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Meet Ken Sturdivant
Saturday's at
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia.
Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE!
Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. The
2009 Sonar Seminar dates: July 25, August 29, September 26, October 31, November
28 and December 26. All seminars start at 2pm and are subject to change
without notice.
Join Lowrance Pro Staffer, Ken
Sturdivant in White Georgia at Nutter Rod and Reel Repair on Saturday, September
12, at 2pm for an in-depth Sonar Seminar. See the new Lowrance HDS machines.
Nutter Rod and Reel is located at 3383 Hwy 411, White Georgia 30184, 770 386
3978. Learn how it works, what it can see and now to tune the new Lowrance High
Definition Systems. See www.nutterrodandreel.com for details.
“SONAR WITH KEN STURDIVANT”
Ken Sturdivant, Lowrance
Professional Fishing Staff will be conducting FREE! Sonar Seminars at Bass Pro
Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia. Here are 2009 Sonar Seminar dates:
June 27 , July 25 and all
seminars start at 2pm. “All seminars are subject to change without notice”
Our NEW! DVD, FINDING FISH
WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY is now on sale.
June 26, 2009
JACKSON LAKE IS DOWN 1.3 FOOT, CLEAR, AND 87 DEGREES, BY ED CAVENDER.
Bass fishing is fair on Jackson Lake. Water temps are up pretty good and
many fish are settling into deeper off shore structure. However, there have
been quality LM and spots that have not make a permanent dash to deep water.
Mayfly hatch areas and possibly bedding bream have served to hold quality fish
shallow. Mayfly hatches seem to have abruptly disappeared, but bream and quality
bass have remained shallow in those hatch areas through the past week. If you
know some of those areas, don't count them out just because the hatches have
slowed or stopped. For Mayfly fishing, look for trees hanging over the lake
along with ducks and other birds looking for easy Mayfly snacks. Try fish head
spins, Net Boy Jigs, and Pop R's in the Mayflies. The main lake lay downs can
hold good fish, but docks can be the preferable form of wood when skies are
clear and the sun is high. A swimming jig presentation can be particularly
effective when fished over lay downs and in the mayfly hatch areas. Green Craw
Net Boy jigs and shakey heads are taking fish on deep brush, docks, and out to
deeper water on the points, humps, bluffs, and channel swings. Convert to a 1/2
or 3/4 football jig off shore. Many bait’s can be fished successfully depending
on time of day and conditions from buzz baits and Rico's, to crank baits, swim
baits and fish head spins. Choose natural colored crank baits that suit the
depth you are targeting. You can catch fish in a variety of depth ranges right
now so you might throw a #5 Shad Rap in one area and a DD22 in others. Crank
baits along with Fish Head Spins and other fast baits, are good tools for
covering all terrain between shallow cover and fan casting out on off shore
structure.
We are looking for members in a brand new central GA tournament trail. Check out
our USA Bassin schedule www.usabassin.com/modules.php?name=Divisions&divisionID=155
Chat up our GON Forum thread at:
http://forum.gon.com/showthread.php?t=350553
REMINDER: Get you fishing license on line before heading to the lake.
Lake
Jackson is a 4,750 acre impoundment located in Jasper, Butts and Newton counties
in central Georgia and is owned and operated by Georgia Power Company (GPC). The
Alcovy, South and Yellow Rivers and Tussahaw Creek form this lake. Several boat
ramps provide public access. GPC owns and operates one ramp at Lloyd Shoals Park
and the others are at privately operated marinas. There is also a GPC boat ramp
and fishing pier just below the dam that provides fishing access to the upper
Ocmulgee River. The shoreline is heavily developed and the lake is very popular
with recreational boaters and skiers during the summer months. Annual lake draw
downs occur between December and March. For information on the location of the
boat ramps, bank fishing opportunities and lake drawdown schedules, contact the
GPC Land Department (770 775 4753).
Lake Jackson is one of the better bream lakes in middle Georgia. Bluegill and
redbreast sunfish typically reach 5 7 inches. However, redear sunfish (shellcracker)
are also numerous and often much larger. Live bait such as red worms, mealworms
or crickets fished just off the bottom will often result in catches of redear
from 7 10 inches, and individuals weighing 1 lb. or more are common. April, May
and June are the best months for big bluegill and redear. Catfish are the second
most harvested fish. White and channel catfish and bullheads are available for
harvest and should average ¾ 1 lb. Lake Jackson has a greater proportion of
“memorable sized” (greater than 30 inches) channel catfish than most other
central Georgia reservoirs but expect the average to be about 2 to 3 pounds .
The crappie population has remained stable with most fish around 6 8 inches.
Recent good spawning seasons will result in better than average crappie fishing.
The bridge crossing at Highway 212 has proven to be a crappie “hotspot” in early
spring when temperatures reach 60o F. Trolling small jigs around drop offs,
points and creek channels is effective for crappie anglers.
Largemouth bass abundance and quality has changed little in recent years. The
black bass populations consist of around 70 percent largemouth and 30 percent
spotted bass. The average sized largemouth bass has remained 1 1½ pounds Anglers
seeking large bass (5 pounds or better) have most success during fall, winter
and early spring (October thru February). Crank baits and Carolina rigged worms
fished in or near deep water are most effective for larger bass. Anglers should
also be successful targeting flooded timber in the upper reaches of Tussahaw
Creek in the fall. A section of the lake not often targeted is the Yellow River
arm. This section offers a variety of habitat for anglers seeking large bass.
Early morning and night are the best times to fish during the summer.
The spotted bass population is stabilizing since spots were first sampled by WRD
in 1998. Spotted bass tend to be located deeper than largemouth bass. Anglers
commonly catch them at depths of 25 40 feet, but surface baits may attract spots
when the fish are shallow enough to take notice of these offerings. Unlike
largemouth bass, there is no minimum size limit for spotted bass in Lake
Jackson. Striped bass and hybrids are also available for anglers to target. Try
casting bucktails or jigging spoons for hybrids and trolling creek channels for
striped bass. Anglers should also target cooler water habitats around the dam or
look for schools feeding on top in the spring and summer for these two species.
Anglers should remember that the use of blue back herring is still illegal in
Lake Jackson.
We have these books for sale: “BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE”, “BASS FISHING
LAKE RUSSELL”, “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE”, BASS FISHING LAKE ALLATOONA 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 book is $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.
Take a look at www.aquavu.com. You really need a camera. Copyright 2008,
Southern Fishing Schools Inc. calls us to set up a school “Rods, Reels and Lures
for Bass”. See our web site, www.havefunfishing.com for more details or call us
right away, 770 889 2654.
We teach “ON THE
WATER SCHOOLS” for Maps and Depth Finders. Call for details.
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