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Meet Ken Sturdivant
Saturday's at
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World in Lawrenceville Georgia.
“SONAR WITH KEN STURDIVANT”
Bass Pro Shops in Lawrenceville
Georgia.
Lowrance Pro Staff Member Ken Sturdivant will go over the
settings for the sonar in the Outdoor Skills Workshop and they
are FREE!
June 7 @ 2pm
Our NEW! DVD, FINDING FISH
WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY is now on sale.
May 9, 2008
JACKSON LAKE IS DOWN 2.5 FOOT, CLEAR, AND 75, BY ED CAVENDER.
Bass fishing is good on Jackson Lake. Much of the lake is clear and top water
tactics are fishing as well as ever. Many bass are holding in 1 to 7 feet of
water and can be found on the main lake and in the pockets. Better quality fish
seem to be on the main lake and the first half of the pockets. Shallow fish will
often be found relating to sea walls and riprap. Particularly in the early
morning, fish will use these areas to feed on spawning shad. Some fish are
slightly deeper with structure in the 5 to 7 foot range being good to
target. Work the main lake points for some good fishing as well. Spinner baits,
jigs, hard baits, and plastics can all fish well. Spinner baits, flukes, and top
water are among some of the baits that will work well on sea walls and riprap.
The Senko continues to be a good bait when the sun is shining. Use 5" baits on a
4/0 offset shank hook or a wacky rig. Fish it just about anywhere, but docks can
fish very well with Senko and other baits presented underneath. Top water action
is hard to beat right now. The Pop-R bite is hot on the seawalls. Cast and
fish as close to the wall as possible. Shallow and parallel presentations can be
very productive on the walls, but it often pays to work long perpendicular casts
all the way to the boat. Particularly on flat contoured banks, top water baits
will call up deeper fish that are holding well off the wall. Commit to top water
baits early and late in the day. Throw them all day long under overcast
conditions or on banks with shade offered by the tree line. The FREE map card
deal is still on with any Lowrance 5 inch sonar/GPS or Lowrance GPS unit. See
www.lowrance.com
SPECIAL NOTICE: See the 2008
Georgia Department of Natural Resources lake Predictions on our site:
www.havefunfishing.com
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” 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 2007,
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.
FREE SONAR SET-UP SHEET:
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”.
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