WEST POINT LAKE FISHING REPORT by PAUL PARSONS GUIDE SERVICE
WE SPECIALIZE IN LIVE SHAD FISHING ON WEST POINT LAKE
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06/30/09 Full Pool Lake Level - 635.00 Current Lake Level - 635.04 Surface Temperature - Upper 80's
Water Clarity - Clear on the main lake. Clear in the major creeks. Stained up the Chattahoochee River.
Generation Schedule Today - 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time (subject to change without any notice).
LARGEMOUTH BASS / SPOTTED BASS - Very Good - The Bass are moving into a summer time pattern.
There has been a good topwater bite first thing in the morning around the main lake shoal markers and
shallow brush piles. Bass are also biting good on the old roadbeds. Most of the shoal markers and old
roadbeds have brush on or around them. Pop-R's have been catching the most early. If they're not on a
topwater bite, try a deep diving crank bait like a DD-22 or a Carolina rigged worm in watermelon seed.
STRIPED BASS / HYBRID BASS - Excellent - Striped, Hybrid and White Bass are now biting great down
on the main lake on live Shad. Good areas to try are the railroad hump, the flats around the mouths of
Wehadkee Creek and Indian Creek and the humps in the mouth of Maple Creek. There also has been a
topwater bite first thing in the morning down near the dam, so you may want to have a popping cork rig
ready. The Striper and Hybrid topwater fishing is just getting started and should remain good through
the rest of the summer. Overcast mornings are usually best for topwater action. Once the sun gets up
high, usually around 10 a.m., it starts slowing down, but you should still be able to catch some fish in
the same areas on live Shad. The DNR has been stocking Striped Bass for the last four years. The first
Striped Bass that were stocked are getting up to around 12 pounds. Please release these small Striped
Bass and West Point Lake will offer some great fishing for big Striped Bass in the very near future.
CRAPPIE - Good - Crappie are biting good on minnows around brush piles and blow downs in shallow
water right now. As the water gets warmer, look for Crappie fishing to start getting good at night. Just
about any of the main lake bridges will produce Crappie at night. The most important thing is having
good lights. The most popular bridges are Hwy. 109, the railroad trestle and the Cameron Mill bridge.
CATFISH - Excellent - Blue and Channel cats are biting great all over the lake. The best bait is cut Shad.
Flathead Catfish are biting great up the Chattahoochee River on live bait. Big Flathead Catfish are being
caught from the Hwy. 219 bridge all the way up to above Franklin. The best bait is big Gizzard Shad but
Bream are also good if you can't get Gizzards. Don't forget that Bream must be caught with a rod and
reel to be legal bait. I am now offering Fathead Catfish trips up the river. Book your Flathead trip today.
Water Clarity - Clear on the main lake. Clear in the major creeks. Stained up the Chattahoochee River.
Generation Schedule Today - 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time (subject to change without any notice).
LARGEMOUTH BASS / SPOTTED BASS - Very Good - The Bass are moving into a summer time pattern.
There has been a good topwater bite first thing in the morning around the main lake shoal markers and
shallow brush piles. Bass are also biting good on the old roadbeds. Most of the shoal markers and old
roadbeds have brush on or around them. Pop-R's have been catching the most early. If they're not on a
topwater bite, try a deep diving crank bait like a DD-22 or a Carolina rigged worm in watermelon seed.
STRIPED BASS / HYBRID BASS - Excellent - Striped, Hybrid and White Bass are now biting great down
on the main lake on live Shad. Good areas to try are the railroad hump, the flats around the mouths of
Wehadkee Creek and Indian Creek and the humps in the mouth of Maple Creek. There also has been a
topwater bite first thing in the morning down near the dam, so you may want to have a popping cork rig
ready. The Striper and Hybrid topwater fishing is just getting started and should remain good through
the rest of the summer. Overcast mornings are usually best for topwater action. Once the sun gets up
high, usually around 10 a.m., it starts slowing down, but you should still be able to catch some fish in
the same areas on live Shad. The DNR has been stocking Striped Bass for the last four years. The first
Striped Bass that were stocked are getting up to around 12 pounds. Please release these small Striped
Bass and West Point Lake will offer some great fishing for big Striped Bass in the very near future.
CRAPPIE - Good - Crappie are biting good on minnows around brush piles and blow downs in shallow
water right now. As the water gets warmer, look for Crappie fishing to start getting good at night. Just
about any of the main lake bridges will produce Crappie at night. The most important thing is having
good lights. The most popular bridges are Hwy. 109, the railroad trestle and the Cameron Mill bridge.
CATFISH - Excellent - Blue and Channel cats are biting great all over the lake. The best bait is cut Shad.
Flathead Catfish are biting great up the Chattahoochee River on live bait. Big Flathead Catfish are being
caught from the Hwy. 219 bridge all the way up to above Franklin. The best bait is big Gizzard Shad but
Bream are also good if you can't get Gizzards. Don't forget that Bream must be caught with a rod and
reel to be legal bait. I am now offering Fathead Catfish trips up the river. Book your Flathead trip today.
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