I guess that Saturday proved to be tuff for many of the Lanier fishermen. I did hear some good reports but for the most part tuff!
I helped Bobby Boy out with a large group on Saturday and managed a few fish, but not the day we were all hoping for. I had a couple of great guys on board with Lee catching his first and largest Striper to date. I also had the extreme pleasure of fishing with Stripermack for the first time.

We had a great time with the gang and had many laughs as well, but I am sure he did not see what he was hoping for...LOL!

Well now its Sunday and I am out with Diva Jan! we all know she can (Get it Done) We stuck to our guns and hit are spots early and managed around 14 fish today with a couple of back to back very big fish lost to the dreaded trees. They did not hit as well as last weekend but will include a few screen shots just for Keith...LOL

I tried to explain to Dan that I have the power to shut down the fish catching on a boat. It proves that I can even shut down the master! LOL

We did have a great day and a lot of laughs. Dan has some great spots that we hit. However we did not see anyone else in Little River where we were! We will do it again in 2 weeks!

Good report as usual Dan. See you on the lake. getkidsfishing

Good Job Dan

Nick and I looked for a long time on Sun and never saw any real schools. Checked all of our 'usual' spots. Saw more out in open water in the long time, but they were 60+

I knew the weather was going to impact the fishing, too bad for the worse.

And thanks to you weatherman who called for 4 inches of rain over the weekend. It was hot and sunny on Sun and only rained at my house on Friday.

Kudos to you, Dan, for managing a few fish on Saturday. And, congrat's on a much better day Sunday! Y'all should have had Jan come along Saturday for good luck, it seems.

I was out there Saturday for about 8 hours, and only managed one 4-pound fish at 1:45pm. It was 40' deep over 80' of water. But, that was my co-worker's first striper, and, one is better than a skunk. We tried many places, and scouted many more, all from Flat Creek, south.

Speaking of skunk... I think my boat will smell of herring for quite some time, now. One got away, and wriggled himself into a black-hole on my boat, never to be heard from again (but to be smelled for a while, I think) LOL

To all Lanier Striper aficionados: it is very evident that the Dan and Jan Team has a mysterious and almost mystical charm over the Stripers, many unparalled fishing skills, and an unmatched knowledge of the wiley Striper.

Okay Dan, I wrote exactly what you told me to write; now, keep your side of our agreement and tell me where you caught those fourteen fish! LOL.

While I was unable to match your catch, I had a farily good three day stretch. Fished August 13, 14, and 15 with bait, lead core, and the down riggers.

Friday was a good day - we caught seven fish in the mouth of a creek with bait and the down riggers. On the way back to the ramp, we got lucky and caught three below Six Mile.

Saturday started slow but the tempo quickened when we got over an 80ft bottom with active fish. In an attempt to get more bites I changed the leaders to 12 pounds. We got more bites but not necessarily more fish to the boat. After I lost four consecutive/good hookups, the crew sent me to "time-out". They performed very well and landed seven solid fish; the Captain got "extra duty" and no chocolate donuts.

On Sunday the fish turned up their noses to the bait; so, we switched to the down riggers and lead core. We found a significant number of fish in a large area. The crew wanted to troll. Before I could place the first line in the release (down line), a surprising but very strong bite nearly pulled me off the transom into the lake! I was able to pass the rod to a fifteen year old who had never caught a Striper. Result: 14 pounder. Before I could get my camera on, he threw it overboard and said, "Let's get one bigger for the camera." We caught four more before the Stripers waved their white flag and departed. Caught some more in deep water off the Islands with the down riggers.

On Thursday afternoon, August 12, I fished on Captain Dan Saknini's boat. He found several good schools - a slow power reel with Herring resulted in eight nice fish. Thanks again, Dan.

tom

p.s. Dan, I am still waiting on your call.

Forget about fishing with Dan, the secret is to fish with Janet!!!

OK Tom, You drive a hard bargain! Now if you want that info you must complete the second phase of what I gave you!!! LOL

Tom thanks for the kind words: Brett forget about it, you can't borrow the Striper Diva.

Come on Dan, i just need her for about 6 hours on 9/11.