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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on main lake; stained up the creeks. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said there is a good deep-water bite going on right now, and that everything is happening out on the main lake. Look for mayfly hatches on main-lake bushes early and…
Seminole: Level: Down 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Slow. Guide Mike Sloan said the fishing has slowed dramatically with the warm water temperatures. It took just 13 pounds to win a recent tournament out of Wingate’s Lunker Lodge. There is still a decent morning and evening topwater bite…
Saltwater: Inshore: Very good. “The weather has been hot, and so has the fishing action,” said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “The inshore fishing for trout and reds has been very good around the sounds and on the beaches. Shrimp has been the bait of choice in depths of 3 to 6 feet. It seems to be…
Paradise PFA: Level: Lakes are 12 to 18 inches below full pool. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 36-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair, according to area manager Charles West. Try fishing topwater baits during early morning periods. Switch to crankbaits by mid morning and concentrate on the deeper water down to about 6…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain except for clear in Richland Creek. Bass: Good. The best bite has been relatively shallow in 6 to 8 feet of water. Early, there is still a topwater bite worth fishing. Use a Pop-R or Rico along rip-rap, seawalls and blowdowns. As the sun gets…
Nottely: Level: Down 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Heath Pack won a mid July Tuesday-night tournament by pitching a jig to blowdowns. “I’m using a 1/2-oz. Jewel jig in green-pumpkin orange,” said Heath. “Usually the fish hit the jig on the fall. If they don’t they will follow it…
Lanier: Level: Down 15.8 feet below full pool. The lake is dropping each week, but not at the rate it was last month. A lot of the ramps are closing. Web users can go to <http://lanier.sam.usace.army.mil/BoatRampElevations.htm> for ramp info. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Spotted Bass: Fair. “Fishing has slowed a bit as the…
Jackson: Level: Down 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear with a 2 foot-visibility. Bass: Early morning and late evening are best, and midday can be real tough, according to Aaron Batson. “Look on seawalls early in the day very near to deep water,” said Aaron. “Try a buzzbait or topwater…
Hartwell: Level: Down 12 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: The main lake and the rivers are clear; the backs of the creeks are a good fishing color. Bass: Bass fishing has been fair the past few weeks, according to Hartwell guide Josh Fowler. “I am still catching fish, but you have to…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Major creeks have some stain. Bass: Good. Guide Billy Darby said the typical ledge bite was tough until he was tipped off on a very deep pattern by a friend. Hydrilla is getting thick on anything shallower than about 14 feet, and…
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