LAKE SEMINOLE FISHING REPORTS ARCHIVES
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July 11, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing has been fair. Fishing is good early on top water baits and buzz baits. Then use the darker red colors in worms and jigs and shad crank baits are good. The bass are shallow early each morning on grass and grass points mid lake. Down lake use a Shad Rap in #7 sizes in any color and bump the bait across the bottom and use light line. Then go to the points and flats at 10 feet. During the middle of the day head up the river and use big Enticer spinner baits and fish them right on the banks. The Zoom water melon seed lizard and a long 3 foot Carolina rig can draw a few strikes on river ledges but it’s very hot all day.

July 4, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair to good early on double blades buzz baits with an all white skirt. Cast over the grass and hit the pockets. The all white trick worms and gold black back Rapalas on the grass lines in Spring Creek are good. Shad crank baits and jig and pigs in reds and blacks are good. Cast to the grass and work the stumps on the edges of the creeks. Crank baits should be in bone and orange bellies in the creeks on secondary points. Live bass shiners or live lizards on the creek bends and on the river ledges are fair. There is a major feeding period this week right in the middle of the day. The best bet for fishing is to head up the rivers to beat the heat.

June 27, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing has been good and not much has changed since last week. Some anglers are on the lake after dark using black buzz baits and large 10 inch black Culprit worms in the creeks. The river fish have been fair as the current is moving daily with all the up river runoff. Bright large Mann’s crank baits on the sand bars mid river has been fair and dig the bottom with the baits. In the clear creeks, buzz baits and spinner baits along with rats still lures on and over the grass beds will work. June bug worms are fair on the creek sand bars with a light weight. Also, large Senko's in bright colors on a large worm hook with no weight will work as well.

June 20, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and it is best to fish the mid lake creeks early. Then head to the dam and work the lower lake creeks are best. Up the river bass relate to any wood on the river banks and flip a jig or a green shad Zoom u tail worm on a pegged 3/16th ounce sinker. Down lake, bass are in tight schools over the old structure on main lake points at 10 to 14 feet deep. The river is clear also. Later in the day use a large Berkley Power Worm on a Texas rig over the grass lines. Rat L Traps are getting a lot of strikes and the gold baits are the hot color along with red. Floating the Rat on and over the grass beds should work all day over the grass beds. Drop the bait into the grass holes and around wood in the back of the creeks. With warm rain and a few more days’ warm weather, get out the spinner baits and buzz baits.

June 13, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing had settled in for a typical summer pattern. Early go shallow to the grass with a frog or buzz bait and then the main lake ledges. Some bass will be holding right on the edge of the channel ledges. Fishing the deeper grass beds. As the air temperature continues to warm up, the bass will move to the deeper water ledges. Use the large crank baits and the suspending jerk baits with a slow presentation will work. Mid day heat means deep water and the slow moving Carolina rig and a lot of patience. Go to the Down Deep Husky Jerks, DD22 crank baits and Carolina Rigs.

June 6, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 86 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and there is still some top water action. Black buzz baits and black Jitterbugs and very large grubs are fair. Early in the mornings and at dusk in the evenings try a top water jerk bait. Work large spinner baits and buzz baits on the lower lake around the grass beds. Daytime fishing has moved to the river ledges at 12 to 18 feet of water. Large shad and Tennessee shad diving baits and big plastic worms in dark colors on a Texas rig has been fair. It’s really hot during the day on the lake so be prepared to move around to try and keep cool.

May 30, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 86 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is good and there is a great early top water bite. Use buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster. The early morning buzz bait bite is good. The fish seem to be grouping up in certain areas and finding these small concentrations of fish can help load the boat in a hurry. Mann's 20+ crank baits have been working pretty well for me along with Zoom Ol’monster worms. The fish seem to be feeding on and off throughout the day so timing is everything. We have been covering allot of ground lately during a trip, but hopefully with the warmer temps the fish will concentrate up a bite more.

Crappie fishing is fair as they are still shallow in the in the creeks. There are schools tight on brush and they are biting using live minnows. The fish are the next to the creek channels and use live bait.


May 23, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 76 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and the fish are up shallow early and late. Try everything from shallow grass to ledges with crank baits and Carolina rigs. Shad activity in the area can be a big factor for active bites. The water is warming and the fish are starting to migrate out to the main lake ledges. The early morning buzz bait bite is good. The fish seem to be grouping up in certain areas and finding these small concentrations of fish can help load the boat in a hurry. Mann's 20+ crank baits have been working pretty well for me along with Zoom Ol’monster worms. The fish seem to be feeding on and off throughout the day so timing is everything. We have been covering allot of ground lately during a trip, but hopefully with the warmer temps the fish will concentrate up a bite more.

Crappie fishing is fair as they are still shallow in the in the creeks. There are schools tight on brush and they are biting using live minnows. The fish are the next to the creek channels and use live bait.

May 16, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 76 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair on worms and jigs on the trees and docks. In the lower lakes creeks flip docks with a Texas rigged Culprit black shad worm. Use larger worms in dark colors and add the Real Craw scent. Cast to the same spot with several casts. Use a Zoom red shad u tail worm on a Texas rig and work the edges of the grass beds. Also a Lunker Lure gold bladed buzz bait will work all day. Also the 7A Bomber in crawfish or fire tiger colors right on the docks. Up the rivers flip a large worm or spinner baits around the banks and drop them into the cuts under the big trees right on the bank.

Crappie fishing is fair as they are still shallow in the in the creeks. There are schools tight on brush and they are biting using live minnows. The fish are the next to the creek channels and use live bait.

May 9, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 76 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair on worms and jigs on the trees and docks. In the lower lakes creeks flip docks with a Texas rigged Culprit black shad worm. Use larger worms in dark colors and add the Real Craw scent. Cast to the same spot with several casts. Use a Zoom red shad u tail worm on a Texas rig and work the edges of the grass beds. Also a Lunker Lure gold bladed buzz bait will work all day. Also the 7A Bomber in crawfish or fire tiger colors right on the docks. Up the rivers flip a large worm or spinner bait around the banks and drop them into the cuts under the big trees right on the bank.

Crappie fishing is fair as they are still shallow in the creeks. There are schools tight on brush and they are biting using live minnows. The fish are next to the creek channels and use live bait.

April 25, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 72 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass are up early each morning and the grass bite is great. Be sure bait fish and deep water access are close by for the better fish. Use top water baits and Zoom lizards around the grass in several of the creeks on the upper end of the lake. After lunch, use Carolina rigs and slow rolling spinner baits around the secondary points. The fish are moving out to brush piles in 8 to 12 feet where crank baits and Texas rigs were working well. The grass beds mid lake in the creeks have lots of bass and bright Senko’s and trick worms will work. A few fish are still bedding in some of the creeks but mostly buck bass are left guarding the nest. Finding the grass with shad and deep water around will really improve your odds for bigger fish.

April 18, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 72 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is very good and the entire lake is producing some great fishing. Go in the creeks and flip worms and jigs with a plastic Zoom pork style trailer to the grass. Use the darker red colors in all worms and jigs and shad crank baits are fair later in the day. The bass bite better later in the day on the grass lines or the rip rap on bridges. On main lake points work a 3/8th ounce Stanley spinner bait and cast to any stumps. Mid and late day the river bass are biting and use a large black and red Gilraker worm and fish them right on the bank cover. The Zoom water melon seed lizard and a long 3 foot Carolina rig can draw a few strikes on ledges at 10 feet on the main river.

Crappie are shallow on wood and grass lines. There is clear water in the creeks. Use live minnows and jigs and fish the flats in the creeks at 3 to 6 feet.

April 11, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 72 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is good and the fish are shallow on the banks and grass lines. Spinner baits, worms and Culprit lizards are catching the fish. Look on points in the creeks and the grass lines where there is appoint close by as they are holding fish. Flipping worms or jigs around and in heavy brush can draw a strike. The gourd green Zoom u tail worms on a Texas rig is good and work any wood on the banks. Add scent using Jack’s Juice in the garlic flavor and work the lures in the same locations often. Work shallow bright 6A and 7A bombers in and around anything on the bank. In the river use the 3/8 ounce Leverage spinner bait with all gold Colorado blades and cast to the windy banks and around points. This is a run and gun pattern and then worm the same location once are found. On any of the wood on the river banks, use the Shad Raps in the #7 size in shad color right on the bank cover all day.

March 28, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 61 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is good and what can I say about Lake Seminole, it is March and the bass are on the bed all over the lake. Virtually every sandbar has fish on it. If you enjoy sight fishing for bedding bass, head to Lake Seminole and get ready to have a ball. If you don't like sight fishing, I would recommend throwing a Carolina rigged lizard around deeper sand bars (4-8 feet) or slowly fishing a Texas rigged lizard in the same areas. For some flipping action, go up the rivers and flip and pitch black or blue Stanley jigs with a matching plastic Zoom pork style trailer to the docks and heavy bank cover. Use the darker red colors in all worms and lizards and shad crank baits are good casting them right on the banks. Early and late each day, use a bubble gum Zoom trick worm on the wood and even rip rap on bridges. The bass bite better later in the day, on the grass lines or the rip rap on bridges. During the middle of the day, the river bass are fair on a larger Gilraker worm and fish them right on the bank cover. The Zoom Ole Monster water melon seed worm on a Texas rig is hot also.

