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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.6 feet low. Temp: 68-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The schooling has barely started, but everything seems to be behind because it’s been cool in the evenings. When it gets going look on blow-throughs and secondary points, and throw Spooks and Flukes. “I’ll be looking for schooling fish to appear any…
Carters: Level: 4 feet low. Temp: 74-76 degrees. Clarity: Algae bloom has begun. Bass: Fair. Buddy Callahan says after a slow mid-May tournament weights had rebounded nicely. He said an 11-lb. bag average is winning his four-fish-limit tourneys. The five-fish-limit tourneys are averaging 16- to 18-lb. winning bags. A 4-lb. spotted bass is the normal…
Chatuge: Level: Down 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In June, the bass at Chatuge are still fairly shallow, said John Hembree. “I’d probably be throwing an unweighted fluke around boat docks and any wood structure — blowdowns or brushpiles. If you are fishing brush, the fish will be in…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In June I concentrate on fishing around brushpiles and grassbeds, said Daniel Workman. Early and late there is a good topwater bite over brush and near the grassbeds. Daniel recommends Sammys and Pop-Rs and gives the nod to smaller-profile baits like a Tiny Torpedo. Later…
Blackshear: Level: At full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Clint Brownlee said your best bet is to start on grassbeds on the main lake early in the morning. Fishing back in the coves and pockets hasn’t been as good as out on the main lake, he said. This time of year, Clint would…
Blue Ridge: Level: Down 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-73 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow unless you are fishing after dark, said fishing guide Nathan Stuart. “You can catch a few fish at daybreak or after dark, but the daytime bite is extremely tough. They are not going to bite unless they have pulled…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 71 degrees upriver, 79-80 degrees in the lake. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Dennis Hudson said the limits in his Tuesday-night pot tournaments are coming in on the light side. The big fish were averaging 3 to 4 pounds late in May, and Dennis said the…
Allatoona: Level: Down 2.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair, and improving. “We had some nasty winds all throughout May which made main-lake fishing for postspawn fish somewhat difficult,” said guide Mike Bucca. “Mini Me spinnerbaits were the hot item as were Pointer 78 jerkbaits and 4-inch blue-pearl Yamamoto…
The passenger in a bass boat that was on plane heading down the Oconee River above Lake Oconee was shot in the arm by an 86-year-old man fishing from the bank. John Burke “Pete” Yearwood of Madison was arrested by Greene County deputies and jailed on an aggravated-assault charge. He was released that day on…
Georgia is blessed to have an estuary system that blankets its entire coastline. From the barrier islands all the way back into the salt marshes, fish and marine life are abundant and are relatively untouched by the masses of fishermen found in other locations. These estuaries, fed by a mix of ocean water and fresh…
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