I realize we have been discussing wake boating, manners, food, and many other things lately but no fishing reports and no fishing content relating to Lake Country. Well, let’s fix that today!
Fishing is still excellent in the lake country! Stripers, hybrids, and white bass are biting umbrella rigs and mini-Macks. Yep. Minis! These little rigs are absolutely my – along with many other guides’ – go-to bait just about year-round, folks. Capt. Mack knocked it out of the park with these. Troll these with the big motor right now and work some of the deeper areas and around the points all over the main lake.
Next is going to be casting dock lights down at Sinclair. Now for my money, I am going to be tossing two things mostly. A 1/4-oz Spot Choker underspin rigged with a Zoom Fluke or fluke-type bait from my buddy Kevin Underwood or Kevin Badget or a 1/4-oz rat trap.
Those are the first baits I am going to try.
Next up would be a 1/4-oz bucktail. I love bucktails but not everyone agrees with me. However, there is a bucktail box on my boat and it’s there for many reasons all year and for all my fresh and salt trips. I really like white bucktails, pink ones, white with pink heads, chartreuse heads, etc.
Keep it simple, but they work!
Soon on Oconee, you will be seeing white bass and a few hybrids that hang with them busting top water at first light and last light.
I generally look for these fish around long points and shallow flats next to deep water. They will use these structures to push bait to the surface and eat them! So, get out early and stay out late! When you find these fish, I love to throw 1/4 or 1/8-oz rooster tails, 1/4-oz rat-l-traps, 1/4-oz spot choker underspins, and 1/4-oz Storm minnows (especially the little curly tail ones). These fish are a blast on light tackle, so rig up accordingly.
Now on a final note, the greatest time of year is here! Yes, fresh corn! If you don’t have a garden or some friends or family that does, or you don’t even know someone you can steal from, well, I truly feel sorry for you right now.
My wife’s corn and zucchini crop this year has been busting at the seams. Now I will willingly share zucchini and cucumbers, but corn is another matter entirely.
I recently told the owner of RIDE (Laurel), who has become a good friend, that if my family gave you corn that meant you were in like Flint. This year the crop has been unreal, except for tomatoes. It seems all the rain really played havoc on them. We’re struggling to get a good tomato sandwich together, so times is hard, folks!
But the corn is making up for it.