Lanier Lights Up with Fall Bass & Striper Bite - Lake Fishing Report for November 6th, 2025

Artificial Lure here with your fresh-off-the-dock Lake Lanier fishing report for November 6th, 2025, where North Georgia’s fall colors are matched only by the bite. Let’s get right into what’s making the lake light up this week. Sunrise today was at 6:58 AM and sunset will be 5:35 PM, giving us solid daylight hours to get into that pre-winter action. Weather’s come through warm and pleasant—expect highs in the upper 70s, peaking to around 82–83°F by mid-afternoon, with some light winds under 5 mph and scattered clouds. Mild nights cool the water, and this combo is classic for activating both the bass and striper bite on the Lanier main lake and around the creek mouths, according to forecasts from Gilmer Memorial Airport and PredictWind. Lake Lanier’s water temp is still in the upper 60s, with clarity reported as good and the lake sitting about 5 feet below full pool, as Georgia Outdoor News shared just this morning. Tidal swings don’t affect us here—Lanier’s a reservoir—but moon phase matters, and with the full moon just behind us, fish are feeding strong in low light, especially overnight into those first rays. The fall bite has truly kicked in. Spotted bass are the star right now, fired up and chasing shad across main-lake points, humps, and around brush piles in 20 to 35 feet. Early mornings, you’ll see active schooling—fan-cast those points with a topwater walking bait like a Sammy or Skitter Walk for violent strikes, or switch to a fluke when they’re a bit more finicky. Later in the day, dropping a shaky head or a drop shot down to brush—especially off Chestatee Bay and around Two Mile Creek—has filled plenty of livewells this week, with Georgia Outdoor News reporting both quality and numbers. Striper action is ramping up, too. With cooler surface temps, main-lake pockets from Browns Bridge up towards Gainesville are holding good fish. Freelining blueback herring remains your best ticket, but don’t sleep on flatline trolling with a 5–7 inch paddle tail or a white bucktail jig, especially right at dawn or dusk. Reports from local guides have seen stripers in the 8–15 pound range landed in the last few days, mostly early and late. Best lures right now? For spotted bass: - **Topwater walking baits** at sunrise and sunset - **Swimbaits** (3–5 inch shad patterns) - **Jigs** in green pumpkin or brown - **Drop shot rigs** with morning dawn Roboworms For stripers: - **Live bluebacks** on free lines - **White bucktail jigs** or small swimbaits for artificials Catfish are still getting caught after dark along rocky banks and around the main river channel using cut bait or stink baits. As for hot spots, you want to check out the mouth of Bald Ridge Creek and the stretches around Six Mile Creek—these areas have been especially productive for both spots and stripers, according to multiple recent tournament recaps and guide trip logs out of Port Royale and Little Hall. Fish activity has been strong, and with water dropping slightly, fish are rela This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.