Lake Seminole Fishing Reports – December 2020

Seminole: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear in Spring Creek.

Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been excellent with the falling water temperatures as the bass have begun their fall feed. The big largemouth have been feeding heavily on bream, while the schooling bass are feeding on shad. We have been catching bass on a variety of lures from spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs to jerkbaits. A double willowleaf Strike King Premier Plus 1/2-oz. spinnerbait in chartreuse and white has produced very well. This bait works well at fast speeds to generate a reaction strike. The new Strike King Thunder Cricket has been very productive this fall, and I expect it to continue to produce through the winter. It has incredible action to it and a built-in trailer keeper that works great. Jerkbaits have worked well this fall and will continue through December. The key has been working them fast and at a erratic pace. As the water temps continue to drop, slow the pace down. 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.” Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass are on a flipping bite, but this will change with the weather. Crankbaits, Little Georges and jigging spoons on deep bass feeding on bait schools of shad will work.”

Linesides: Guide Paul Tyre reports, “The hybrid and striper annual fall feed will last through January. The hybrids and stripers have been exciting to catch, and we have been averaging over 30 each morning by 10 a.m. When fishing for stripers and hybrids, 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 is ideal for catching big stripers and hybrids on an Alabama rig. It is fast action but 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 Dapper rigged on a Saltwater Assassin jig head.”

Various Species: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Crappie are in 8 to 12 feet of water on minnows, jigs and small jigging spoons. Catfish are in 8 to 15 feet of water on cutbait. Bream, shellcracker and bluegill are in 7 to 10 feet of water on red wigglers and worms. Chain pickerel are on casting spoons, like the Little Cleo. Hybrids and stripers are schooling on bait balls of shad and can be taken on chrome/blue-back Rat-L-Traps and shad-patterned crankbaits. Above Bainbridge on the Flint River, the shoal bass can be taken on a white buzzbaits or shad-pattern crankbaits like a Bandit.”