WEISS LAKE MARCH 2008

LAKE WEISS IS AT 1.2 FEET BELOW FULL POOL STAINED AND 55 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE 256 779 3387

Now available for sale 50 (for $99.00) of my proven GPS waypoints for offshore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake, Alabama. Contact Ken Sturdivant at ken@havefunfishing.com

Bass fishing is good and a lot bass have started staging on secondary points, ditch lines and brush and stumps in 3-7 feet of water in the back of the bays The New Gizz4 crank bait and Rat L Traps are awesome baits to catch these aggressive staging Bass. Flipping a 3/8 ounce, brown crawfish pattern jig in brush and rip rap banks in the bays as the sun warms the rocks is a good technique to catch these pre spawn fish. Some smaller fish have started moving to the spawning banks.

Striper fishing is fair and the stripers are starting to move up the Coosa River for the spawning run. Fishing live Shad or cut Shad on or near the bottom in the main Coosa River from Poole's Ferry to Mayo's Lock and Dam is a great way to catch these fish as they move up river for the spawn. The warm water discharge from Plant Hammond near the Hwy. 100 bridge always holds some good fish from February thru early March. Trolling a 1/8 or 1/4 ounce jig with a 3 inch grub or sassy shad on 8 or 10 pound test line in the main Coosa River from Poole's Ferry to Mayo's Lock and Dam is a great way to catch the smaller 2-6 pound schooling stripers.

Catfish are biting Great. Catfish are being caught all over the lake. Target the marinas where all the crappie are being cleaned as the discarded waste draws in the big Blues and Flatheads. The docks at JR's Marina and Bay Springs Marina are producing some 20-50 pound Blues and a few Flatheads on Crappie heads most every night. Make sure to use a good quality fishing line I suggest 20 or 25 pound test line. These big Catfish are strong and will fight very hard in the cooler winter months, so good quality equipment is a must.

Crappie fishing is great and good numbers with a lot of limits of fish are being caught spider trolling Jiffy Jigs in 1/32 ounce in colors JJ12, JJ13, JJ17, JJ18 JJ20, JJ25, JJ26 and JJ35 on 6 pound test line at 8 tenths to1 mph In 4-8 feet of water in the bays of the upper and lower lake. Little River is also producing some good catches trolling the river channel with 1/16 ounce Jiffy Jigs in the main river channel. Look for the suspended crappie with your electronics and adjust your trolling speed until you get your jigs running within a foot above of the depth you see the fish holding. The crappie will normally be in the deeper water in the mornings and start moving shallower as the sun warms the water.

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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.

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