Georgetown Lake Fishing Report

Tip of the Week Stillwater conditions at Georgetown are starting to settle in.The trout are tracking the warmer water in the shallows looking for easy meals. Keep a sharp eye on the wind as the fish will be sitting where all the food is piling up. Put your casts right where shallow flats drop abruptly into deeper weed lines. Keep an eye out in the mornings and evenings for the Traveling Sedge hatch!  

***Open third Saturday in May through March 31, except for the South and East shoreline area which is only open July 1 through March 31. South and East shoreline areas described as follows: all waters from the shore or within 100 yards of shore in the area extending from a point 200 yards west of Lakeside at Georgetown Marina (along the shore, including all of Stuart Mill Bay)***

7 Day Outlook Up at Georgetown, there is a Winter Storm warning starting Saturday to Monday. Temps will be in the low 40s with a mix of rain and snow over the weekend. Looking into next week the temps will warm up into the 50s and with some rain.

Best Techniques Indicator fishing is still the top producer. Suspend a local chironomid pattern or a balanced leech under an indicator, letting the surface chop provide all the natural movement. If the lake has more of an aggressive chop strip a damselfly nymph or woolly bugger across the deep drop-offs. Be on the lookout for the Travelling Sedge in the morning and in the evening. Skate Goddard Caddis or a smaller Chubby Chernobyl to imitate those bugs.

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