Crappie fishing is great and all day minnows around wood will work. Live bait is best on main creek brush piles. The night fishing is fair on the bridges and around the lighted boat docks. Minnows will be best at 10 feet.


March 21, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 61 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM  HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is good and the fish are shallow lake wide. Grass beds in the creeks have spawning fish roaming around beds and pink trick worms; white Stick O’s or a Zoom lizard will work. For some flipping action, go up the rivers and flip and pitch black or blue Stanley jigs with a matching plastic Zoom pork style trailer to the docks and heavy bank cover. Use the darker red colors in all worms and lizards and shad crank baits are good casting them right on the banks. Early and late each day, use a bubble gum Zoom trick worm on the wood and even rip rap on bridges. The bass bite better later in the day, on the grass lines or the rip rap on bridges. During the middle of the day, the river bass are fair on a larger Gilraker worm and fish them right on the bank cover. The Zoom Ole Monster water melon seed worm on a Texas rig is hot also.

Crappie fishing is great and all day minnows around wood will work. Live bait is best on main creek brush piles. The night fishing is fair on the bridges and around the lighted boat docks. Minnows will be best at 10 feet.

March 15-16, 2008 Swede
Fished the second of 5 qualifiers at Lake Seminole this weekend - this is a two-day event. Found winds gusting to 30mph on Saturday which forced many of the 43 boats into protected areas of the lake. Water temps found to be mid-60s in back water areas - 66 in area I fished. I fished the Florida side of the lake much of the time and found fishing tougher than it has been. Caught just two keepers each day for about 9 pounds. Partners managed just one fish between them. Caught all my fish on a V&M Pork Shad in a color I have never used before - but seemed to be my ticket to getting bit this weekend - Huckleberry was the color. Winner had 37+ pounds, 2nd had 29+ pounds, and 3rd had 28+ pounds. Predominate winning patterns were bed fishing and flipping matted vegetation. Top daily weights were 19+ pounds each day.

March 14, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM  havefunfishing.com
Bass fishing is good and what can I say about Lake Seminole, it is March and the bass are on the bed all over the lake. Virtually every sandbar has fish on it. If you enjoy sight fishing for bedding bass, head to Lake Seminole and get ready to have a ball. If you don't like sight fishing, I would recommend swimming a paddle tail worm around sand bars or slowly fishing a Texas rigged lizard in the same areas.

March 9, 2008  Swede
Fished club tourney out of Seminole Lodge Sunday - water temps upper 50s at start warming to 60-62 in afternoon. Cold fronts changing the bite daily. Tough for most - 12.09 took first place with 7.58 kicker. 9+ pounds second and only limit of the day. Three of us with 5+ pounds - 12 participants. Much muddy water in the system right now. I fished the Flint and Fish Pond Drain arms for my only two keepers going 5.52. Slowed way down with a V&M black grape ringer to get bit. Water levels are at normal or just above normal pool. Muddy water in much of the system. Temps upper 50s to low 60s depending on time of day. First wave has already spawned out - and moved to deeper water.

March 7, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is barely fair and another cold front is on the way. The best bite is fishing 10 to 12 foot brush piles in the creeks. Use the Rapala DT 16 in fire tiger and chrome Rat-L-Traps just running the banks. These colder temperatures has slowed the migration for bass. Muddy conditions still hamper the deeper bite and the shoreline grass hasn't had a chance to get going yet. Spinner baits and jigs are going to be heavy favorites this week and with a stained lake. Use the chartreuse and white with a Colorado blade will be a good choice.

Crappie have been coming in off the bridges around Pataula & Sandy Creeks are producing some good fish. Shiners tight lined in 12 to 15 feet of should work if the weather cooperates.

February 29, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM  HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and there are some fish on wood and deep grass lines later in the day. Worms on a Texas or a short Carolina rig are fair in greens or smoke colors are fair but fish slowly in and around brush. The down lake fish are biting blue back Shad Raps crank baits on the points and humps. Try the white skirts and silver blades on a Leverage 1/2 ounce spinner baits up the rivers in coves and hit wood on the banks. Small Shad Raps and Bang A Lures in silver and black back on banks and wood has been fair. Cast to the steep banks in the creeks with a Rattlin’ Rouge in the shad or bream color. Spinner baits with willow leaf blades in silver and gold’s on the banks can draw strikes.

Crappie fishing is slow as the stained water and cold nights continue to dominate. A few are being caught while trolling and even a few on live minnows up in the middle of the creeks. The crappie bite has been real slow due to the muddy water but as soon as the water clears a little these fish will be jumping in the boat.

February 15, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM  HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is slow. Watch the water temperatures all day and find the warmest water in the north west coves for any active fish. Any warm up this month should spark the fish to start to the shallows. The fish are on deep creek bends down lake. Mid day spinner baits down lake in the creeks may work but drag the baits slowly over the structure. Use the 1/2 ounce Stanley spinner baits with bright blades. With any sun warming look for the bass to move to the creek channels and points during the day. Use the all black or all brown 1/2 ounce jig and a Pro Pork Trailer by Uncle Josh on the points. After a few days of warm weather look for the crank bait and spinner baits cast on the bank cover and slowly worked to get small strikes.

Crappie fishing is fair and there is clear water in Spring Creek. There are shallow fish at less than 5 feet and use both live minnows and bright jigs. Dip a minnow into the grass holes mid day. Also fish in the creeks on ledges at 7 to 14 feet for the deep fish.

February 8, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is slow. The water is cold and the bass are biting later in the day with a warm up. Stay down lake and use worms and jigs. Fish the humps and points half way to the backs of the creeks. In the mouths of the main lake creeks blue pumpkin Zoom mini lizards. The backs of the lower lake creeks are clear and a use 1/2 ounce Stanley jig in black and blue Zoom pork imitation. The ledges right off the main lake are still good locations to find a schools of fish. But getting them to bite has been tough. Use a large jig with the Uncle Josh trailer and fish this bait just like a jigging spoon.

February 1, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 51 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is slow and Lake Seminole is full and surface temps are running 50-52. The fishing at Lake Seminole is sporadic-which is absolutely typical for this time of year. After 2-3 warm days, the bite really gets good. Only to be followed by a cold front which slows them down. To see just how sporadic the fishing is, you should take a look at the weights brought in during the recent Stren Series tournament. If you are heading to Lake Seminole, I would recommend that you either flip mats with a 1.5 ounce jig; rip a Rattle Trap through outside grass lines; or, Carolina Rig/Drop-Shot the creek channel in Spring creek. But do know this----If we get 5 days for warm weather-LOOK OUT because the fishing at Seminole will EXPLODE.

January 25, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 55 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing is slow with the cold temperatures and runoff. While there are some fish up on the flats, these fish are very unreliable. The most reliable bite is in deeper water staging areas. Grass points out from spawning flats in the 10'-15' depth range have been producing some really nice fish. These fish can be caught on crank baits, Texas rigs, or Carolina rigs. The best crank baits in the cold, clear water are those that have a very tight wiggle. The other good deep water pattern is fishing any of the numerous springs, depressions, or old ponds. These areas offer deeper water and the fish will really stack up in them. There are several ways to catch these fish. If the fish are holding deep out in these areas, a jigging spoon or drop shot is your best bet. A Carolina rig will also catch these fish. If the fish are relating to the grass lines along these edges, a crank bait, suspending jerk baits, lipless crank bait, or Texas rig will do the trick. Look for these areas on or near shallower flats, as they seem to concentrate fish better. There are some fish shallow in the creeks but they are stuck heavily under the grass beds. Zoom Bush Hogs on a pegged Texas rig may work on the grass beds but be sure to use a heavy weight to get though the grass. If there is a warm up this week, get the weights off the baits and look in the sandy areas for small bass to start roaming around. There is little fresh water coming down the rivers but this weekend, all that may change with fresh runoff. Stay down lake to the dam and fish any clearer water with a Zoom all black trick worm and no weight around wood in the creek mouths. Add some scent too.

January 18, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 55 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunFishing.com
Bass fishing has been slow. Expect only a warming trend to get them going. There are some fish shallow in the creeks but they are stuck heavily under the grass beds. Zoom Bush Hogs on a pegged Texas rig may work on the grass beds but be sure to use a heavy weight to get though the grass. When we get a warm up, get the weights off the baits and look in the sandy areas for small bass to start roaming around. Avoid any fresh muddy water and go down lake to the dam and fish any clearer water with a Zoom all black trick worm and no weight around wood in the creek mouths. Add some scent too.

January 11, 2008
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 55 DEGREES 
BY JOE DURHAM HaveFunfishing.com
Bass fishing is fair and a little warm weather will get them going. Spinnerbait’s and crank baits are locating them the best with cranks coming in at number one in production. Medium divers like the shad raps are working under all the toughest conditions this time of year and especially while cranking the ledges mid lake. Use both the suspending and floating models in a variety of colors. On the sunny days start off with the lighter colors and move to darker colors later on in the day or if clouds become present. A few fishermen are reporting larger but fewer bass are being caught while throwing a pig-n-jig in and around heavy cover along deep drops at 14 feet on the river.

