WEST POINT JULY 2008

WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 2 FEET, CLEAR & 86 DEGREES

Bass fishing is slow. Up lake the water is slightly stained and fish are holding in 12 to 15 feet of water. Use a Shakey head rigged with a Netbait T-Mac in the Bama Bug color. Fish around deep blow downs on the main river and also target rock piles with bait suspended around them. Deep crank baits work and a Bill Norman DD 22 or the Lucky Craft D-20 crank baits are good choices. There also has been a good morning top water bite on a Rico or Pop-R but the fish have been blowing up and missing the bait. Try a stinger hook

Hybrids and striper fishing is very good down lining and free lining shad over 15 to 25 feet of water. Watch the Lowrance graph and look for the schools. The average hybrid is 3 to 4 pounds with the occasional 5 to 7 pounder. Humps and points are key spots but it changes daily. Big gizzards are great just make sure the hook is a 3/0 Circle for shad 5 to 7 inches. Wedhakee Creek, Stroud Creek and some no named pockets down lake are great places to start.

Crappie fishing is good and the fish have been suspending over brush piles in 20 to 25 feet of water. Good baits to catch these fish will be a small Jigging spoon or a Jiffy Jig under a slip float. Color has not seem to matter, but chartreuse and black and white and chartreuse are good colors to start with. Also fish are being caught at night under lights around the bridges and rip rap, lake wide. Use small minnows with a size 4 hook and 4lb Sufix line for best results.

Chris Brackett cell 706 616 7480 105 Sage Commercial Drive, Lagrange Georgia 30240. Driftmaster, St. Croix Rods, and Quantum, Highland Marina

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