Lake Weiss Fishing Report

LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 5 FEET, STAINED AND 50 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE 256-779-3387



Please be careful with the low water levels. There are very few boat ramps that are usable on Weiss Lake, Most of the private owned ramps are without water, the ramp at JR's MARINA is still ok and owner Jason Tucker said he would do what repairs are needed to keep a boat ramp in operation thru the fall and winter. The public ramp on Hwy 9 is still usable and the public ramp in the canal in Leesburg is still usable. The ramp at the Weissmart Marina is still usable although it has a drop off. Yellow Creek ramp is still usable to smaller boats due to a hole in the ramp. Rooster's in Cowan Creek still has a ramp open but it is almost impossible to get across the old road bed that separates Cowan Creek from the Coosa River channel. Riverside Campground has improved their ramp for low water use but it is still hard to load and unload.



Bass fishing is great and the largemouth are shallow in the back of the bays of the lower lake and upper lake. Work shallow brush, stumps and docks in 2-5 feet of water with a shallow running crank bait like the Gizz 4 in green back and chartreuse back and the Bandit 100 series. Watch for Shad working the surface in the backs of the bays and work these areas good. Double willow leaf blade spinner baits in chartreuse and white are producing some good fish also. Work these baits on 12-14 pound test line with a 6 1/2 or 7 foot medium action All Pro crank bait rod. Spotted Bass are being caught on the Coosa River; Little river and Chattooga river channel ledges in 5-10 feet of water, Carolina rigs and Drop Shot rigs are working well.



Striper fishing is good and the fish are on the edges of the old river channels and major flats of the Coosa River and Little River. Yellow Creek is also producing some good fishing. A 4 inch curly grub in chartreuse glitter or a 3 1/2 Sassy Shad in pearl or chartreuse glitter on a 1/4 ounce jig head trolled at 1 to1 1/2 mph on 12-15 pound test Ande line . Target the area from the Cedar Bluff Bridge down river to Yellow Creek and up into the Little River and Chattooga River arms. Target any of the deeper road beds, humps and points in the deeper flats and any point that meets the old river channels



Catfish are biting all over the lake. Jug fishing in the flats of the main lake is a sure way to load the boats with some nice fish. Use live bream, cut bait, whole crappie heads or any kind of stink bait. Fishing the main Coosa river channel with cut bait, right below the Cedar Bluff bridge is producing some big Blue Cats; any of the deeper holes on the main Coosa River will hold large catfish thru the winter months. The docks at JR's Marina are producing some 20 to 50 pound blues and a few flatheads on crappie heads most every night. Make sure to use a good quality fishing line and I suggest Ande line in at least 25 pound test. These big catfish are strong and will fight very hard in the cooler winter months.


Crappie fishing is good and a lot of fish have moved into the bays of the upper Coosa River and the main lake in 4 to 8 feet of water, the fish are 2 to 4 feet deep and can be caught trolling with Jiffy Jigs in colors JJ17 and JJ25 or with a float and fly technique with the same Jiffy Jigs fished 3 feet deep. A lot of fish are still being caught on the main Coosa River ledges below Riverside Campground to Three mile Creek, bumping bottom in 11-14 feet of water with live minnows and Jiffy Jigs. Shooting docks and casting to any visible cover that is on the main Coosa River channel with a 1/24 ounce Jiffy Jig in color JJ13 is still producing some good catches. The upper Coosa river is also producing some decent catches of crappie in the log jams and behind any structure that creates a current break. The bumping bottom technique is a 1/2 to 3/4 ounce bell sinker tied to your main line then come up 12 to 16 inches above the weight and tie a eagle claw snelled hook in size 1 or 2 style # 127 to the main line, come up another 12 inches and tie on a Jiffy Jig in colors JJ13 and JJ17, fish this rig 1 to 2 feet above the bottom on the edge of the old Coosa River channel in the Riverside Campground area down river to Three Mile Creek.



Now available for sale 50 of my proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake, Alabama. For more info contact Ken Sturdivant @ ken@havefunfishing.com or Mark Collins at mark@markcollinsguideservice.com (waypoints are not refundable)



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



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We have these books for sale: “BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE”, “BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL”, “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE” and “BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL”. These books are written by Tim White and Ken Sturdivant and each one has over 65 locations exclusively for bass and 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 the lakes, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER”, and “52 WEEKS ON WEST POINT LAKE” on sale. Each one of these books cost $23.95. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.



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