Thread: Chattahoochee River/Lake Seminole Report: 21 November

The wife and I set out from Enterprise at 0600 yesterday morning for Trail's End Marina on the Chattahoochee. The day before, made sure all jigs were tied/retied, gas in the boat, snacks and water packed..etc.

This was to be more than a fishing trip. We have only had the boat 10 days and wanted to get out on bigger water to see how it would do. The weather was great - sunny and mid 60's.

What it turned out to be was a learning experience. Current and stiff wind make pushing and pulling jigs a bit more difficult for the newbie. We donated several jigs to the river over the course of the day and my trolling ate two itself

I had some intel from a GA CDC member that fishes the lake a lot. He shared some of the areas he has had recent success which we heeded. We fished tree tops and brush piles in the channel of the Hooch using 1/8 ounce jigs. I put out 6 poles in the front and the wife put 6 out back. Even with "heavy" jigs, the current and wind made it difficult to get the baits down where the fish seemed to be per my HB.

We didn't land a crappie - I had a decent looking fish to the boat that shook the jig, and we caught two small striped bass. Still had a great day spending time with the wife on the water. I have a few pics I'll post later this evening.

Ah OK. One of my old bosses taught there beginning in 2009