10-03-2001, 03:24 PM
The lake is 2ft below full pool and the water temp is 68 degrees<br>STRIPERS:Whoopeee!!! Fall is finaly here. The first major front of the<br>year rolled in last week and the turnover has began. <br>The migration of the bait fish into the Coosawatee river and the major<br>creeks has also began and the stripers will follow. look for the big<br>pods of bait from the mouths of the river and creeks to half way up.<br>surface feeding activity is beginning to pick up and will increase as<br>the water cools and the fish move further up the tributaries.<br>the live baits such as shad, shiners and trout are catching the most<br>fish right now fished on flat lines with a balloon 80 to 100 ft behind the boat. the bite should improve on the top waters such as redfins,Zara spooks and chugbugs as we get into next week,so keep one of these baits tied on and keep your eyes open for fish breaking on the surface.<br><br>SPOTTED BASS: The bite is picking up for the spots as well, they are<br>moving up and starting to feed up on shad for the winter. look for brush<br>or blow downs in any of the major creeks and fish them with finesse<br>worms and the jig and pig the best colors for me have been the zoom baby<br>bass and the green pumpkin.<br>jerkbaits such as the pearl zoom fluke and silver raplala will also<br>catch some good fish early or late in the day.<br><br>for more info or to book a trip<br>contact us at 770-735-2625<br>or email jeff.gude@tds.net<br>or visit our web site at<br>http://gamountainguideservice.bizland.com/<br><br><br>