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Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Topwater Spots, Deep Stripers, and Record-Worthy Cats

Lake Lanier Fishing Report: Topwater Spots, Deep Stripers, and Record-Worthy Cats

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 Lake Lanier anglers, it’s Artificial Lure here with your Saturday, June 21, 2025 fishing report—straight from the heart of North Georgia.

The lake’s sitting about 1.2 feet above full pool and water temperatures are in the upper 70s, flirting with 80 in the coves. Main lake clarity is good and clear, but up in the creeks you’ll notice a bit more stain thanks to recent rain showers. Sunrise was at 6:26 AM and you’ll have daylight until a sunset at 8:52 PM, giving you a long window to chase that bite.

Today, the topwater action for spotted bass is front and center, with post-spawn wolfpacks busting bait over brushpiles, humps, and long points. Hit the offshore structure early for the most fun. According to Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service and Georgia Outdoor News, chrome-colored topwater baits like the Gunfish, Skimmer, and Herring-pattern Slick Stick are dynamite on sunny days, and bone or white will get bit best when clouds roll over. If the wind kicks up, focus on the brush in 25 to 35 feet—these fish are schooling up and feeding hard. For a different look, throw a pearl Zoom Super Fluke on a steady retrieve with a twitch or two; that’s been putting some solid fish in the boat all week.

If the bass get stubborn, drop a Sweet Rosy or Blue Lily worm on a drop shot and work it vertical right in the brush. The bite isn’t red hot—expect to work through a lot of water and move around, but the fish you do catch are quality and worth the hunt. Docks with green pumpkin worms will produce, but most dock bass are on the smaller side right now.

Stripers are making their annual deep move but can still be caught early and late along the pockets from Brown’s Bridge down to the dam. Slow trolling blueback herring or small shad on downlines set 25–35 feet deep at .4–.6 mph continues to produce. Once the sun’s up, don’t be afraid to use your thump stick—tapping the hull can call the big ones back under your boat if they drift off.

Catfishing is also alive and well, especially near the dam and from local piers. The old-school combo of cut baitfish and chicken livers remains the top producer. If you connect with a cat over 10 pounds, Georgia DNR wants to know—there’s a record wide open.

Hot spots to hit this weekend:
- The brushpiles and points around Van Pugh and Brown’s Bridge area for both spotted bass and stripers
- South end creek mouths near the dam for striper action

Thanks for tuning in, y’all—don’t forget to subscribe for your weekly fix of Lanier fishing intel. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
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