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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained. Heavy stain up in the river. Bass: Good. “Largemouth and spotted bass are going into prespawn,” said guide Paul Parsons. “Look for bass to start moving into feeder creeks to feed on shad with the warming water temperatures. Fishing will be best…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good and getting better. “The largest weights of the year are starting to come to the scales. It has been taking over 20 pounds to win on Tobesofkee the last couple of weeks, with 27 pounds being the biggest weight so far,” said tournament angler…
Sinclair: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 53-60 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Tough. Tournament angler Jim Windham said the fishing was pitiful Saturday, Feb. 23. “I think they’re trying to move up, but they keep getting knocked back by the cold fronts, all this fresh water and the fresh mud,” he said. “We…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. “The fish have been on the beds for a couple of weeks and the major move up will come on the next full moon,” said tournament angler Butch Tucker. “What’s been coming up in the last few weeks have been just some scattered early…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Greg Hildreth said the inshore fishing has been pretty good with the mild temps. “Speckled trout are biting in water depths of 4 to 8 feet and are doing the best with live shrimp under the Billy Bay version of the Low Country Lighting slip-sinker floats. Sight fishing for the redfish has…
Russell: Level: .5 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 to 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear, Rocky River is stained. Bass: Good and improving, according to Trad Whaley. Trad and his dad won the Georgia BAIT tournament Feb. 23 with 13.14 pounds. They caught four keepers on Blade Runners on shoal markers early, then a pair of…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp.: 51-57 degrees. Clarity: Muddy up the creeks and rivers, stained throughout most of the main lake except for clear water in Richland Creek. Bass: Good. Bass are moving into staging areas for the spawn. Main-lake points at the mouths of short pockets and secondary points in the major creeks are…
Nottely: Level: 14.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, but the backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: Good-sized largemouths up to 5 pounds and some spotted bass are hitting flukes on a lead-head jig pulled off the river channel ledges up the lake, said guide Jeremy Seabolt.…
Lanier: Level: 17.7 feet below full pool. Ramps at Tidwell, Shoal Creek, Charleston and Clarks Bridge are open. A rise of 1 foot will open East Bank, Van Pugh, Little Hall and Big Creek. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Fair, and getting better, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The spotted bass have started…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temperature: 49-52 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the Alcovy, fairly clear in the Tussahaw area. Bass: Great. Eric Perkins said March is a great month simply because the fish are shallow. “You can pretty much stay in the 1 to 6 foot range this month,” said Eric. “My…
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