December 29, 2007 Jim
I fished yesterday with a couple nice fellows from south Carolina. I started out with high hopes due to my last few trips out but you know how that works. We started on the flats with traps where I'd caught the big one the day before only this time nothing was stirring. I had one fish hung that felt decent but it came off. After a couple hours of that we moved over to the creek and fished what little grass we could find that had the look of holding some fish. We flipped most of the rest of the day with a little tx rigged worming and rattle trapping thrown in but all our fish were caught flipping. We caught nine or ten up to around 4lbs. I lost one more that felt pretty decent and missed a few. One of the other guys broke one off on 20lb mono (I warned him) and missed a couple. The bite was slow, soft and mushy and half the time you'd set the hook then come up with part of your bait or no bait at all on the hook, Unfortunately the other fisherman didn't catch a fish but then he wasn't feeling good and sat it out not fishing quite a bit. I only took two pics because it was wet part of the time and the fish weren't all that great anyway. Water temp was 60-65, the creek was clear and the Flint was slightly stained.

December 28, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN ONE FOOT, CLEAR & 61 DEGREES  
BY JOE DURHAM 229-431-3036
Bass fishing has been off all week. The warm weather usually gets these fish active but this week it’s been off after a cold week of wind and runoff. Expect only a warming trend to get them going. There are some fish shallow in the creeks but they are stuck heavily under the grass beds. Zoom Baby Bush Hogs in green pumpkin on a pegged Texas rig may work on the grass beds but be sure to use a heavy weight to get though the grass. If there is a warm up this week, get the weights off the baits and look in the sandy areas for small bass to start roaming around. A Senko on a swivel rig and a small spilt shot will work on and over grass beds. Try both large bait and a small one.

December 28, 2007  Jim
I was nearly blown off the water today out there. The wind was 20 from the south and my fish were all on the north side of the Flint. I stayed with it till 1:00 before giving it up. Caught six fish and two were good ones.... a 4 and 7.4. The pics make them look small but it's all I could do with the wind howling and my boat bobbing like a cork, lol. Water temp was up to 57 today. I caught one on a tx rig worm, two flippin and three on traps. Stayed down stream today.

December 27, 2007  Jim
What a great day to be on seminole. It finally warmed up although I found the water surface temp had dropped to 54.9. I decided to try traps along the edge of the flats for a couple hours and caught three nice ones before going flippin. Would have thrown traps a little more but my wrist was sore from jerking grass and I wanted to flip . As you can see the quality was up today. I think i caught fourteen and my smallest fish was 2lbs. I mostly just missed fish all afternoon. The flippin bite was very soft and mushy.

December 15, 2007 Jim

I took this picture to try to show that it doesn't take a big bass to give you trouble pulling one up out of 16-18ft of hydrilla. In fact the bigger fish seem to bust through better than the 1-3lbers. What you see just under the fish is my rake covered in grass which I used to dig this one out. I could not pull this fish out with 65lb pound braid and an XH flipping stick. Well on second thought I might possibly have pulled it out but I've torn off so many lately that I thought it might be good for the fish and my ego if I started thinning the grass a bit once I get them close to the surface. With this one I just pulled grass and fish up in one ball. If you look closely you can see the hydrilla just below the surface. The grass is extremely tough and stringy this time of year on Seminole and a lot of fish have been buried in it. I never use a net but from now on I'll carry my rake. It'll be a lot easier on me and the fish that way

December 14, 2007 Jim
I was out yesterday trying to get in one more day of fishing before the storms and cold air blows in. I caught nothing to brag about on size but weighed four that went 3-31/2, three or four 2's and I touched a 5. I lost the 5 while holding my rod between my knees and my garden rake in one hand while trying to reach down in the mat and lip the fish with the other I had to slow down and downsize compared to the way I've been fishing to get bit. It was foggy all morning then overcast all day with no wind at all and quite a few gnats. A pretty good day to be out in my little skiff with all of it's five horsepower except that I couldn't blow the gnats off. I launched at Sealy and stayed below Sealy all day flippin down sized weights and creatures.

December 13, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN 2.5 FEET, CLEAR & 71  
BY JOE DURHAM
Largemouth bass fishing is slow. The fish are on deep creek bends down lake. After a few days of warm weather look for the crank bait and spinner baits cast on the bank cover and slowly worked to get small strikes. Watch the water temperatures all day and find the warmest water in the north west coves for any active fish. Any warm up next month should spark the fish to start to the shallows. Mid day spinner baits down lake in the creeks may work but drag the baits slowly over the structure. Use the 1/2 ounce Stanley spinner baits with bright blades. With any sun warming look for the bass to move to the creek channels and points during the day. Use the all black or all brown Denny Brauer Rattle Back 1/2 ounce jig and a Pro Pork Trailer by Uncle Josh on the points.

December 12, 2007  Jim
Our best five averaged over 3lbs. We caught a couple smaller ones. Look for heavy grass that has minnows working the surface and don't be afraid to pitch pretty far back in there because that's where they are.... better have 65lb braid because you'll break anything less tying to pull a fish through We had a lot of bites that were nowhere near the edge but they're tough to catch with the grass as thick and stringy as it is on top since the coots have been working it and the water level has dropped. A rake will be handy to have in the boat and I'll have one with me from now on. The fish seem to be schooled up when you find them so work the area thoroughly when you get a bite.

December 11, 2007  Jim
We had another beautiful winter day on Seminole today. It started out a little cool and foggy but ended up quite warm for December. The gnats ran us off from one area but we found another spot where they weren't bad. Ended up with 22 fish counting the little ones which were much fewer today them last time. I'd guess we had over 12 keepers with one just under 4 and one over then a couple 3's and several 2's if I remember correctly if not maybe Bruce will refresh my memory. Once again we caught them flipping creatures on Spring Creek between Sealy and the old powerhouse.

December 8, 2007  Jim
Speaking of big fish......I'm quite sure I lost a big fish late in the day. I pitched into the grass as I'd done a thousand times already, hit bottom and lifted my rod tip just enough to check for weight as I always do and felt solid dead weight as if hung on bottom or a big fish. I suspected it was a fish and called it to Bruce but I'm not one who swings at anything so I lifted again a little harder and nothing moved ,twitched or bumped. On my third try she nudged me just a little and I set the hook hard bowing my flippin rod pretty good. Had her on and felt like a real solid hookset but half way up through the mat she came off. In case you're wondering we've been getting a lot of those pressure bites so you really have to be careful or you'll pull it right out of their mouth. The good part of that is the fish buried in the mats usually hold on to your bait a long time.

December 5, 2007  Bruce
My two buddies from Indiana and I were out on the lake again today. This was their last day to fish before they head back north to the snow in Indiana. We caught 21 today mostly by flipping the grass. Big fish was 5.4 with a 4.0 and 3.9 behind it. Several in the 2-3# range. Probably 6 of the 21 were small fish. Jim put me on the pattern we used today so I thank him. He makes me look like I know what I am doing when my friends come to visit, lol.

December 5, 2007  Jim
Found some more good flippin grass further up the creek and caught five from it with baby brush hawgs on 65lb test . It was a little better day than last time even though I still caught nothing over 3lbs. At least I caught most of what bit with total of nine. Bruce has been out every day since Sunday fishing with a couple friends from Indiana. After he convinced them to flip they had a pretty good day yesterday although it sounded like they missed many because they had never flipped before. It's been a little cold here too but there's no snow on the mountains yet I'm fishing with Bruce again Friday and will take some Seminole pics for you.

November 28, 2007  Jim
Fishing was still pretty slow for me yesterday. I could have caught a few more but had to settle for four fish because I couldn't remember how to set the hook with a tx rig on 10lb test mono Caught one around 2lbs on a sb another around 3lbs on a cb, one smaller flipping and another 2lber on a tx rigged zoom speed craw. the ones I should have caught were in the wood around 18-22ft deep in the creek. It was just one of those days when I missed more than what I caught. My flippin bite was gone and the grass is going so I'm starting to learn how to fish all over again Water surface temp was 59-62 and it was cool and breezy all morning. The lake is full and the water clear.

November 23, 2007  Jim
Had another cold day on Seminole yesterday fishing with Jason . If the north wind hadn't blown all day it would have felt much warmer out there. It looked like the water level was dropping which may be the reason we couldn't catch them along the flats on the river or maybe it was just too cold for those shallow fish. We ended up fishing the creek most of the day caught 7 or 8 bass but our biggest not counting the big mudfish was only 3lbs. Hopefully we'll get back out again soon under better circumstances. All our fish were caught in the deeper grass lines between Sealy and Big Jim's on creatures.

