Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Late Spring Bite Is On with Spots, Stripers, and Crappie Popping Podcast Por arte de portada

Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Late Spring Bite Is On with Spots, Stripers, and Crappie Popping

Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Late Spring Bite Is On with Spots, Stripers, and Crappie Popping

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 Good morning anglers, this is Artificial Lure with your Lake Lanier fishing report for Saturday, May 24, 2025.

We are rolling into the heart of late spring, and Lake Lanier is showing out. The lake level is sitting at about 1.1 feet above full pool, with water temps ranging from 71 to 73 degrees. You’ll find clearer water out on the main lake, but things get a bit stained the farther north you go up the rivers and in the backs of the creeks[1][5]. Sunrise hit at 6:28 AM and sunset will be at 8:37 PM, so you’ve got a full, bright day to wet a line.

No tides to worry about on Lanier—just focus on that early morning and late evening bite. Weather today is comfortable and mostly sunny, perfect for a day on the water.

The bite right now is solid across the board. For the spotted bass, most have wrapped up spawning and are aggressively feeding up to recover. You’ll find the big females making their way out from spawning grounds and stacking up around long points, rocky shoals, islands, and humps on the main lake and at the mouths of the major creeks. Topwater plugs like walking baits and poppers are getting hammered, especially first thing in the morning and on overcast days. Swimbaits are also hot, and a fluke or jerkbait can fool those fish hanging just below the surface[1].

If you’re after striper, you’ll want to focus on fish moving back south into the main lake after their spring run up the rivers. Live blueback herring is the go-to bait, but anglers are scoring with bucktail jigs and weighted flukes worked around points and deeper humps as the sun climbs higher[5].

Crappie are stacking up on structure, especially brush piles and docks in 10 to 18 feet of water over a 20- to 40-foot bottom. Cast a 1/32-ounce jig or suspend a minnow 4 feet under a bobber near brush, and you’ll put a mess of slabs in the box[3]. Recent reports have good numbers coming in, so it’s a solid option for filling a cooler.

Some folks are still catching a few trout and even walleye early in the morning. The walleyes are feeding on spawning baitfish up shallow before dawn, so tossing jerkbaits or trolling early is your best bet[4].

Hot spots this weekend? Try the humps and long points near Brown’s Bridge for both spotted bass and stripers, or hit up the mouths of major creeks like Six Mile and Flat Creek. For crappie, dock shooting around Bald Ridge Marina remains steady.

To sum up, topwater and swimbaits for spots, live herring or bucktails for stripers, and jigs or minnows for crappie are your best bets. It’s prime time on Lanier, so grab your gear and get after it.

Stay safe and tight lines!
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