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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 1.6. feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, up the river is dingy. Bass: Good, according to fishing guide Capt. Sam Williams. “Hydrilla on the first break off the flats going into the river channel is the key,” said Sam. “You can still catch them shallow on…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet low. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear for the most part; the upper ends of the lake have a little stain. Bass: Good. Craig Johnson said the fish have finally got in the ditches, but they’re still pretty scattered. “You can catch them in two feet or in 22 feet,” said…
Chatuge: Level: 8.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. A recent tournament on the lake was reportedly won on jigging spoons, and as the water temperature drops, the spooning bite on main-lake points should improve. The fish are on their winter pattern, which means deep drops and brushpiles. Nathan Lewis…
Carters: Level: 3.4 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Right now the bass are holding on river-channel ledges in 35 feet of water. “The ledges are better if you can find some kind of cover on them,” said Buddy Callahan. Fish your favorite jigging spoon or a 3/8- to 1/2-oz. green pumpkin…
Burton: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Lower 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. An early December tournament on the lake was won with a 19-lb. bag that included a 5-lb. spot and a 7-lb. largemouth. Big fish was an 8-lb. largemouth. Daniel Workman said the fish are scattered because the water temperature hasn’t…
Blue Ridge: Level: 19 feet below full pool. Temp: Around 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. For both smallmouths and walleye, Blue Ridge is your best bet among Georgia’s mountain lakes. Guide Nathan Lewis was on the lake December 19 and caught 14 fish including one spotted bass, a 1 1/2-lb. yellow perch and the…
Blackshear: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Lower 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The Crisp County Power Co. began refilling the lake on December 18 after a drawdown to allow for dock repair. The timeframe to bring the lake up depends on rainfall, but the backing water which will help scatter the baitfish is…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Chris Brackett at West Georgia Sportsman in LaGrange said he has heard of two productive patterns lately, and both of them are fairly shallow. First, hit concrete boat ramps with shallow-running crankbaits, like a Shad Rap. Second, work a…
Allatoona: Level: Down 16.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. It should improve with some cold weather, according to guide and tournament pro Mike Bucca. “When the cold temps are around, the fish concentrate and that makes finding them a whole bunch easier. When we have a mild December,…
The Game Management, Fisheries, and Law Enforcement sections of WRD, departments with long histories of dedicated, professional service to wildlife, fisheries and sportsmen in our state, don’t have the resources and manpower they once had to do the work that sportsmen depend on them to do. Yearly budget cuts have meant positions formerly held by…
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