November 19, 2007  Jim
I got on the lake as the sun was coming up this morning and found the weather much nicer than Friday. I quickly found out that my early morning shallow fish had duck hunters guarding them. They'd set up their blinds in two different areas I wanted to fish but I wasn't about to argue so I moved around here and there trying different spots and different lures and couldn't get a bite. Finally I couldn't stand it any longer and went looking for some decent flippin grass that the coots hadn't tore up and that had no hunters on it I found a few clumps out on the river that I was sure held some fish and missed my first two in a row. Within the next thirty minutes I caught five from that same small area. It's already getting hard to find the good mats that aren't shredded but when you do and if there's bait present there's fish there also.  I ended the day at 3:30 having caught 16. I intentionally didn't weigh any and only took two pics so I could keep count this time Besides the big one and the one that I almost didn't get in the in the picture they were all in the 1.5-3lb range and all caught flippin and pitchin green creature baits . Big fish was caught on spring creek just above Rattlesnake pt.

November 16, 2007 Jim
After the blizzard that rolled through yesterday I had low expectations as I left the dock this morning but I guess I fooled myself. The cold front must have put a few more good fish in the grass. Never mind the attractive attire that would scare charles Manson to death I was trying to stay warm I tried weighing them and keeping track in my head for awhile but that was not a good idea. Big fish was 5/15 and was my first fish, caught on a rattle trap. Caught all the rest flippin. I had another one that was 5/8, one just under 4 and a 4/15 then a few 3-31/2's and some 2's. The smallest fish I caught today was an even 1lber. Lost tract of the numbers but 15- 20 would be in the ball park.

November 12, 2007 Ken & Jim
We did have a great time even though the gnats tried to choke us to death. I think that I am still finding them in my ears. Well my middle finger on my left hand is just starting to get feeling back after setting hooks all day with my flipping stick. We caught all but 3 of our fish flipping, with a total of around 14-15 fish caught from 1-6lbs. Jim and I each caught a 6lber and a 5lber, he had a 4 and we both had several 3s and some smaller ones mixed in for good measure. This was most likely my last trip before I head overseas for 6 months and I could not have asked for a better day of fishing with a better friend. I had a great time catching and talking and we did lots of both from sun up to sundown. Jim thanks for another great fishing trip. All our fish were relating to grass, the 3 we caught early 2 on a fluke and 1 on a SB were caught over the grass and the rest were deep in the grass from 4ft to 17ft. All the grass (hydrilla) we were fishing was topped out at the surface. Water temps started at 60 and were up to 65 by late in the day. It did get a little slow from around 1:00 to 3:00. Flipping rigs with 3/4-1oz tungston weights and creature baits. Mine was a Bitter Special in green pumkin.

November 5, 2007 Jim T
Got on the water around 6:30 with Bruce this morning and right away he landed a 41/2 on a sb near the Indian mounds . From there we moved out to the river and fished the main channel grass before we moved over toward Seminole lodge where we also caught nothing. At the bottom of the Hooch Bruce picked up another small one on a sb while I was flippin mats but that was all we could do. On our way back to the creek I noticed the water was moving around the buoys and suggested we check the old river channel grass. I'm glad I did because I caught a 3+ on sb on my third cast which made me feel just a little better. Once we decided no more bites were to be had there we moved back to the creek and hit a couple honey holes where we caught five more including another 3+ flippin craws. We sure did cover a lot more water than we normally do but the way fishing has been recently I felt we did ok. Our best five fish were in the 13-14lb range which is not huge but that was good enough compared to our last day out. In any case I always enjoy being on Seminole.

November 4, 2007 Talk Around the Lodge
Water temp 68.5 Some were catching keepers on plastic in 7'-12' Topwater bites have been good first thing in the morning and coming on again at dusk
Bream being caught on wigglers and Big Reds along the shoreline

November 2, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is difficult. FLW Outdoors had a recent BFL regional that was dominated by anglers fishing for shoal bass. For those of you who are going to the lake, top water baits around grass beds can produce some bites. Buzz Baits, Spooks, and Pop-Rs all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either watermelon seed or green pumpkin or some other clear water color.

October 24, 2007 Jim
Fishing was terrible today. It was cold and windy and there was nothing I could find that they wanted. I caught four but they were all small. Today was the last practice day for the BFL guys. I keep thinking it's Feb with all the tournament boats out lately.

October 18, 2007  Jim
It was a good day to be on Seminole but then any day is if you ask me. My only regret is that I was getting most of the bites and when Bruce got one his 30lb braid would break. It's guaranteed he won't have that light line when he returns in ten days. Most of our fish were caught before 1:00 but there was still a bite to be had at 3:00 when we left. Big fish was 6.4lbs, must be a bunch of 6's right now. Neither of us did any counting this time but we caught several (a few more than ten I'm sure) and the quality was up to Seminole standards again.  We forgot to mention that my first fish this morning was caught on a Ghostbait's Frogzilla. Thanks again Jim for making some great frogs. The second fish before the ten minute topwater bite ended was a 11/2 lb crappie caught on a Super Spook (not the little one) and I was walking it pretty darn fast too.

October 13, 2007 Jim
Saturday Bruce had a great morning catching eleven total with around 16lbs and another 6lb big fish on a sb. Today was quite a bit harder. We started off with one on a sb and one on topwater then they disappeared. We persisted on and caught three more by flipping the green stuff and another on a c-rig then we headed over to Wingate's to gas up Bruce's boat. While over there we decided what the heck might as well fish a little while we're here and we caught two more flippin and one on a sb. Only 9-10 pounds today but at least we caught nine fish with a couple fat 3's among them which is better than some days we've seen. I think fishing will pick up again later this week as the clouds continue to roll in. One more other tidbit I almost forgot that could affect fishing is I noticed the water level had dropped over the weekend. Couldn't tell if it was still dropping today or not.

October 11, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has started to change some. However, the primary things haven't changed. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, Spooks, and Pop-Rs all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color. If we could get some cooler weather, the fishing would improve substantially.

October 10, 2007 Jim
This morning we started with topwater and lost one fish then I picked up a small keeper on a worm. From then until lunch time it was awful slow and right when we thought we'd not get another bite we hit a good stretch or they just decided to eat and we boated nine more in an hour or so. Big fish was a 6.2 on the digital scales. We left around 3:00 because they'd knocked off again and we couldn't buy another bite. I reckon we had around 15lbs about the same as last trip only less bites and a couple more fish today. We stayed on the tm, fished slow and only cranked up the big motor for one short move. In other words we kept our baits wet.

October 8, 2007  Ken
Fished Seminole today and caught one about 4lbs on a frog in the grass. My partner caught 3 a 4lber and two about 2lbs each. We did a lot of running and looking today. 2 fish came off of flipping and I broke one off on 50lb braid.

October 5, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has started to change some. However, the primary things haven't changed. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, Spooks, and Pop-Rs all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color. If we could get some cooler weather, the fishing would improve substantially.

October 1, 2007
The early topwater bite wasn't there. Rex had only one good blow up on a frog and I got one around 3 1/2 on my spinning rod with a white fluke on our first stop. We wormed and flipped a bunch of grass off Sealy with no results then moved out to the lake. By now the wind was pretty strong making it tough to keep the boat in position and fish it the way we wanted. We caught three on worms before giving up and heading into cypress pond where we didn't get a bite so we headed back out to the creek. We flipped in and wormed around a bunch of grass outside Big Jim's but had no takers. We finally found two keepers flippin further down the creek just before loading up around 3:30. I'd guess we only had around 10- 11lbs but if not for the wind......well, you know they've been wanting it slow and with little weight lately which is kinda hard to do when the wind is blowing 18-20 out on the open water. Rich was back out with a buddy Thursday and caught a nice 9lber on a worm. They had around 19lbs and no wind with plenty of gnats.

September 27, 2007  Jim
Got back out with Rich today and found three hungry for frogs between 6.30-7.00 then things went dead until around 12.30 when we finally found a very slow worm bite and caught twelve more. No big ones but they were very fat and strong pullers. Our best five was 12-13lbs which isn't great fishing but it's a big improvement. The lake level is real good, the water is clear with surface temps 79-80 and the grass is bright green if you pull some off the bottom. All our fish were caught on the lower creek and the main lake from grass 5-7ft deep falling off to 12-16ft. Just one pic because I was busy working all day trying to get bit. My best advice on Seminole for now would be to fish hard and ride a whole lot less. I think they are starting to come around some, should get better once we lose this full moon. All the ones we caught in the 2-3lb range were very fat and healthy from eating around midnight. I'll be fishing some more before you.  Keep it wet.

September 22, 2007 Jim
Met up with a friend of mine at Wingate's this morning. Fishing was tough same as it has been last few trips out lately. We worked the river pretty hard around Wingate's area for one fish and one missed bite then we motored through the cut and fished a LOT of really nice deep grass edges along the creek channel for two more and another missed fish. Around 3:30 we saw the rain coming across the river and decided to call it a day. Once we got back to Wingate's flats it had cleared so after a short discussion we decided to give them 15 minutes more. We were both glad we did after Dick caught fish number four. The ONLY bites we had today were flipping baby brush hawgs in the grass and believe me when I say they were extremely tough. During a brief conversation inside Wingates we were told that no one was catching them and many weren't even getting a bite. I spoke up and declared that the fish must be biting at night. My answer was that so and so launched at dark the other night and caught around 27lbs. From what I've experienced lately I do believe it. The few we have have caught are nice and fat and it's no wonder with the amount of baitfish in the grass. They aren't lacking for chow. I'd guess we had around 9lbs today. It sure was a nice day out with a little extra wind and very little boat traffic for a Sat. The grass is mostly to the surface all the way out past the set of poles after the leaning pole or nearly out to the channel where the markers run close in on that side. We fished it today with frogs, sb, buzzbait and worms then flipped the edges. Only caught two and missed one flippin along there. The grasslines are perfect for flippin over on the creek imo but just two fish caught over there also. Fishin's been tough.

