WEISS LAKE FEB 2008

LAKE WEISS IS DOWN 3.4 FEET, STAINED AND 46 DEGREES BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE 256-779-3387

Please be careful with the low water levels. With the higher water level all of the marina's boat ramps are usable. Now available for sale 50 of my proven GPS waypoints for off shore structure for Bass and Crappie fishing on Weiss Lake, Alabama. For more info contact Ken Sturdivant at ken@havefunfishing.com

Bass fishing is poor and the fish have moved out to deeper water on the flats and old river channels and main lake points, Carolina rigs, jigging spoons, drop shot rigs and 1/2-3/4 ounce double willow leaf spinner baits in chartreuse and white slow rolled are all good winter time baits. Spotted bass can be caught in Little River on any deep rocky banks; a Senko worm in green pumpkin is working well. Always remember that in winter the colder the water the slower you should fish!

Striper fishing is fair and the fish are in the deeper holes of the old river channels of the Coosa River, 40 to 50 foot depths have been the best. Yellow Creek is also producing some fish. A 4 inch curly grub in chartreuse glitter or a 3 1/2 Sassy Shad in pearl or chartreuse glitter on a 1/4 ounce jig head trolled at 1 to1 1/2 mph on 12-15 pound test Ande line . Target the area from the Cedar Bluff bridge down river to Yellow Creek and up into the Little River and Chattooga River arms. Target any of the deeper road beds, humps and points in the deeper flats and any point that meets the old river channels. The Coosa River above the Highway 68 bridge to Cowan Creek is also producing some fish.

Crappie fishing is good and good numbers of fish are being caught on the main Coosa River ledges from Riverside Campground to Three mile Creek, bumping bottom in 14-18 feet of water with live minnows and Jiffy Jigs. The upper Coosa river is also producing some decent catches of crappie in the log jams and behind any structure that creates a current break. Fishing a minnow on a slip float 10-14 feet deep behind the log jams is always a great way to load the boat with some slab Crappie from Weiss Lake. The bays in the lower lake around Bay Springs are producing some fish trolling 1/16 ounce Jiffy Jigs in 12-25 feet of water. The piers at JR's Marina are producing a lot of Crappie casting jigs and minnows under floats 5-7 feet deep. The bumping bottom technique is a 1/2 to 3/4 ounce bell sinker tied to your main line then come up 12 to 16 inches above the weight and tie a eagle claw snelled hook in size 1 or 2 style # 127 to the main line, come up another 12 inches and tie on a Jiffy Jig in colors JJ13 and JJ17, fish this rig 1 to 2 feet above the bottom on the edge of the old Coosa River channel in the Riverside Campground area down river to Three Mile Creek.

For your next visit to Weiss Lake I Recommend Chesnut Bay Resort on World Famous Weiss Lake Alabama www.chesnutbayresort.com 256-526-7778 this brand new resorts on the banks of beautiful Yellow Creek has everything for the fisherman and family. Offering private Villa's on and off the water from 2 bedrooms to 6 bedrooms fully furnished with washers and dryer's, leather furniture, big screen Televisions, hardwood and tile floors, all in a private gated community with a in ground swimming pool. The Chalet's on the water have private boat docks with power. The resort also has a private boat ramp for your convenience, with plenty of amenities for the non fisherman it offers something for everyone. Come stay at Chesnut Bay Resort, Weiss Lakes most exclusive resort at a very reasonable price.

Our new DVD, “FINDING FISH WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY” is now on sale! You can see a FREE! sample on www.havefunfishing.com

“SONAR WITH KEN STURDIVANT” at Bass Pro Shops “Outdoor World” in the Outdoor Skills Workshop. Lowrance Pro Staff Member Ken Sturdivant will go over the settings for the sonar. February 2 @ 2pm, March 1 @ 2pm, April 5 @ 2pm, May 3 @ 2pm, and June 7 @ 2pm

If you would like to have a free set up sheet for your sonar, send me an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net and ask for the “Sonar Setup Quick List”.

We have these books for sale: “BASS FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE”, “BASS FISHING LAKE RUSSELL”, “BASS FISHING WEST POINT LAKE” and “BASS FISHING LAKE HARTWELL”. These books are written by Tim White and Ken Sturdivant and each one has over 65 locations exclusively for bass and covers every week of the year. Each book $39.00. If you would like a sample of any book, send us an e mail to kensturdivant@earthlink.net. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

We have 3 books that cover all species in the lakes, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE ALLATOONA, “52 WEEKS ON LAKE LANIER”, and “52 WEEKS ON WEST POINT LAKE” on sale. Each one of these books cost $23.95. Our mailing address is: Southern Fishing Schools Inc. 106 Hickory Ridge, Cumming Georgia 30040.

We teach “ON THE WATER SCHOOLS”: “Rods, Reels and Lures for Bass or Maps and Depth Finders. Call 770 889 2654 for details or see the web site: www.havefunfishing.com.

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February 1, 2008