Captain Josh Crappie fishing on Lake Lanier

08/14/2026

07/17/2026

Day one iCAST 2026
Left the house at 4:00am got to the show 500 miles away walked 3 miles inside the building all day got to bed at 9pm now to do it in reverse tomorrow.

07/09/2026

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is by Captain Josh Thornton 770 530 6493 Lake Lanier crappie fishing is excellent the water temperature is 87 The Crappie are moving to deep brush. The fish we are catching are in 20-30 foot of water. The large schools of fish up shallow are not producing big numbers the smaller groups off to the sides of the school or a little deeper are the ones that we are catching The jig color I used almost exclusively this week was D2 D dark green over chartreuse inch and a quarter soft plastic . For your best fishing experience consider using the following equipment: a one piece ACC Crappie Stix rod and reel paired with 4 or 6 pound test K9 line with a Atx lure company jig. Further optimizing your efforts with a Garmin LiveScope. To schedule your guided Lake Lanier crappie fishing trip, please contact Captain Josh Thornton at 770-530-6493.

07/08/2026

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is by Captain Josh Thornton 770 530 6493 Lake Lanier crappie fishing is excellent the water temperature is 87 The Crappie are moving to deep brush.. the fish we are catching are in 15-25 foot of water. Large fish are away from or at the out side edges of the large schools of fish. The jig color of Choice is translucent and gold . For your best fishing experience consider using the following equipment: a one piece ACC Crappie Stix rod and reel paired with 4 or 6 pound test K9 line with a Atx lure company jig. Further optimizing your efforts with a Garmin LiveScope. To schedule your guided Lake Lanier crappie fishing trip, please contact Captain Josh Thornton at 770-530-6493.

07/08/2026

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is by Captain Josh Thornton 770 530 6493 Lake Lanier crappie fishing is excellent the water temperatures are in the mid 70s The Crappie are moving to the summer patterns . Most of the fish we are catching are suspended in 10-15 foot or less of water. Large fish are away from or at the out side edges of the large schools you see under docks suspended around 10-15 . Look for small groups or individual fish for your best chance of landing a trophy. The jig color of Choice is dark green over chartreuse and for the first time in a long time minnows are working over brush piles.. For your best fishing experience consider using the following equipment: a one piece ACC Crappie Stix rod and reel paired with 4 or 6 pound test K9 line with a Atx lure company jig. Further optimizing your efforts with a Garmin LiveScope. To schedule your guided Lake Lanier crappie fishing trip, please contact Captain Josh Thornton at 770-530-6493.

07/08/2026

We had a great time fishing this morning with military veterans.
Thanks the volunteer captains and the lunch sponsors. 5 boats 17 people total

07/02/2026

This Lake Lanier Crappie report is by Captain Josh Thornton 770 530 6493 Lake Lanier crappie fishing is excellent the water temperature is 87 The Crappie are moving to deep brush.. the fish we are catching are in 15-25 foot of water. Large fish are away from or at the out side edges of the large schools of fish. The jig color of Choice is translucent and gold . For your best fishing experience consider using the following equipment: a one piece ACC Crappie Stix rod and reel paired with 4 or 6 pound test K9 line with a Atx lure company jig. Further optimizing your efforts with a Garmin LiveScope. To schedule your guided Lake Lanier crappie fishing trip, please contact Captain Josh Thornton at 770-530-6493.

06/18/2026

We have had several people ask for a way to make donations to the organization so here’s a Venmo link.
Any donations will go towards our monthly small group Fishing Events. If you would like to be a sponsor and listed on our website please reach out directly.
Thank you.

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