September 21, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, Spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either watermelon seed or green pumpkin or some other clear water color.

September 18, 2007 Jim
I was honored with an invitation to fish with Rich Mulder in his new Skeeter yesterday. Rich is an Air Force Ranger just a few weeks away from being back in Iraq. Once again fishing on Seminole was difficult. After I spoke briefly with Jack we left Wingate's canal in the dark and shut down just past the leaning pole where we started fishing. It wasn't long before I had the first fish (a two pounder) hit my sb then Rich caught a 3.5 soon after also on a sb. As you can see in the picture it wasn't even good daylight yet and we probably should have gone home then, lol. We missed a couple, caught one more and a big Jack in the area then tried a couple dry holes farther down river before heading down to the dam. I caught a small one and missed another with a green worm off the first hump and after trying two more with no bites we ran up toward Manmade and fished grass along the river channel. It's really looking good along there but we only managed one fish that got off while flipping mats so we ran back to the creek and fished around the Rattlesnake area before calling it a day around 4:30. While we were loading a couple locals were just launching. One of them made the remark that the only time they're catching anything is just before dark. Seems to me the fish may be feeding at night right now but then what do I know.

September 12, 2007 Jim
I made it out this morning hoping to find the fishing had picked up some. Well it hasn't. I should have known when I caught a 4lb catfish on my third cast with a sb. I fished all the way around Sealy flats at depths from four to twenty six feet and never got a bite. Started out with a buzz and sb, then crankbaits, then Tx rigged worms and grubs, then I flipped mats with BB brush hawgs & ended up with a C-rig and DD22 in the timber. Left at noon with not the first bite. Just one of those days I guess.

September 7-14, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, Spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either watermelon seed or green pumpkin or some other clear water color.

August 30, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 85 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color.

August 23, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 89 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color.

August 21, 2007 Swede
Launched out of Spring Creek Resort for this tourney. Monte and Becky had a family reunion gathering at their place (Seminole Lodge) and they had all the rooms taken. Fishing was slowwwwwww. My partner won the tourney with 5.77 pounds and 3 fish. Second had 2.79 pounds. Can't ever remember a tourney on Seminole taking so little to win. I got skunked there for the first time in many moons.  Big fish was 3.20 on a frog in slop. Them fish were in a definite no bite mood. The hydrilla gnats really were not too bad this trip. Water temps in the low 90s were found most places - I guess we should have looked for more current - but none to be found.

August 17, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 89 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color.

August 2, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole has not changed much over the past few weeks. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole you know that this is normal. Fishing top water baits around grass beds can produce some exciting action. Buzz baits, spooks, and Pop-R’s all work well. Be sure to fish any grassy points or indentations. Once the sun rises the fishing is rather slow. I recommend flipping matted hydrilla with a Zoom Ol' Monster worm or fishing ledges in the rivers and Spring Creek with a Carolina rig. Most of the lake is clear, so your plastics need to be either Watermelon Seed or Green Pumpkin or some other clear water color.

July 27, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is what I would call typical for Lake Seminole, with some unbelievable top water action. Buzz baits and Spooks on grass lines near ledges and channels are producing some wonderful fish. When the sun is up, Texas rigs, Jigs, and Carolina rigs on the edges of grass lines can produce some fish. I recommend at 10 inch worm fished slowly. A good friend of mine and I were able to catch several nice keepers last week. The best five weighed just over 23 pounds with most of the fish coming on top water and then a few being caught on grass lines after the sun was up. The Carolina rig on main lake ledges can be good, but that bite is somewhat sporadic. Soft plastics in the green pumpkin, green shad or red bug are working mid day till dark. Once the grass mats up a little more, a grass rat or frog will work during the middle of the day

July 19, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 89 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
 Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is what I would call typical for Lake Seminole, with some unbelievable top water action. Buzz baits and Spooks on grass lines near ledges and channels are producing some wonderful fish. When the sun is up, Texas rigs, Jigs, and Carolina rigs on the edges of grass lines can produce some fish. I recommend at 10 inch worm fished slowly. A good friend of mine and I were able to catch several nice keepers last week. The best five weighed just over 23 pounds with most of the fish coming on top water and then a few being caught on grass lines after the sun was up. The Carolina rig on main lake ledges can be good, but that bite is somewhat sporadic. Soft plastics in the green pumpkin, green shad or red bug are working mid day till dark. Once the grass mats up a little more, a grass rat or frog will work during the middle of the day.

July 13, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 90 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM  
 Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is what I would call typical for Lake Seminole , with some unbelievable top water action. Buzz baits and Spooks on grass lines near ledges and channels are producing some wonderful fish. When the sun is up, Texas rigs and Carolina rigs on the edges of grass lines can produce some fish. I recommend at 10 inch worm fished slowly. A good friend of mine and I were able to catch 9 nice keepers last week. The best five weighed just over 26 pounds with most of the fish coming on top water and then a few being caught on grass lines after the sun was up. The Carolina rig and main lake ledges are good. Almost all the fish are taking plastics but try a white buzz bait any time of the day. Soft plastics in the green pumpkin, green shad or red bug are working mid day till dark. A grass rat on the edges has been working when the sun is straight up. Work the bait just like a Zara Spook and walk the baits on the edges with an extra rattle in the bait.

July 8, 2007 Ken
I fished the Paradise Buddy team classic this weekend with my partner. It was very hot and the fishing was still tough. We managed to squeek out 12.05 lbs on Sat to win first place and a 5.05 lb'er to take big bass honors. The top 5 from Sat stayed and fished today for the big money. We only managed to get 5lbs total today with 3 fish for 4th place out of 5 but it was a great time none the less and we got some money to boot. We caught our big fish on Zara Spooks. After the sun got up we slowed down and went to throwing Senko's in my favorite color to the trees in 20+ feet of water . The water is very warm 80's. The water is up from what we saw last weekend and I spotted some water hyacinths along the bank but they are still surrounded by hydrilla hopefully they will continue to grow and we will have something to flip soon.

July 6, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is still strong and recent tournament winning weights are averaging 23+ pounds. In the mornings buzz baits and Pop R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

Information provided my MyFWC.com July 2007 - September 2007
As water temperatures continue to climb, good fishing opportunities will begin to decline. Larger striped bass and sunshine bass will seek refuge in springs (which are closed to fishing May 1 to November 1) and cool water creeks to survive the hot summer. Smaller hybrids and stripers will school in the lower lake, especially near the dam where there is some water flow. Watch for birds working schools of shad and cast spoons or diving plugs to gamefish feeding beneath the baitfish, or work poppers and surface plugs near the bait. If you are on the water early or late, fish the flats for largemouth bass. The Cornfield and the Man-Made-Island may be good areas to try on the Chattahoochee side, or try the flats near Fishpond Drain and Spring Creek on the Flint side. Many largemouth bass will be moving to deeper water during the summer, so fish vertically along the channels with spoons, jigs, or worms. Work the lure up and down along the edge, especially where there is a wall of hydrilla right up to the channel. Bream and shellcracker will continue to bed sporadically through the summer, particularly around the full moon each month. However, look for panfish to also move toward deeper water as the summer progresses. Beat the summertime heat by fly fishing for bream along deep banks after dark using glow bugs. The best action will be around the new moon or on overcast nights.

June 30, 2007 Jim
Got back out on the creek for half the day yesterday. I'm not sure what's going on with the creek but it's sure fishing different than I expect. Caught six keepers above Big Jim's from 1-3lbs and they were all pretty deep. Had to fish light and real slow with worms for a bite. Not exactly what I like to do but oh well. Saw quite a few boats come out of Big Jim's readying for weekend tourneys. I know it was hot out there on Friday. I figured conditions were about right for flippin but I had no takers. All the fish seem to be on the bottom in deep water even though the baitfish are up shallow. I'm pretty sure you could have caught a limit and fished 18- 20 feet deep with weightless Senkos.

June 29, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is still STRONG…Especially in the mornings. Buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

June 25, 2007 Jim
I got in half a day on the creek before a nasty thunderstorm scared me off the water around 1:00. From what I saw the fish appeared to be down pretty deep even though there were a lot of baitfish up in the grass. I fished about 50% in the grass and 50% along the creek ledges. Missed one fish flippin grass and one that felt large about 22 ft deep. Ended up catching four nothing special keepers totaling around 8-9lbs from deep water.

