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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 4.6 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the lake, clear at the dam. Bass: Great. Aaron Batson came in third at a recent Bobby’s tournament with a limit that went 14.87 pounds. He fished up the South and Yellow rivers and down to the mouth of Tussahaw Creek. “I had three…
Hartwell: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guides Wayne White and Buster Green won a mid-January tournament on the lake with a string that weighed more than 20 pounds and included a 5.13-lb. spot. “The bass are deep,” said Wayne. “We caught them on spoons and jig ’n…
If you’ve never taken the time to read this department from start to finish, I beg you to do it this time, just this once, before you turn the page to read all about the intellectuals featured in this month’s Hall of Shame. I’m pleading with you because one of America’s 100 Best Trout Streams…
Eufaula: Level: Down 1.7 feet below full. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. There has been decent crankbait bite, but it’s weather-dependent this time of year. Crank the main-lake, primary points 10 to 14 feet deep. Watch for several warm days in a row this month, and you can take advantage of some excellent…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.1 feet low. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is clear, but the upper tributaries are muddy. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson is scratching his head because the fish are acting strangely. “They’re in the ditches from like 10 o’clock on; I can’t get bit before 8,” said Craig. “Usually it’s just…
Chatuge: Level: 8.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In February, look for the spots to begin to pull up on the flats getting ready for the spawn, and when they do, it’s a good time to throw a suspending jerkbait, said John Hembree. “If I was going to Chatuge in…
Carters: Level: 2.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said the tournament weights have been pretty decent. Look for fish to head deep this month into brush that is 40 to 50 feet deep. “The shallow bite is fixing to come to a…
Burton: Level: 7.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Burton’s annual drawdown is nearly over. The lake is down nearly eight feet, but the level should begin to rise in February. The only usable boat ramp on the lake at the moment is at Murray Cove. Bass: Think deep — unless you…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair for smallmouths — and walleye. Most bass fishing is on a spooning bite right now, said mountain-lake fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “The smallmouths are about 40 feet deep, but they should start moving up soon, and a Shad Rap bite…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The Saturday, January 27 Blackshear Buddies tournament was won by Bob Hudson and Wayne Dunman who went up the river and returned with four bass that weighed 16 pounds. Second place dropped to six pounds; third place weighed in three pounds. “The lake is…
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