Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – January 27, 2025
- Water Temperature: 43 degrees
- Level: 18 feet
- Clarity: 10 feet
February typically brings our coldest temps of the year. The cold temps will drive fish deep to more stable water temps. This time of year, I tell everyone find the deepest fish you can find and target those fish.
Walleye hate light and love to lay in the deep water pinned to the bottom. Look for small groups of fish or individuals laying on the bottom near bait. A simple jig and minnow, small spoon, or soft plastic fished right in their face will usually draw a bite or two. Walleye can be super picky on color, so switch between a few of your favorites to dial in the bite each day.
As far as area or location this time of year, it doesn’t seem to matter much as long as you’re looking deep, you’ll find a few fish here and there. Unlike most of the year, in February you can sleep in a bit and get started around 9 a.m. vs well before sunrise for the walleye.
You may not see the numbers this time of year, but the size of fish can’t be beat. With the fish feeding up for the spring run nows the time to catch some fatty females before they turn their attention to spawning vs eating.
The spotted bass are schooled up and cruising the 20- to 40-foot depth looking for bait balls to feed on. Spoons or live minnows, shad, or herring will get plenty of bites right now. Another option is fishing the backs of creeks with small swim baits. We are throwing the Cast Prodigy and Echo in the 3″ size on 1/8 or 1/4 oz. jigheads and letting it fall to the bottom then crawling it back on or just off the bottom. It the fish you’re targeting are suspended up high try a 3/8 oz. VMC hammerhead jig and trailer hook with the 3″ Prodigy fished real slow or vertically.




This fishing report is provided by:
Captain Eric Crowley
Lake and Stream Guide Service
706-669-4973
lakeandstreamguideservice@gmail.com