Lake Weiss Fishing Report

LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 3.2 FEET, STAINED AND 44 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE 256-779-3387



Please be careful with the low water level. With the higher water level all of the marina's boat ramps are usable 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 at ken@havefunfishing.com or Mark Collins at mark@markcollinsguideservice.com



Bass fishing is fair and the largemouth have moved out to deeper water on the old river channels and main lake points, Carolina Rigs, Drop Shot Rigs and ½ to 3/4 ounce double willow leaf Spinner Baits slow rolled are producing well. Spotted Bass are active and being caught on the Coosa, Little River and Chattooga River channel ledges in 8 to 14 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 to 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 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 good numbers of fish are being caught on the main Coosa River ledges from Riverside Campground to Three mile Creek, bumping bottom in 11 to 14 feet of water with live minnows and Jiffy Jigs. The piers at JR's Marina are producing a lot of crappie casting jigs and minnows under floats 5-7 feet deep. 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 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.



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The 2008 Atlanta Boat Show hits the Georgia World Congress Center January 9-13, 2008.



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



If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net and ask for the “Sonar Setup Quick List”.



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.



We teach “ON THE WATER SCHOOLS”: “Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass or Maps and Depth Finders. Call 770 889 2654 for details or see the web site: www.havefunfishing.com.



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