlanta, GA. Captain Clay Cunningham was born and raised not far from the shores of the lake and has been chasing stripers and spotted bass ever since. Capt Clay is fully insured and U.S.C.G. licensed.
Lake Lanier Fishing Guides - Captain Clay Cunningham Being raised about three miles from the bank of Lake Lanier has given Captain Clay a lifetime of experience on Lake Lanier. After receiving a Bachelors Degree from North Georgia College &State University. Captain Clay decided to pursue his dream as a guide on Lake Lanier. Now over eight years later, Captain Clay is glad to be able to fish on Lake Lanier over 250 days a year for stripers. Not fishing, Clay enjoys time with his wife and kids.
Trophy Lake Lanier Stripers Trophy stripers show up year round on Lake Lanier. In the old days, it was believed that the winter months were the only time to catch a trophy striper. While this is still a great time to catch a trophy striper, improvements in electronics have made it possible to catch just as many trophy fish in the summer months. The striper fishing in georgia is good year round. Best between the full moon in February until the full moon in April.
The Fishing
If I was forced to answer an exact time that has the greatest odds to catch a trophy striper it would be the time period between the full moon in February until the full moon in April. The big fish are shallow chasing big bait and the stripers are at their heaviest weight of the year due to the Spring spawn. Large gizzard shad and large trout will be the bait of choice. Large baits being 10 to 14 inches. The hard part is getting the rod out of the rod holder.
April and May are very similar to the first three months. Big baits are still in use and the stripers are more aggressive due to the warmer water temperatures. Large topwater plugs like the Cotton Cordell Redfin come into play as well. If you look hard in the middle photo below, you will see a redfin hanging out of the mouth of the striper. Some years the action is better after dark so do not hesitate to plan a night trip. At night the stripers bust large bomber plugs like pink Long-A bomber.
With the improvements made in electronics the last ten years, the summer months are quickly becoming more popular for catching big Lake Lanier stripers. Some of the big fish will be 70 to 100 feet deep. A live herring on a downline is the typical tactic. The other tactic is to use large bucktails tipped with shad bodies and live herring. Due to the large profile of the large bucktails, some would say the bucktails out catch live bait for large Lake Lanier stripers.
The early winter months are a mixed bag of tactics. Some of the big fish will come on topwater lures. Some will come on big baits, some will come on large trout, and some will come on umbrella rigs. The reason for the variety of tactics is most rapidly changing weather that is associated with early winter. Don’t be surpried if you even catch one on a spoon.
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