June 22, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 80 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is still STRONG…Especially in the mornings. Buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. Meet When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

June 15, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 81 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is still STRONG…Especially in the mornings. Buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. Meet When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

June 08, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is still STRONG…Especially in the mornings. Buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. Meet When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek. I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

June 2-3, 2007 Kevin "Swede" Oleen
Fished the Florida Federation Nation 2-day out of Seminole Lodge Sat/Sun. Got paired with two very good boaters - enjoyed fishing with both very much. Wind and mist were with us all day Saturday as the tropical storm passed to the east. Everyone found places to fish out of the wind. Fished spring creek most of the day getting 5 keepers going 9.67 to lead co-anglers. Boater leading day 1 had 10+ pounds. Fished spring creek again today and got another 5 going 9.70 pounds to collect the win on the co-angler side with 19.37 pounds for the two days. Boater winner was my first day partner - weighed largest sack of the tourney today going 14.16 pounds and had a total weight of 23+ pounds. Fished watermelon and black grape plastics and a Bandit CB both days. The CB was more effective and the morning bite better than afternoon. Water had slight stain in spring creek.

June 1, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
 Fishing on Lake Seminole is still STRONG…Especially in the mornings. Buzz baits and Pop-R’s around hydrilla are producing lots of quality fish. When you get in the right area, the fishing can be fast and furious. When the sun gets up, get ready to slow down and head to the ledges and grass lines in the mouth of Spring Creek.
I recommend a Carolina rig with a zoom watermelon seed lizard or a Zoom Ol’ Monster.

May 25, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing is great. As I have mentioned over the past few reports, the topwater action at Seminole is FANTASTIC. Buzz baits, spooks and Pop R's over hydrilla is really producing some wonderful fishing. In addition I was surprised to learn that there are still some quality fish spawning on the main lake sand bars. If you miss the topwater bite I would tie on a Carolina rig with a Zoom lizard watermelon seed or green pumpkin and I would Carolina Rig sandbars and breaks in the 6 to 10 foot range.

May 19, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 79 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM 
Bass fishing is great. As I have mentioned over the past few reports, the topwater action at Seminole is FANTASTIC. Buzz baits, spooks and Pop R's over hydrilla is really producing some wonderful fishing. In addition I was surprised to learn that there are still some quality fish spawning on the main lake sand bars. If you miss the topwater bite I would tie on a Carolina rig with a Zoom lizard watermelon seed or green pumpkin and I would Carolina Rig sandbars and breaks in the 6 to 10 foot range. The big fish are still biting at Seminole, as it took a five fish limit weighing over 24 lbs to win a local tournament on Saturday.
Crappie are trying to bite as the lake settles and live bait under the lights is the best bet.

May 10, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is really hit or miss but the top water bite is fantastic. If you enjoy top water fishing buzz baits, Pop-R's and Zara Spooks can get you lots of action on Seminole. However, once the sun gets up, fishing gets quite a bit tougher. I am having some luck throwing crank baits and Carolina rigs on shallow humps and ledges. I have found that if you work your bait right down the grass line, you can catch quite a few fish. However, the fish seem to be moving quite a bit and aren't consistently on any particular ledge for more than a day.

May 4, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing on Lake Seminole is really hit or miss but the top water bite is fantastic. If you enjoy top water fishing buzz baits, Pop-R's and Zara Spooks can get you lots of action on Seminole. However, once the sun gets up, fishing gets quite a bit tougher. I am having some luck throwing crank baits and Carolina rigs on shallow humps and ledges. I have found that if you work your bait right down the grass line, you can catch quite a few fish. However, the fish seem to be moving quite a bit and aren't consistently on any particular ledge for more than a day.

May 3, 2007 Jim
Met up with a new fishing friend at River Junction on the lower Flint side and shot straight across the river in his great little 25 Mariner powered fishing boat to our first stop at the end off Sealy boat run. After an hour or so in that area with no bites I suggested we look at the lower end of the creek to see how the grass has developed. I hadn't been out for about a month and was a little out of touch. Anyway I didn't think the grass was ready for flipping yet so we ran up the creek just past Sealy and fished the left hand side off the boat run. I think we caught two or three keepers there before we headed up toward the rattlesnake area. We were in fact just off Rattlesnake pt when Morgan pointed out a huge school of something busting on the top across the creek. We both debated if it was worth trying to get there in time and finally we gave in when they kept it going. Naturally we got there just in time for the action to be over but Morgan managed to get two nice hybrids to come back up and eat his buzzbait. They wouldn't touch the #5 Shad Rap I was throwing which I thought a little odd. We fished in that area awhile without a bump from anything then moved up to Big Jim's area where we caught a few more keepers all on worms off the deeper grass edges near wood. Next we made a small move further up and fished the creek channel edge in about 18ft trying for a bigger fish but only got two or three of the same size keepers we'd been catching. So...from there we tried running up the creek above the Reynoldsville landing where I knew of some floating mats we could try flippin only to discover they'd been sprayed heavily and everything up that way looked yucky. We didn't stay and we ended up back down on the creek channel just out from the cut still hitting the deep stuff trying for a big fish but that was not to be. We ended the day with 15 keepers in the 11/2 - 21/2lb range, a couple hybrids and a couple dinks. We missed a few bites which I figured were just dinks since they all pulled the worm down or nipped the tail off. All our fish were in the 12-18ft zone and all were caught on worms, mostly green ones. The water is down again, actually closer to where I like it to be. The lower water level makes fishing the wood so much easier but running through the fire break.......well let me just say don't do it right now in a big boat. We rubbed bottom in Morgans small boat going through. Even though we couldn't catch the quality fish it was great getting out, catching a few and meeting another good bass fisher. I look forward to doing it again sometime.

April 27, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing is good and much like last weeks report, the dominant pattern on Lake Seminole is sight fishing, worming, and top water fishing. Lots of people are catching fish swimming worms and jigs in grass close to the sandbars. If you like to throw a Carolina rig, now is a good time to fish making lake sandbars with a Carolina rig, as the fish are now starting to spawn on the main lake bars. A 6 inch Zoom lizard in Watermelon Seed and Green Pumpkin are tough to colors to beat. For sight fishing, white tubes and white lizards are always good choices. Expect these patterns to hold steady for about another month or so. If you are looking for a place to catch an 8lb+ fish, SEMINOLE IS THE PLACE TO BE.

April 24, 2007 Ronnie
I had a short fishing day yesterday but had some success. There was no current on the river so I moved to protected water. I was surprised at how fast the hydrilla has grown. The place was packed full of 2 to 3 lb bass in very shallow water and they were feeding like mad. Water was very clear and quite a bit of sandy bottom really brightened the shallows up. I caught fish on trick worms, frogs, spinnerbaits, and swimm senko.

April 17, 2007 Ronnie
The Hooch was terribly muddy so I left the river and moved south to the Lake. Lake wasn't as bad. I hear the Ga side looks very good. After today, my new favorite shallow water plastic bait is a Swimming Senko. I caught 5 really nice fish today. Lost 3. Water temp was 65 and up about a foot.

April 13, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing is good and much like last weeks report, the dominant pattern on Lake Seminole is sight fishing, worming and top water fishing. Lots of people are catching fish swimming worms and jigs in grass close to the sandbars. If you like to throw a Carolina rig, now is a good time to fish main lake sandbars with a Carolina rig, as the fish are now starting to spawn on the main lake bars. 6inch lizard in Watermelon Seed and Green Pumpkin are tough to colors to beat. For sight fishing, white tubes and white lizards are always good choices. Expect these patterns to hold steady for about another month or so. If you are looking for a place to catch an 8lb+ fish, SEMINOLE IS THE PLACE TO BE.

April 6, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 73 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Much like last weeks report, the dominant pattern on Lake Seminole is sight fishing. However. the top water is ALIVE. If you have ever been on Seminole when the top water bite is on, you know how much fun it can be. At this time, I think the majority of fish have finished spawning. With that being said, there are still plenty of fish left to spawn. If you like to throw a Carolina rig, now is a good time to fish making lake sandbars with a Carolina rig, as the fish are now starting to spawn on the main lake bars. Although you can't see these fish, they are spawning on these bars. 6inch lizard in Watermelon Seed and Green Pumpkin are tough to colors to beat. For sight fishing, white tubes and white lizards are always good choices. Expect these patterns to hold steady for about another month or so. If you are looking for a place to catch an 8lb+ fish, SEMINOLE IS THE PLACE TO BE.

March 30, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 63 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing is very good and much like last weeks report, the dominant pattern on Lake Seminole is sight fishing. However, over the past weekend, the top water bite begin to come alive. If you have ever been on Seminole when the top water bite is on, you know how much fun it can be. Lots of people are catching fish swimming worms and jigs in grass close to the sandbars. If you like to throw a Carolina rig, now is a good time to fish making lake sand bars with a Carolina rig, as the fish are now starting to spawn on the main lake bars and a 6 inch lizard in Watermelon Seed and Green Pumpkin are tough to colors to beat. For sight fishing, white tubes and white lizards are always good choices. Expect these patterns to hold steady for about another month or so. If you are looking for a place to catch an 8 pound+ fish, SEMINOLE IS THE PLACE TO BE.

March 27, 2007 Jim T
I spent a beautiful Tuesday on the lake with my buddy Bruce today. We fished a bunch of unproductive water from 2-15ft with a little bit of everything and could not get a bite. Around noon I decided it was time to sit down and break out the watermelon Senkos. I ended up catching five, unforunately Bruce never got a bite even though he was fishing the same bait, same rig I was. Anyway I caught my fish out on the Flint side of the flats with the boat sitting on 12ft fishing into shallow grass around 3-5ft with weightless Watermelon Senko on 14lb flourocarbon. Total around 12lbs +. Big fish was also the skinniest fish. The rest of them were stuffed full of shad.

