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Fishing Reports
Inshore: The inshore fishing for trout has been very good, and June should also be very good for numbers and better chances at bigger fish, according to Capt. Greg Hildreth. He said the trout are biting good on the standard slip-float rigs baited with good, lively shrimp. Also, he has been doing well sight fishing…
Evans County PFA: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: 30 inches. Bass: Good. Several bass in the 5- to 10-lb. range were caught throughout May. Anglers using crankbaits, flukes, and live shiners fishing in six to eight feet of water are most successful, and this pattern should continue into June. Smaller bass have been…
Level: 2.9 feet low. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. degrees. Clarity: Light stain up river, clear in lake. Bass: Good. Charlie Baldwin said some days in June he’s throwing topwater all day. Try buzzbaits, Zara Spooks and Sammys. “I’m keying on wood real close to deep water,” said Charlie. “A lot of times they’ll hit…
Level: .5 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-75 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: The bass were up in the grass and shallow in mid May, but when the lake dropped about five inches, the bass pulled out to shallow brush and stumps. “They weren’t in the grass, but they hit lizards or…
Level: 1.8 feet low. Temp: 73-74 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. “In the morning I’m still going to search for shad in the grass,” said Aaron Batson. “After about an hour I’m going to hit some short pockets and flip docks. Don’t go in the long coves. I’ll flip docks with a brushhog or…
Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Robert and Rick Tindell won Valley’s tournament on Sunday, catching a few on topwater and several on hydrilla edges. “They’re on those hydrilla edges now,” said Robert. “I like to flip a worm in there, let if fall and they’ll usually hit it…
Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temps: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. The middle-lake bite during the day is getting tougher as the water warms and the largemouths begin to make a move to a summer pattern. You can still catch them on the shoal markers with a Carolina-rigged Trick Worm or U-Tail worm…
Level: Full pool. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Stained all the way to the dam, except for Richland Creek which is clear. Bass: Good. There was major shad-spawn activity around May 20 that was still going on when this report was filed May 22. Also, some mayflies are hatching. The combination makes for some great topwater…
Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, according to Ronnie McDonald. “They brought the lake level up suddenly, and during the middle of the spawn, and that seems to have the fish messed up. It only took six pounds to win the last tournament,” he said. Striper/Hybrids: Good. “The…
Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temps: 68 to 72 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear; slight stain in the backs of some creeks. Spotted Bass: Good, although the odd weather pattern slowed the bass fishing a bit. “Things are starting to get more stable,” said guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman. “Most of the…
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