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Fishing
With 56,000 acres of surface water and a wealth of linesides and largemouths, Hartwell may be known as a striper and hybrid fishery, as well as a great place for topwater bass explosions in the spring. But one thing that is often overlooked on this large lake on the Georgia/South Carolina border is the crappie…
In the world of sports the NCAA basketball tournament dominates the month of March. This tournament, tagged “March Madness” steals virtually all of the sporting news and provides basketball zealots with a great deal to talk about. Well, that is all behind us for another year, but the month of April is upon us with…
The phones have been ringing off the hook at Plum Creek Timberland with calls from leaseholders over a new Plum Creek campsite program. “We have been receiving a lot of calls,” said Donnie Wood, Plum Creek recreational lease manager, whose answering machine once held a two-day backlog of calls. The callers aren’t happy. The club…
Public Fishing Area Reports: Evans County PFA: Level: Full pool, but may be down 1 to 3 feet this April. Temp: 62 to 65 degrees. Clarity: 22 inches. Bass: Good. Anglers fishing with 3- to 5-inch shiners have caught several bass around in the 4- to 5-lb. range, and a 10-lb. fish was caught by…
West Point: Level: 4.25 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, said Paul Parsons. The largemouth are very close to going on the bed. Some big females have been caught in the last couple of days that had bloody tails. If the weather stays warm the spawn should peak…
Weiss: Level: .5 feet below full pool. Temp: mid 60 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Warren Barnes reports seeing some buck bass already on the bed at Weiss. The big females hadn’t showed up yet, but with water temperature’s skyrocketing, it won’t be long. When the bass are on the bed, Warren likes to fish…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Jim Windham said he and a partner probably caught five limits fishing crankbaits on main-lake points late in March on Sinclair, but he said the fish are getting ready to go on the beds. “You could probably go fish the backs…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good. While many of the bass will be coming off the beds into a postspawn pattern, some bigger females can still be found bedding on deeper sandbars in 5 to 7 feet of water, said Butch Tucker. “With the…
Saltwater: Inshore: The fishing for sea trout is fair right now, and it will quickly move up to the excellent rating in the next week or so as the water temperatures continue to climb. Some good catches of trout have come on live shrimp on slip-float rigs. There have already been some nice catches of…
Russell: Level: Down 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: The largemouths are going to be coming off the beds and settling into a postspawn pattern that should last until the end of May. Early, try topwater plugs on secondary points. As the sun gets on the water, continue to…
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