Lake Burton Fishing Report – August 2022

Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear.

Bass: Guide Tyler Clore, of Georgia Cast & Blast, reports, “We have been catching schooling fish early in the mornings on white Super Flukes and herring-colored Spro jerkbaits. As you get closer to lunch, I skip the white Flukes under the boat houses. We also have been catching fish in brush around 20 feet deep. You can throw a shaky-head finesse worm around the brush or move right over the structure and use a drop-shot rig. I prefer the hand-poured plastic worms for the drop shot. We usually have the best luck with the green pumpkin or watermelon seed colors.” 

Perch: Guide Tyler Clore, of Georgia Cast & Blast, “The dog days of summer also mark when the perch bite really fires up on the lake. We target the grass flats from 12 to 20 feet deep. We have been using a drop-shot rig with a live minnow. Once you have located a school of perch, you can keep your boat over them and catch high numbers. Don’t be surprised after catching a few perch if you hook into a bass. It’s not uncommon to hook a perch, then have a bass grab the perch that you are hooked up with.”  

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