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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Light stain except for clear in Richland and near the dam. Bass: The shad spawn has all but stopped, but the mayflies are starting to show up, according to guide Al Bassett. “Look for the mayflies on trees or bushes that hang over the lake. Use small…
Nottely: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, but the back of the creeks are stained. Bass: Good. The fish are showing up on top early and late, and sometimes you will have hybrids and stripers mixed in, said mountain-lake fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “A good place…
Lanier: Level: 13.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Notice: The lake level is still very low. Twelve boat ramps are expected to remain open. According to a corps release, “With only a fraction of the lake’s ramps open, parking will be at a premium. Boaters and their friends should carpool…
Hartwell: Level: 8.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and the rivers are clear, the backs of the creeks are good fishing color. Bass: The run-and-gun topwater bite is in full swing, and it’s taking 17 to 20 pounds to win a weekend tournament, said Hartwell fishing guide Josh…
Jackson: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake and stained up the rivers. Bass: Eric Perkins said the fishing has slowed some. “They are postspawn, so the best bite comes from the ones that bedded earliest,” said Eric. “You can still catch a few good fish early…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Billy Darby said the fish must be confused. “This has been the longest spring with the coldest water temps I’ve ever experienced,” he said. “Finding a pattern for the bass is almost impossible.” He said that by June the weather should have stabilized, and…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Largemouth bass are going into their summer pattern,” said Bill Crompton. “Schooling fish can be found on humps, points and blow-throughs. These fish can be caught early and late in the day on flukes, Spooks, Sammys and Gunfish. This is a…
Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair, according to John Hembree. “It’s not been wide open, but it’s been pretty good,” he said. “Over the last few weeks it has been taking 10 or 11 pounds to win a nighttime tournament. The last tournament we fished we…
Carters: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear. Bass: Slow. “I’m looking for June to be the best we’ve ever had, because it’s been so crummy the last two months,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “Everyone is saying we’re two weeks behind everyone else.” Some bloody tails…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The spotted bass have been biting great early in the morning, according to guide Wes Carlton. “We have been using flukes and soft plastics. Later in the morning I have been switching to small crankbaits (River 2 Sea), and large bass minnows. The largemouths have…
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