Category: Fishing Report

Lake level: Down 7 feet Clarity: Mostly stained Temperature: 50s BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is good. On the lake right now you can see fish schooling, chasing shad in five feet of water and find fish in the ditches at 40...

Lake level: Down 6.3 feet Temperature: 60s Clarity: Main lake clear, creeks stained BASS: Bass fishing is good with many true quality bass being caught. The bass are set up in their fall patterns right now with the fish...

Lake level: Down 5.2 feet Temperature: 70s Clarity: Clear (before rainfall) BASS: Bass fishing is good. The fish are moving into both the fall areas and the fall patterns across the lake. The top water bite is good, especially...

Lake level: Down 3.8 feet Temperature: 70s Clarity: Mainly clear BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is good. The water temperature has been rising but there is still good top water action across the lake. The main areas to...

Lake level: 1 foot below full Temperature: 80s Clarity: Mostly clear BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is fair. The bass are still in their late summer patterns and places. The majority of the bass are located around structure...

Lake level: Full Temperature: 80s Clarity: Mainly clear BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is good. The bass are located in their summer hangouts which are humps, long points and ledges with structure in the 25- to 35-foot range...

Lake level: Over full pool Temperature: 80s Clarity: Main lake clear, slight stain in creeks BASS: Bass fishing on Lanier is fair to good. This has not been the typical early summer bite. The topwater bite is very sporadic and...

Lake level: 1.2 feet over full Temperature: 70s Clarity: Main lake clear, creeks stained BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is fair. Fishing has been tougher than it should be in recent days as the bass just can’t seem to get out...

Lake level: Above full pool Temperature: 60s Clarity: Mostly clear BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is very good. The bass are up in shallow areas now with some being on beds and others feeding heavily. The wind has been the...

2025 Fishing Report

Lake level: 1 foot over full Temperature: 40s Clarity: Stained BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is good. Even with all the rain and temperature drop the bass are still very active. In the Skeeter Bass Challenge recently there...

Lake level: Down 1.6 feet Temperature: 40s Clarity: Clear to creek stained BASS: Bass fishing on Lake Lanier is good. The lake is clear and slight staining in the backs of some creeks and up the rivers. With the colder weather...