Snaggedagaintoobad1 Loc: Georgia

Being such a deep body of water, it's tough to find a bite. Now that is coming from someone who has only a kayak to get around. Which boat launch would put me in a more advantageous position to better locations. I've paddled from Ridgeway to the island before. Lots of paddling and not much fishing. I believe too that just gaining confidence in fishing deeper than I'm used to is a factor also.

orion72 Loc: Southern Maryland

If the fish are in their summer phase and are suspending in deeper waters, you might want to try jigging cc spoons in 1/2oz to 3/4oz. Not sure if you have electronics. If so, you can look for schools on ledges and drop offs. Just another tactic for summer mode.

scaledown72 Loc: North Georgia

There seems to be an information blackout concerning Carters Lake. It baffles me that so little info is shared.
I've posted on the subject recently, talk to guides and other anglers, and read whatever I come across. I've had trouble getting my bait and lures down so deep without tangling up. I am using oar-powered craft like you and have a depth finder on it. That is an indispensible piece of equipment on any reservoir. I am marking fish 30-40 ft.down and put something in front of them, but they rarely will hit. One time when they did hit a jigging spoon, I hooked four and all four got loose. That has never happened to me before. Maybe the stretch of the 4# mono was the cause.
40 feet is shallow on this lake. There are a lot of signals below 40 ft.
I live closest to Ridgeway and go over there for swimming. It should be better fishing than further down lake but that ramp is just too steep, and I have never launched there. It is hard enough to get down and back up for my One Hour swimming workout. JG in Gilmer County

Snaggedagaintoobad1 Loc: Georgia

Yeah,that ramp requires a pitstop when done for the day. It's got fantastic looking waters, I just ain't figured them out. At least it give me reason to keep going back, like today...in a few minutes.. I'm gone...