March 25, 2007  Keven "Swede" Oleen
Fished the Florida Federation Nation NW Regional Qualifier out of Seminole Lodge Saturday. My draw partner just happened to be the same guy I rode over with. Rolled in on our first spot - I through a weightless V&M Chopstik - and on cast four or five I hooked up with my first keeper of the day. An hour later I hooked up with keeper number two. That was it for the day. Partner got two that went 4.70, I got two that went 4.60. Fish were in 2-3 feet of water around grass and pads on Florida side of Seminole. 20 pounds took the angler title and 8+ took coangler title. Winning stringer came from the Flint side off beds.

March 24, 2007 Ronnie
Found the bass in a protected area that had some extremely shallow water. If no one caught fish this weekend it's probably because you didn't fish shallow enough. We saw numerous bass (decent size bass) in water less than 1 foot deep. Many of the largest fish totally ignored our bait, and us. We caught 6 bass. I fished the front of the boat with fluorocarbon, my wife fished the back with braided 20# with trickworm and split shot.

March 23, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 63 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
Bass fishing is fair to good and much like last weeks report, the dominant pattern on Lake Seminole is sight fishing. The cold front this past weekend knocked the fish back somewhat. However, I was on the lake yesterday and saw plenty of fish. Over the past weekend, despite the tough conditions (cold front and high winds) it still took five fish weighing in at over 20 pounds to win. I was able to catch several fish swimming worms and jigs in grass close to the sandbars. If you like to throw a Carolina rig, now is a good time to fish main lake sandbars with a Carolina rig, as the fish are still holding in approximately 6ft, right where the grass meets the sand 6 inch lizard in watermelon seed and green pumpkin are tough to colors to beat. For sight fishing, white tubes and white lizards are always good choices. Expect these patterns to hold steady for about another month or so.

March 22, 2007  Ronnie
Fish have moved shallow but they are small.  Most fish I caught were small bucks.  Largest fish was about 5 lb.  Best 5 would be around 15 lbs.  Lizard was the bait.  All the tails were in perfect condition.  River was 62 degrees.  It was a beautiful day to be out.  The southerly wind was a bit stronger than the weather man said.  I switched from braided to florocarbon for some unknown reason.  I broke my largest fish off. 
I was thankful for the day of fishing.

March 22, 2007 Jim T
Back out on the creek with my friend Bruce today. The water is looking much better but the fish still seem a bit lock jawed from all the lures they've seen lately. We hit a lot of areas up and down the creek but it seemed to be one of those days where every time we made a move we'd catch one fish then nothing until we moved again. We ended up with seven fish...... one on a sb, three on traps, one on C-rig and two flipping. Best five today were guestimated at 11lbs. I'm pretty sure I won the weirdness award by catching three shad then one of those slippery silver toothy mouthed snakes on my LC pointer. Forgot the proper name for those things that resemble a needle fish but are bigger. Maybe I never knew to begin with but I've always called them snakes

March 18, 2007 Kevin "Swede" Oleen
Lake Seminole's first wave of spawners has come and gone. The second wave has not yet went shallow. Fished two tourneys out of Seminole Lodge Sat/Sun - Panhandle Tourney Trail on Saturday and Miracle Strip Bass Club tourney on Sunday. My partner and I only weighed three fish (4lbs 8ozs) Saturday. Fished up the Chattahoochee - water temps around 60 - warmer in pockets and coves. Wind howled most of the day (25mph) - bite suffered through cold front pushing through. 18 pounds weighed by winning team. Worms were the only thing we were able to get a bite on. Same partner for our club tourney today. Fished in Fish Pond Drain most of the day. I put five in the boat today weighing 7.27 pounds for second place. Winner had about a pound more. Fish came out of shallow water (3 ft or less) as the wind had died and the sun came out and started warming the water. In the afternoon - we saw many bass cruising around. flukes were the ticket today - partner got his 2 fish on a worm.

March 17, 2007 Jim T
The wind was really bad. We caught a 4 and 5 1/2 out on the flats before giving up and heading up into Decatur lake where we got a couple more 3's and a couple 1 1/2's. Our fish came on sb, jerk bait and flipping baby brush hawgs.

March 16, 2007
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 60 DEGREES
BY JOE DURHAM
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Lake Seminole is clear and the fishing is HOT. For those of you who are familiar with Seminole in March, you know what that means, fish the sandbars. At this time, fish can be found spawning all over the lake. Tube Jigs and Texas rigged lizards are good choices The sandbars in Spring Creek are loaded with nice fish. If sight fishing isn't your specialty, use both the Texas rigged and or Carolina rigged plastics on the deeper sandbars. Ideally these bars will be in 4 to 6 feet. Both the Flint and Spring Creek are loaded with this type of sandbar. As always, you can always catch some nice fish on the edge of the hydrilla. Although the cranking' bite has slowed down some, you can still catch some nice fish. To demonstrate the strength of Lake Seminole, recent tournament winning weights have been in excess of 25 lbs (5 fish).

March 11, 2007 Ken S
I fished Fri Sat and Sun, I was practicing on Fri for our club tournament, and fishing the TX on Sat and Sun. Sat was really good for me I caught a limit and was able to cull by 1:00. My big fish was 8.03 and I had 16.04 for my total weight. The big one was in 10ft of water. I got 3 on a Seminole Green Senko including the 8lber, and the others I pulled off of beds with a white tube. There were lots of buck bass on the beds getting ready for the ladies. I didn't see any big ones up yet but I did hear of some from the other guys fishing. Spring Creek is very muddy, and it is starting to muddy up the flats. I found fish on the beds on Fri that I couldn't see on Sat because it had muddied up so badly. I did make it over to the Flint and it is not bad just a little dirty. Today I was only able to catch 3 all were on the Senko and holding close to wood on the sand. Had a total weight today of 5.11 total tournament weight of 22.13 if my math is correct. There were some good fish taken out of the Hooch by other members. It seems that the fish are biting on that side of the lake as well.

March 9, 2007 Ken Sturdivant, Have Fun Fishing
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 60 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair to good and the bass are now on the move. Try working spinnerbait’s in the shallows along with crank baits. Shad Raps is a favorite this time of the year and the Glass Shad Raps will also work. Be sure to try the Senko with a 4/0 Mustad hook in Jun Bug and let it sink and hop it slowly around grass beds and grass lines. With the water showing a little color, the black glass color is really working. Fish the coves and secondary points up in the creeks and rivers and make several casts to each location. Crawdad and perch colors in the DT6's is another good choice while throwing cranks. The cold front that is passing through the area will probably move the bass back off the banks a little but they can still be caught with Husky Jerks and DT10's along with number seven and eight Shad Raps. A gold black back #9 Rapala will also be a good choice this week and let it die on the surface with only an occasional twitch of the rod.

March 7, 2007 Jim T
Got out today to test my boat and do a little fishing. The creek is a muddy mess above Rattlesnake and the Flint looks the same along the flats. Caught one on a paddle tail and one flipping then lost one on a trap in the morning and then I couldn't catch anything. I was down to fishing my desperation rig (#5 shad rap on 8lb test) when I finally gave up and went looking to see if any are bedding. I saw several small ones on beds. It was a nice day to be out even if the water was muddy every where I wanted to fish. Water temperature was 64-66

March 3, 2007 Ken from Georgia
Fished a buddy tournament Sat. The water looks alot better than it did 3 weeks ago. I stayed in Spring Creek all day. It is clearing up some, the north end is pretty dirty still and there was some muddy water coming out of Decatur lake. The south end is pretty clear especially on the flats. We caught 5 fish nothing big, 9.9lbs total. I think that it took around 13lbs to win. We caught 4 fish on reaction baits on the flats early and then ran up Spring Creek to catch our fifth flipping mats. Just couldn't get any big ones. There were numerous reports at the weigh in of bass on the beds. We didn't see any but we were not looking for those fish anyway. Water temps on the creek were 51-56 degrees. We have another tournament next weekend hopefully the weather will not mess up the fishing this week. Good Luck and have fun.

March 2, 2007, Ken Sturdivant, Have Fun Fishing  
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 60 DEGREES
Bass fishing is picking up as the full moon starts making it way in this week. The bass are trying to move shallow. The fish are ready to bed fish and pre spawn fish are best in the pockets off the Flint River in the clear water. Look in Spring Creek above the gates. All the fish will react to floating worms and lizards and pink has been very good. The tubes will work for the bigger fish. In a week the fishing should get even better with trick worms and top water. Trick worms and Zoom frogs over shallow grass and sand areas will get strikes Some top water will get started this week and Pop R’s and Zara Spooks will work.
Shad and bream colors are best.
Crappie fishing is good and the fish are relating to the creek bends and wood close to the creek mouths. Fish in the creeks on ledges at 4 to 7 feet and minnows are hard to beat.

