Quote Originally Posted by mdnitrdr
I agree on the toughness. My son and I put in at the Holly Grove ramp (back in the standing timber) and we fished minnows around many of the standing trees. Nothing but catfish. We spent Sunday on the lake fishing plastic worms and topwater for bass. I landed one bass and two bream. He landed one bream on a rooster tail.

But, so far, I don't have the experience necessary on the lake to find anything. Just looking for advice from someone who fishes it regularly.

DNR website says that crappie fishing is only fair due to the food supply. That's hard to believe when you look at this lake with all the standing timber, etc.

When I bought my boat (last month), I specifically built it so I could fish Juliette. It's a Carolina Skiff with a 25 Yamaha four stroke.

With all the grass in the lake, and with us pretty much striking out, I'm wondering if I should have gotten a bigger motor and concentrated more on other lakes. It sure is peaceful though on Juliette. No jet skis, no huge power boats, etc. At most, sailboats on Sunday, but they don't venture off of the main portion of the lake.
It is a great lake, but I think the majority of the problem is in fact all that standing timber providing the fish with so many areas to hide. It is VERY tough to even find them!!! That I believe is the problem. Too many hiding places. But, a very nice lake and like you said very peaceful. But, I knew that I wouldn't be spending much time on that lake for that very reason, it being so tough. So, I got a bigger engine and spend most of my time on Oconee or Sinclair.