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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 12.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Bill Crompton recently fished with 14-year-old Austin Hopson, and they surprisingly found some fish shallow. “We started out with a 4-lb., 6-oz. fish that I caught on a floating worm,” said Bill. “The next fish was 4-lbs.,…
Chatuge: Level: Down 3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Heath Pack said he has been targeting largemouths at Chatuge by heading into the creeks and the river and fishing a 1/2-oz. jig in brush and laydowns. On a late July trip he caught 10 largemouths, mostly around wood cover. The…
Carters: Level: Down 1 foot below full. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear. Bass: Fair. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle reports plenty of fish in the 25- to 30-foot range on DNR structures and main-lake points and humps. During they day, he says drop shots and jigging spoons work well. “The drop shot…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Start the morning at Burton with topwater baits tied on, said Nathan Lewis. Sammys, Super Flukes and buzzbaits around shoreline cover or cast to breaking fish may catch fish. As the day progresses, slow down with plastic worms in deep brushpiles. Tube baits, a jig…
Blue Ridge: Level: Down 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: The better fishing at Blue Ridge is early and late, said guide Nathan Lewis. “There are some fish breaking early, but they are usually out in the middle of the lake. If you see five or…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Ernie Broughton won the Blackshear Buddies tournament he hosted on July 26, but not many fish were caught. Ernie and his grandson Kris Kavanaugh won with a limit that weighed 11-lbs., 10-ozs. They caught fish on the mid and south ends of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear, with a good shoreline stain on Saturdays because of boat traffic. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the patterns have been inconsistent, and the big fish are still hard to find. It’s been taking about 9 pounds to win his weekly Tuesday-evening…
Allatoona: Level: Down 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, but you’ll need to concentrate on deep offshore structure. “I’m doing a lot of sonar fishing. I haven’t cast at the shoreline in two months,” said guide Mike Bucca. “I’ve been fishing both the drop shot and the spoon almost…
In February, Georgia sportsmen and women were waylaid by the news that WRD had signed a contract with a Missouri-based company to sell hunting and fishing licenses and boater registration online. On top of increased fees, the list of complaints sportsmen have with the new system is substantial. A GON poll showed 95 percent of…
The recent “Teach a Kid to Fish” event hosted by the West Georgia Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the FCA Outdoors of West Georgia at Plant Wansley near Carrollton was a great success. More than 225 kids ages 6 to 14 participated with a total number at the event including parents and volunteers exceeding…
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