Shane Watson
Shane Watson was born and raised just minutes from Lake Lanier. He has fished Lake Lanier for 35 years and is a 3rd generation Lake Lanier fisherman. Since 1979, Shane Watson has devoted his life to perfecting the skills and techniques needed to consistently catch Lake Lanier stripers. Many of Shane's live bait and trolling methods are used by professional fisherman and weekend anglers across the country.
Striper Tournament Coming To Lake Lanier.
- SBCC's National STRIPED BASS TOURNAMENT Trail,
- Lake Lanier, GA
- Hammonds Striped Bass Classic - April 25, 2009
On-site Registration
Friday April 24, from 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Hammonds Fishing and Boat Storage, or Saturday morning by phone to: 864-915-5348
Details
- Lines-in-the-water at 6:30 a.m.
- Entry fee: $150/boat for the 2-fish Team Tournament
- $25/fish for the Big Striper Tournament (limit of 4-fish per boat)
- Exact creel weight prizes
- Youth & Lady Angler prizes and other special awards!
- Places paid based on number of entries!
More Information
- You can call our new Phone Message Line at (864) 848-4417 for a recorded message and the ability to leave a message, or call Warren Turner at (864) 915-5348 or Pam Turner at (864) 915-2094
- Email questions to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tournament hours:
Saturday, April 25, 2009 6:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Teams will be allowed to fish until 3:00 p.m. and then have until 4:00 p.m. to get to the weigh-in. The weigh-in will start at 3:30 p.m. and we will issue a "last call" for check-in at 4:00 p.m.
- Weigh-in: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- 2-fish weigh-in per boat, or up to 4-fish total in the BIG STRIPER TOURNAMENT
For more details and to download a copy of rules and a registration form, go to the SBCC 2009 Programs at:
http://www.stripedbasscc.org/2009_Tournament_Programs.html
We've Finally Made it To 1060.00
I just checked the 12:00pm level and we have made it to 1060.02. We have had 3 inches of rain in Cumming since the rains started the other day.
Shane Watson
Lake Lanier Bass Fishing Tournaments Are Back
Bass Fishing Tournament 100% Payback Dates: March 14th & April 18th Little Hall Ramp ($75.00 per boat) Registration at the ramp "safe light to 3:00 pm " Big Fish Included Contacts: Johnny 678-858-7937 Tim 678-776-7269
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12th Annual March of Dimes Download Tournament Flyer Microsoft Word
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Team Tournament April 4, 2009 Lake Lake Lanier, Ga Little Hall No Entry Fee |
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Recent rains are opening more boat ramps, but watch out for floating debris.
Recent rains have re-opened 6 Mile Creek boat ramp. This ramp has not been open for over a year and a half. When the level gets to 1058.00, the Corps should open quite a few more. This should happen this week.
When boating on Lanier as the lake rises, watch out for floating debris. The last 2 mornings on my guide trips, we could only run about 25 miles an hour or so, for dodging all types of debris. There are logs, sticks, trash, and beer bottles floating in many places. We also saw many pieces of floating dock foam, all types of wood from dock planks to, 2 x 4's and 4x4's, to big sheets of plywood floating on top and just under the surface. I probably saw 50 plastic lawn chairs floating. These item will not only tear up your boat, but could cause injury to boaters if hit under full power. If you own a dock, please make sure these items are secured, as they always seem to wind up floating in the lake.
On a more positive note, it is great to see our water levels rising and more boat ramps re-opening.
March of Dimes Bass Tournament on Lake Lanier
Sponsored by: American Proteins, Inc.
Saturday - March 28, 2009
Contact 770-888-6898 for more information.
Lake Lanier Stripers, North and South.
Water Temperature: 45
Water Clarity: 4 feet or greater
Shane Watson Guide Service Report. The striper fishing on Lake Lanier has been good, but a little unpredictable with the changing weather patterns. We've had some 20 to 30 fish mornings, only to return the next day and work for 3 or 4 hookups. That's just the nature of wintertime striper fishing.
You can expect great fishing when the fish are up rolling on the surface and the birds are diving, slower conditions when they are not. I will say that you will catch your bigger, single, trophy fish on these slower days and more of the 5-20 pounders on the more active days. We are catching most of our better fish on leadhead flukes, and on freelined bluebacks and small trout. We've had boats both north and south, and it's like fishing 2 different lakes. Down south, you will find bigger singles and small groups of fish rolling on top most mornings, with and without birds. Up north you will find better numbers of smaller size fish and you will have to downsize and fish smaller baits to catch these fish. Small trout and medium shiners will produce up north on a downline and on a freeline. Capt. Mack's 3 arm u-rigs or a Flex-it spoon will also produce well when your graph is loaded with these smaller fish. This report is brought to you by Shane Watson Guide Service (www.lakelanierstripers.com) and Hammond's Fishing Center. Good Fishing
