Lake Seminole Fishing Report – December 2021

Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear in Spring Creek, while the Flint and Chattahoochee arms have a good stain.

Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been very productive this fall. We have been catching bass on a variety of lures from spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs to jerkbaits. A 1/2-oz. double willowleaf War Eagle spinnerbait in chartreuse and white has produced very well. This bait works well at fast speeds to generate a reaction strike. The Untamed Tackle swim jig has been very productive this fall, and I expect it to continue to produce all the way into spring. This bait has a built-in quad trailer keeper that works! Jerkbaits have worked well this fall—the key has been working them fast and at an erratic pace. The Strike King KVD jerkbait in the 200 Series and the 300 Series in any shad color has worked well. The Strike KVD Series is one of my favorite jerkbaits because of its castability and action when worked at a fast erratic pace.” Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Bass are schooling on baitfish in 6 to 12 feet of water. Most schooling lures will work. Shallow crankbaits, metal lures such as the Little George, Silver Buddy, Cotton Cordell’s Gay Blade, Heddon’s Sonar are working. On the surface, a Zara Spook is a good choice. For below the surface, fish spoons or Rat-L-Traps. Expect a few jackfish in the bag. An Alabama rig is good this time of year. With the coming of cold weather, I expect the fish to move deeper following the bait to thermoclines in the water or to spring-fed areas. On the coldest of days, they may suspend above the bottom. This will make jigging spoons, Carolina rigs, drop shooting and vertical jigging a Little George come into play. You will catch larger fish on a Carolina rig than a drop shot. A drop shot will yield numbers of fish. On jigging spoons, I change the hook to a softer freshwater treble hook from the saltwater hooks that come on it. I remove the treble hook that stands out by itself and fish with two hooks in the treble. This eliminates 75% of the hang-ups. I use 10- to 12-lb. test Trilene XT green on my Hopkins jigging spoons.”

Linesides: “The hybrids and stripers are starting their annual fall feed, and it will last through January,” said guide Paul Tyre. “The hybrids and stripers have been exciting to catch, and we have been averaging over 30 each morning. When fishing for linesides, the right action rod and a 6.3:1 gear ratio reel is important. I prefer a Temple Fork Outfitters rod in the Professional  Series. It’s a 7-6 heavy-action rod, and it is ideal for catching big stripers and hybrids on an Alabama rig. It is fast action, but it is moderate enough to handle the strong surges that you get when fighting big hybrids and stripers. On the business end of A-rigs, I prefer the Bass Assassin 4- and 5-inch Die Dappers rigged on a Saltwater Assassin jig head.”

Various Fish: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Shellcracker, redbreasts, bluegill and warmouth are in 8 to 10 feet of water on worms and red wigglers. Catfish  are in 8 to 12 feet of water  on minnows, worms and cutbait. Crappie are in 8 to 15 feet of water on minnows, Hal-Flys and Beetle Spins on the edges of grasslines. Hybrids and stripers are schooling on baitfish in 7 to 12 feet of water on blue/chrome Rat-L-Traps and shad-pattern crankbaits.”