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Fishing
Insect: None at all Time of Month: All month Time of Day: All day Match: Dredging nymphs: 12-16 Prince, Hare’s Ear, etc. Insect: Winter Black Stonefly Time of Month: All month Time of Day: Late AM to Mid PM Match: 18-20 black elk-hair caddis or Griffith’s Gnat; 16-18 black stonefly nymph or pheasant tail Insect:…
West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: The backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: Slow. James Scoggin was on the lake Saturday, January 27 and said it was tough. James doesn’t look for much improvement, either, until the water warms up. “We caught a few fish on spoons, jigs…
Weiss: Level: 4.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. A January 27 tournament out of J.R.’s was reportedly won with six pounds, and many anglers pulled out and left early. According to Weiss guide Mark Collins, the bass are still deep, hanging on the river ledges in Little River and…
Created by Bob Clouser Hook: Mustad 3406B, Sizes #1 to #2/0. Thread: 6/0 Chartreuse Eyes: Small lead barbells painted white with black pupils Belly: White Bucktail Wing: Pearl Krystal Flash Nose: 6/0 Chartreuse Thread During January, February and March, the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam contains an abundance of shad, or small baitfish. The Clouser…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Muddy at Little River, light stain on the main lake. Bass: Slow. Tournament fisherman Mike Blackshear said the late-January cold front made the fishing tough on Sinclair. “After they’ve been in it a while, they’ll get used to it, and you’ll start catching ’em,”…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Muddy in the rivers, light stain in main lake. Bass: Slow. “The bass fishing over there is tough — about as tough as I’ve seen it,” said Butch Tucker. “The high water over the last few weeks and the cold front have gotten the fish confused, and…
Saltwater: Inshore: Excellent for redfish, tough for trout. “This is the weather we have been needing to get these reds bunched up,” said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “While the trout fishing has slowed down a bit, the sight fishing for the reds is really getting good. I have been seeing large schools — 50 to 100…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 45-50 degrees. Clarity: Very stained to muddy. Clearest water is in Richland Creek. Bass: Fair to poor. The lake is muddy, and the water is cold. “Look for warm and clearer water before you start fishing,” recommends guide Al Bassett. “If you are looking for the bigger fish, flipping a…
Nottely: Level: 15.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 44-45 degrees. Clarity: From Point 5 down the lake the water is clear; from Point 5 up the lake there is a good stain. Bass: Slow. The fish had been up shallow, and the fishing had been good during the warm-up in January, according to Dwight Dilbeck,…
Lanier: Level: Down 5.2 feet below full pool. Temps: 44-48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Good, and some impressive catches of magnum spotted bass have been reported. In the December Boating Atlanta tournament, Kevin Dearth and David Witkus weighed in five spotted bass that almost topped 25 pounds. In January, Karl Pingrey and Rob Rice…
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