Moving forward, these video reports will be my primary way of communicating my fishing activities to the Lanier Fishing community. I will still do sporadic written reports, but I have found that through these videos I am able to be much more descriptive and specific than I can in a written report.  I can show the exact baits I am using to include colors, sizes, as well as the tackle I am using. Further, in the video format I can provide a very specific description of the presentation I am using, in addition to showing specific locations on a Lanier map where I have been catching fish that week. And lastly, I feel that in the video format I can impart tips and bits of wisdom regarding specific fishing situations that are situational and simply cannot be conveyed in a written format.  To this point, I have received a lot of very positive feedback from my subscribers on these reports, and am very encouraged that they are enjoying what now have turned into 10-15 minute video fishing reports each week.  Overall, the videos allow me to stay more personally connected to the Lanier Fishing community – I do hope you will chose to become a member and join me on this exciting and informative journey.  I think you will find the information and the growth you will experience as an angler WELL worth the investment.  In terms of edification, allow me to share a text I received recently from one of my subscribers that wishes to remain anonymous:

Water Temp –   53  degrees

Water Level –   3.0 feet Over full pool

Currently the lake stands at 3.0 feet over full pool, and sits around 52 degrees surface temperature. The lake has been coming down steadily now for several days, but we still have a long way to go to be back down to level pool. This week of dry weather coming up should help for sure. The backs of the live creeks in the lower lake are stained.  The lake above Brown’s Bridge is stained and progresses to muddy as you approach Gainesville Marina.  Please be careful of floating debris when navigating the lake as there is still some of it out there.

The fish are definitely and finally in full pre-spawn mode.  They are still somewhat spread out and somewhat unpredictable, but they are moving.  A worm and a jig have been our best bet for catching fish this week. We have been presenting the plastics on a shaky head.  We have been working these baits fairly shallow on rocky and clay points at the mouths of pockets and creeks as well as deeper in ditches. Also, a shallow to medium diver like the Castaway 1.5 Shad crank can be good when the wind is blowing.  Work the crank baits on shallow rock points and clay banks, both in creeks and on the main lake when you do find some wind.  Some days the wood in these areas is holding fish as well, so make sure to make some casts to the now many pieces of flooded cover.