Lake Sinclair Fishing Report

LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 2.7 FEET, 59 DEGREES, STAINED TO CLEAR.



Bass fishing is slow and the fish are reacting to the cold and wind this week by not biting. A few anglers are still catching fish from shallow water using mainly small crank baits and small jigs. Most are coming from main river banks that drop quickly into deep water. Some crank baits producing recent success are Rapala DT10, Shad Rap RS #5, Thunder Shad, and Deep Little N. For the jig, try a Stanley 5/16 ounce in black and blue with a Zoom Chunk in black and blue or green pumpkin. The warm water discharge in Beaver Dam Creek has been producing a few fish during power generation using crank baits. Riprap along the roads in Little River can hold some bass and they are after crank baits and jigs afternoons. There are now quite a number of main river points and flats that are holding deeper fish. The area from Nancy Branch to Sandy Run Creek on the Oconee River has been best lately. Most fish are holding on the sides of these structures at 15 to 25 feet deep. The best baits are varying daily or even hourly. Spoons are probably the best baits overall. Some good spoons are a Flex-it .6, Bomber Slab spoon, and Hopkins Shorty 45. Chrome, white, and chartreuse have all produced. With the colder water, a short hop of 12 to 18-inches off bottom has been better than a higher jigged spoon. Carolina rigs are working well at times using a very slow retrieve. Little George’s and Rocket Shad’s can also be good at times. Use a very slow retrieve trying to make the bait slowly slide along bottom or just a few inches off bottom. A drop shot rig should also be tried. Another good bait that is not very popular is a jig head and worm. Use a 1/8 to ¼-ounce darter head with a Zoom Finesse worm. Like the drop shot rig, the jig head and worm is more easily fished using spinning tackle with 8 or 10-pound line. This rig should also be slowly slid across the bottom without trying to impart any action on the bait.



Line sides are biting in Beaver Dam Creek. The riprap bank along the highway gets crowded with anglers almost every day fishing for hybrids and whites. Boating anglers are being successful near the discharge, bridge, and along the flats from the bridge to the river. Several artificial baits have been producing, including popping cork and Thing popper, Rooster Tails, Rat L Traps, small crank baits, and jigging and casting spoons. A few anglers are doing well using live and cut shad. Hybrids are also being caught by bass anglers using spoons on main lake points and flats.



Crappie fishing is slow, but some are being caught by trolling multiple rigs in the creeks and near the mouth of coves. Hal Flies and Triple Ripples are by far the most popular baits to use. Angler should experiment with colors and trolling depth. Don’t forget to stay light for more bites.



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