Please help me. I have been in Georgia for 15 years and have visited all of the local lakes in Gwinnett County and have never caught a thing. I went to Lake Lanier a few weeks ago to bank fish but was turned away because I did not have a boat. Sent me to the Dam but I have no clue where to start there. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me where I can fish where the fish actually bite. I have got to catch something. Decent size bream, bass I am not picky.

If you can recommend anything please indicate what you would use for bait also. Thanks.

I fished under a bridge near the Pine Log WMA 2 weeks ago, and I did very well with the rainbow trout. Not sure what you are interested in catching. They stock this creek every 2 weeks; therefore, they should have stocked it this week (probably today). Hope this helps.

If you want to fish from the bank on Lanier, one good place is from the bank at Toto creek. Pull into the park and fish the trees in the water right beside the ramp or when you come into the park, park your car on the right and fish the back of the creek where the bridge crosses. I have caught crappie from here on the bank many times over the years. All you need is some crappie minnows, small light wire hooks and some small weighted floats.

Thank you HOP. Is that on Buford Dam?

If you like trout fishing you can fish behind the dam (lanier) yellow powerbait is your key to catching... just use a small treble hook 2ft away from a splitshot weight. Catch is you have to be in the water.. (when water is not being relese) just toss your power bait to any fast current and let it drift down and more then likely you will get a bit.. as to fishing the main lake the dam area use to be really good (striper), i say that because when i didn't have a boat a few years ago that's where we would fish from... (where the orange boueys is) use cut bait herring fish during the evening. you can fish till 10pm and then they'll (DNR) tell you to leave.

Thank you Capt.

I attempted to go to the main entrance at Lake Lanier right past the boats and the guard asked what I was coming for and when I said fishing she told me I had to go to the dam. Said it was a new rule. So you have seen people out there not on boats?

any suggestions where to go with a boat?

Rooster You can pull freelined BB 50-80 ft behind the boat in the very back of FC or at FC1 to the yellow mansion

Hey Want2Fish, try this site. http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/d...ategory=fishing

Pine Log is close to you off 20. Hope this helps.

want2fish,

You were trying to fish on private property (i cant tell where you were , either a marina or LL islands). The first thing you need to do is spend $8 on a lake map. The vast majority of the lake is open to fishing from the bank, you just have to find a park close enough to walk from.

Mountain View Park in Gainesville can be very good at the right times of the year, it has lot of very dep water close to the banks. Boat ramp is still closed so it is more friendly to boaters to not take all the parking spaces when ramp does become open again, the people not using boats can really tale a lot of spaces on weekends.Now is probably good for using shiners under a cork, or on the bottom. When water warms some more, should be really good there. I caught two approximate 15# stripers the bout four weeks back, within two days of each other, and saw others catch some nice ones too, heard of other people seeing huge ones way at the back of the cove.

Well, I am not the best to give out information on this type of thing... but... The first time my Daddy ever took me fishing, we went under six mile creek... That's where the love of fishing was set in me. Good blue gill there, maybe a few crappie. As for right now... anything shiny is getting attention. I've caught three bass one striper, a crappie and a number of bluegill just on one rooster tail. all of that was one hour horseplay last week. I have a sailboat. And we keep it at sunrise, which is where I fish, a lot of good points and drop offs, but of course...I get special treatment for being a member there. but they have a day park where a lot of people go to catch cat fish and bass... there's a channel of water between there and old island 42. closes at 8 but eh...its still a good spot. Aqualand's chewed me out a few times. It happens. Going up Brown's Bridge road has some likely parks that look like they'd be good. Oh! and I remember a lot of activity at Bal us creek. Just, watch out for water snakes. They're just harmless painted water snakes... but they'll spook ya if you stumble upon them. I'd know. Hope that helped. Just stick your nose around and be persistent! =]