Monthly Report
Lake Lanier Fishing Report – October 2026
Jeff Blair Striper GuidesUpdated
October on Lake Lanier: striped bass on every trip and spotted bass often. The lake went from 1,064.1 to 1,062.8 ft.
October on Lake Lanier
- In the photos
- Striped bass on every trip · spotted bass often
- Guides out
- Alex Vasquez and Terry O'Shaughnessy
- Start times
- Mostly early morning, 6:30 to 8:30 AM, with the occasional midday trip
- Air temperature
- 43–81°F at the start of trips (Gainesville airport)
- Lake level
- 1,064.1 ft on Oct 1 → 1,062.8 ft on Oct 31 (6.9 → 8.2 ft below full pool), USGS
How this report is made: built automatically from our guides’ trip photos, NOAA weather stations and the USGS lake gauge.
Fish in trip photos
AI-assisted identifications from trip photos. Photos do not establish total catches or catch frequency.
Standout days
A few of the days that stood out in October.
Sunday, October 11Morning trip with Terry O'Shaughnessy: striped bass in the photos.Read the trip recap →
Saturday, October 31Morning trip with Alex Vasquez: striped bass, spotted bass and channel catfish in the photos.Read the trip recap →
Monday, October 5Morning trip with Alex Vasquez: striped bass and channel catfish in the photos.Read the trip recap →
Photos from October
What November usually looks like on Lake Lanier
See the month-by-month guide on our Lake Lanier fishing seasons page.