THE SOUTHERN FISHING REPORT
by Ken Sturdivant
106 Hickory Ridge
Cumming, Georgia 30040 

October 10, 2008

LAKE WEISS IS AT 2.54 FEET BELOW FULL POOL STAINED AND 71 DEGREES

Bass fishing is good. The Bass are starting to move shallow on secondary points and shallow stump flats following the shad movement to the back of the bays and coves. Shallow running crank baits like the new Gizz 4 from Smack Tackle and the Bandit 100 series are working awesome right now. a 3/8 ounce spinner bait in chartreuse and white with double silver willow leaf blades is also a great fall bait. Spotted bass are being caught on the old river channel ledges in 4-8 feet of water on crank baits, worms and jigs.

Striper fishing is fair and the stripers are starting to move back to the main lake as the water is cooling. A live shad down lined on a # 2 treble hook with a 3/4 ounce weight at 8-10 feet deep on the river ledges of the Coosa River and the Chattooga River is the preferred method. The power house lake and the canal are producing some stripers when they are generating power at the Weiss dam, look for the fish on points and humps that create a current break in 10-20 feet of water.

Crappie fishing is good and they are starting to show up in good numbers on the river ledges in 12-15 feet of water bumping bottom with minnows and Jiffy Jigs on the ledges of the old Coosa River channel, from Cedar Bluff to Leesburg, the area above and below Yellow Creek seems to be holding the most fish. Look for sharp drops on the old river channel with cover, the out side bends of the old river channel are holding fish and the points of the old creeks and river channels that intersect the old Coosa River channel. The Crappie are holding very tight to cover and the bottom. The bigger stumps and brush piles seem to be holding the most fish. If your not getting hung your not catching fish, so make sure to have plenty of hooks and weights on hand!

Our new DVD, “FINDING FISH WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY” is now on sale! You can see a FREE! Sample on www.havefunfishing.com

“SONAR WITH KEN STURDIVANT” Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. All seminars start at 2pm. These are the dates October 25, November 29, and December 27, 2008.

Now available for sale 50 of my proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake, Alabama. Contact Ken Sturdivant at ken@havefunfishing.com

If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to ken@havefunfishing.com and ask for the “Sonar Setup Quick List”.

We have these BASS FISHING books for sale: “BASS FISHING LAKE ALLATOONA” “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE”, “BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL”, “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE” and “BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL”. These books are written exclusively for bass and each book covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book, send us an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

We have 3 books that cover ALL SPECIES in these lakes, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER”, and “52 WEEKS ON WEST POINT LAKE” on sale. Each book is $23.95. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

Take a look at www.aquavu.com. You really need a camera. Call us to set up a school “Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass”. See our web site, www.havefunfishing.com for more details or call us right away, 770-889-2654.

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