March 3, 2007 Fishin Chat at Seminole Lodge
Report from the local guys out fishing today. With the full moon and warmer temps this week, fish are definitely on the beds, finding them up the Hooch in the weedy areas and the shallow flats on the Flint. Will be curious to see if the cold front coming in will cool temps down enough to make them move off again. Water level is up and muddy from the rain a couple of days ago.

February 23, 2007  Ronnie
I managed to get in a few hours at Lake Seminole Friday afternoon. It was beautiful out there. Crappie fishermen everywhere. Bass fishermen running up and down the river. Had a pretty strong northerly wind most of the time I was there. I was fortunate to catch 4 bass, all in water less than 3 feet, on the windy bank. Normally, I would expect the fish to be out of the North wind but today that north wind was almost 70 degrees and the windy bank was at least 3 degrees warmer than the north bank. It was great to finally be back out there.

February 23, 2007 Ken Sturdivant, Have Fun Fishing
LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR & 55 DEGREES
Bass fishing is fair. The fish are starting to head to sand flats and gravel areas as well as on some wood. There are still some fish on deep grass lines all day. Small #5 Shad Raps and 7 inch Bang A Lures both in silver and black back on banks and wood has been fair. Cast to the steep banks in the creeks with a Rattlin’ Rouge in the shad or bream color. Spinner baits with willow leaf blades in silver and gold’s on the banks can draw strikes. Zoom u tail worms on a Texas or a short Carolina rig are fair in greens or smoke colors are fair but fish slowly in and around brush. The down lake fish are biting blue back Shad Raps crank baits on the points and humps. Try the white skirts and silver blades on a Leverage 1/2 ounce spinner baits up the rivers in coves and hit wood on the banks.
Crappie fishing is slow as the muddy water and cold nights continue to dominate Georgia . A few are being caught while trolling and even a few on live minnows up in the bigger creeks off of docks. The crappie bite has been real slow due to the muddy water but as soon as the water clears a little these fish will be jumping in the boat.

February 20, 2007 Lake Seminole Fishing Report
By Jim, Georgia
Got out the creek today with Bruce to see if we could break in his new flippin rod. We started out around 10:00 and fished reaction baits on the flats for two hours without a reaction so we tried flipping in the afternoon. I missed the first fish then hung one that felt decent but it got off. Thank goodness Bruce came through with this nice 5lber or we would have been skunked. The water is still very high but at least the creek is clearing. Surface temp was 52 early and 55 when we left. We still need a few warm days and nights to get them right again.

February 16, 2007 Lake Seminole Fishing Report
By Jim, Georgia
Got out on the lake yesterday afternoon for what turned out to be a cold boat ride. The water level is still up with surface temps running 50-51 on the Hooch, 51-54 on the creek and lower Flint river side. The water is still stained in the creek, the Flint and lake but surprisingly clear on the lower end of the Hooch in comparison. The fish are NOT biting but that's no surprise. In four hours of flippin and throwing cranks and rattle traps I managed one bite on a trap and it got off.

January 29, 2007  Jim
The water temp continues to fall. Was it ever COOOOLD out there this morning. We both had ice forming on our lines and plugging up the first guide early. We saw water temp as low as 51 and barely 55 later in the day. Only a couple dinks this morning then mid day I missed one that felt heavy then caught a 5+. We moved out of the area to another similar spot where my partner missed a good thump then I set the hook on a 6.14. We spent the rest of the afternoon moving around and never caught another fish.

January 15, 2007  Jim
Couldn't get them to bite much today. Water temp 59-62 and stained. Fished the same areas along the flats where I caught fish Fri plus a few more. Ended up with six fish on sb, fluke and crankbait and only three were keepers in the 2-2.5 range. Left the lake at 2:30.

January 12, 2007  Jim
Had another great day on Seminole today. I was able to get out on the flats. The water is stained and surface temp has dropped a few degrees but still holding at 57-59. I caught fish today on sb, jerkbait and traps in 4-10 feet. Ended up with thirteen with best five around 19lbs.

January 8, 2007  Jim
Got on the creek around 8:30 this morning and found a cold wind blowing out of the north so I decided to go with reaction baits. When I lifted my seat I found I'd left all my crankbaits and all my spinner baits at home, lol. After digging around a bit I found a #8 Risto rap and a 1/2 oz Rattle trap so that's what I fished with. Ended up with fourteen keepers from 2 to 5 3/4lbs. Had one over five and two over five and a half with best five @ 23-24lbs. Most were caught on the Risto Rap in the 10-14ft range. Surface temp was 59-61 degrees.

January 4, 2007  Jim
What a strange day it was today. It started out kind of misty then the fog set in early and I was in it all day. I don't think the fish cared for it too much because fishing was very slow. Started on the flats hoping to catch a couple big ones off the sand but didn't get a bite so I figured the weather kept them deep. After a couple hours I moved back into the creek and caught four keepers on tx and c-rig worms. Best fish was just under four pounds caught on watermelon Yamamoto worm c-rigged 22 ft deep. Caught the other three by fishing light and slow with the texas rig just off the grass. Surface temp was 58 and the water is high and rising.

December 1, 2006  Ronnie
Fished the northern lake for a few hours Thursday. Caught 6 fish with the largest only being maybe 2.5. Had strong current all day. River was down close to 6 inches but is now on its way back up. River was 58 degrees. Protected water 63 degrees. Caught fish on white spinnerbait.

December 31, 2006  Jim
We had a pretty good day catching around ten or eleven keepers in the 1.5 - 4lb range. Our Big fish was caught along the flat's on the Flint river side and weighed 4lb 12 oz . We caught the rest off a ledge in the creek above Rattlesnake on crankbaits and Carolina rigged worms. Our best five weighed 14lbs in my estimation. The water temp was running 57-58 degrees a foot high and the fish were biting a little better than yesterday. It was another really nice day to share with good company on beautiful lake Seminole.

December 18, 2006  Jim
Got back out on the creek today and found the flipping bite is mostly gone and so is the best grass. Caught four between 1.5 and 2lbs dragging a worm on mostly clean bottom around 18-20 ft deep outside the grass and three flipping in the grass. Big fish today was caught flipping and was just under 4lbs. Water temp was 58 so I figured they'd be biting better than they were.

December 13, 2006  Jim
Got a late start Sat because it was so cold. The water surface temp stayed below 55 all day and the fishing was tough. I got my two predicted bites and missed both of them. Monday was a LOT warmer. Water temp started out 54.6 but reached 57 in the afternoon. Fishing was still slow but at least I wasn't skunked. Caught one around 11/2 and two 2 lbers and missed one more. I tried c-rig and deep cranks out in the wood with no bites so I stayed on the grass. The coots are tearing up the grass at alarming speed. I guess it's about time to dig out the jerk baits, spinnerbaits and rattletraps.

December 6, 2006  Ken & Jim
The water in Spring Creek is clear and around 60 degrees. The Flint is stained and 58 degrees. We didn't fish the Hooch. Only one fish we caught came over on the Flint side it was on a crankbait. All the other fish came off grass in Spring Creek, pitching soft plastics. The fish today had to hold the bait for a long time, if you set the hook right away you would just pull it out. It was like they had to taste it before they would take it good. All the fish were very healthy and couple were very fat like they were holding eggs.

November 29, 2006  Jim
Well three days of warm weather did make a difference. Only problem was the little fish were biting. I caught 14  and a couple over 3lbs. It was slow in the morning but once the grass warmed up the minnows started moving and the little guys were biting. The water level has dropped since Sat which could have run the quality fish out into open water. I tried dragging a c-rig and threw a DD22 through deep timber awhile today but no takers so I went back to flippin. It was a nice day to be on the water.

November 25, 2006  Ken & Jim
We flipped most all day with very few bites. Jim went from a 1oz sinker all the way down to a 3/4 oz and he was even throwing 30 instead of 50 lb test with a 6in ring worm. I think that you could call that finesse for Seminole. We fished Spring Creek and then went up the Hooch. They have sprayed most of the water hyacinths and lily pads it looks pretty bare up the Hooch. We didn't get any bites on the Hooch so we went back into Spring Creek. We finally got on a solid pattern of fishing rocks in the shade and put one fish in the boat. Tough day on Seminole today, I think that we went through every color soft plastic that we had. Hooch is pretty stained, Spring Creek is still clear and we had current most of the day on both.

November 23, 2006  Jim
Fishing was slow as I expected after two days of wind and cold. I had to resort to my finesse rig today which consisted of a 3/4 oz weight instead of the usual 1oz.  Caught seven and all but these three were just a pound something. I missed four because they were just so dadgum hard to hook and keep hooked. It was a beautiful day to be on the lake and there were a few other die hard fishermen out there besides me.

October 13, 2006  Ronnie
Started the day shallow, off the river. My only company on the river was the airboat that was spraying vegetation. That always makes for a good fishing day. The only fish I caught was a 7.5 lber out in the river in 16 feet of water on a trickworm with 3/16 weight.

September 27, 2006  Ronnie
I fished Lake Seminole Tuesday afternoon. I fished the upper part of the lake. Water was a little lower than recent but there was current all afternoon. Water temp in river was 80. I caught 6 fish, 5 were keepers. All were small. No real pattern at all. I tried other things but only caught with trickworn and 3/16 weight.

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