Striped Bass - Chestatee River Float

The Chestatee River has an epic spring striped bass migration and is one of our favorite spots to target. We fish the section above Lake Lanier, typically floating 8 miles during the spring spawning run, where we catch a mix of striped bass, white bass, shoal bass, spotted bass, and largemouth bass. This is a very technical fishery, suited for advanced anglers. We target these fish using 8wt rods with sink-tip lines and a tippet of about 18 inches of 20lb fluorocarbon. We’ve caught fish up to 40 pounds, so be prepared for a battle! We fish a mix of creek mouths, undercut banks, and deeper holes. This is all subsurface streamer fishing with shad-imitating patterns.