Weiss Help

[Max]

Hey Folks,

I am running over to Weiss tomorrow. Never been on the lake and thought I would check it out.

Any suggestions on areas, baits etc.....are well appreciated. Also any hazards to avoid.

Thanks in advance!!!

[leapnlineman]

I myself have never fished the lake. But, everyone that has always says that there is a ton of submerged timber and to stay in the main channel until you learn the lake. They say the main channel is well marked and to idle outside of the channel to avoid tearing up your lower unit.

[rhinobait]

I heard little river is good there

[Max]

Thanks!!!
The main channel is marked.....not so sure about good. LOL Having never been there, and not having maps on my electronics, it was a bit challenging to see from one set of markers to the next.
It gets shallow very quickly.

My son and I had a good time.  We didn't set any records, but did some good exploring.

This one, just shy of 3 pounds came from Little River.

[Bob Smith (Porko)]

Just be wary of the semi permanent floaters in the channel. The marker poles are good (green pole downstream, red poles upstream. Little River and Chatuga are marked decently, but none of the creeks are marked worth a heck. With the lake at full pool it is still dangerous to venture outside the marked areas without a decent depth finder, and even then it's dangerous because of unmarked stumps and other debris that gets deposited through high water periods.

Glad you caught a few. We were over there yesterday and caught about 22 fish, biggest about 4 pounds, some in the 1-2 pound range and a number of shorter fish. Totally random it seems. Maybe they are transitioning from spawn to summer, who knows?