June 28, 2009

CRAPPIE: The crappie fishing on Weiss lake has been decent over the past several days. Now that we are into the hot summer months the crappie have moved out to the deeper water and are holding on the ledges. There have been some pretty good reports of nice stringers being caught on live bait. The fish have been holding tight to the cover in 16-20 feet of water. I had one report this week of a limit of 30 keepers caught in less than 4 hours with over 60 crappie caught. The fish seem to be biting a lot better in the early morning so be sure to get started early. The fish bite really good until the sun starts getting up around mid morning. I will be back out on the water later this week and I hope to have another good report for you before the Fourth of July holiday. Remember there is a 10 inch size limit on crappie on Weiss Lake and the daily creel limit is 30 per person, per day!  See Ya' on the Water!

BASS REPORT:  Bass fishing has been pretty good on Weiss Lake over the last several days. There have been a lot of fish caught in the 3-5 pound range with some weighed in between 7-8 pounds. Most of the smaller fish have been caught shallow but the big fish are out in 10+ feet of water. Last weekend, Harry Richardson and George Eubanks won a tournament here on Weiss Lake with a five fish limit that weighed over 22 pounds. Most of the fish are being caught on deep diving crank baits, and worms. The top water bite has also been pretty good early in the morning. If you are a bass fishermen that wants to beat the heat, try fishing at night. There have been several bass in 7-8 pound range taken this week at night and the later you stay...the better the fishing has been.

STRIPER REPORT:  The stripers are beginning to be caught along the river channel ledges near Little River and the Chattooga River. The Cave Hole is also starting to produce some nice fish as well. Most of these fish are being caught on live bait in 12+ feet of water. There are a lot of fish in the 3-5 pound range being caught with a few of the bigger ones (10+ pounds) mixed in. The best time to catch the big stripers in from just before daylight until about 9 am.

BLUEGILL: The bluegill fishing is still going on at Lake Guntersville. They are still being caught in decent numbers but are beginning to slow down. The ones that are being caught are in a little deeper water now and are still being caught on small jigs tipped with wax worms as well as crickets. Most of the fish have finished bedding but are still near the docks in about 5-6 feet of water.

CATFISH REPORT:  No Report