August 4th 2011

Weiss Lake Alabama Fishing Report

Mark Collins Guide Service
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LAKE WEISS IS AT 0.39 FEET BELOW FULL POOL, LIGHT STAINED AND 86-88 DEGREES

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Bass fishing is poor and they have really turned off over the last week or so. Some Bass are being caught very early and very late. A few good fish are being caught in the upper Chattooga river and the upper Coosa river, where there is more current and higher oxygen levels. Carolina rigged plastics are working right now, green pumpkin and pumpkin seed, seem to be the dominant colors. Medium to deep running crank baits and 1/2 ounce spinner baits slow rolled are also catching some bass. Top water baits are working fair, early and late, around deeper sea walls. Look for this pattern to hold for the next month or so, unless we get a lot of rain and really put some oxygen back in the water. Weiss Lake always gets a big algae bloom in late summer, which deplete's oxygen from the water and make's the fish very lethargic, so the dog days of late summer can be some of the toughest of the year.

Crappie fishing is poor and the crappie are mainly under the docks and out deep 8-14 feet, on the channel ledges, Night fishing with live minnows with lights on the edges of the old Little River channel is producing some fair crappie. shooting Jiffy Jigs in 1/24 ounce, under docks is still producing some decent crappie fishing. A few Crappie are being caught on minnows from under lights at night off docks.

Striper fishing is fair and they are in fair numbers in Little River and the upper Chattooga River. Little Spring creek is also producing some fish. The canal and the powerhouse lake are also producing some Stripers. Live Shad is the key to catching these fish, flat lines and down lines fished 8-10 feet deep and trolled slowly are producing some great striper fishing.
Catfish are biting good and they are being caught in the flats and coves in 6-10 feet of water on cut shad.





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Mark Collins
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