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Evans County PFA: Level: Down one foot. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: 20 to 24 inches. Bass: Good for quality bass around the pier, fish attractors, and lily pads using live shiners and artificial plastics like Super Flukes. During July look for smaller 12-15 inch bass running young schools of gizzard shad. Bream: Good. Anglers have…
West Point: Level: 4.7 feet low. Temp: 86 degrees in main lake. Up the river it’s 72-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good using big worms and crankbaits, said guide Paul Parsons. There’s also a good topwater bite for about an hour after daylight. Paul has been running main-lake flats in about 15 to 30 feet…
Weiss: Level: 1.1 feet below full. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Weiss guide Mark Collins says the fish have mostly pulled back to deeper areas, which at Weiss means the ledges. He recommends a junebug Dead Ringer on a Carolina rig dragged off the ledges. A 1/2-oz. Oldham spinnerbait in chartreuse and white…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Quantity not quality is the case at Sinclair. Lots of fish but not as big as you’d hope for, according to Aaron Batson. In the morning, go to the grassbeds. Throw Zoom Horny Toads and YUM Buzz Frogs in darker colors. Junebug and…
Seminole: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and Flint River are clear. Light stain up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Brian Key says, “With no moving water, it’s hard to get the numbers you’d like to see.” Early morning start out throwing Heddon’s Dying Flutter near the grass. Try a white-skirted…
Russell: Level 1.3 feet below full pool. Temps: 76-80 on the lower end, but a cool 68 degrees up the lake below the Hartwell tailrace. Clarity: It’s been very clear, but heavy rains could stain some of the creeks. Bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson said for largemouths throw a Texas-rigged worm in the timber. “Fish…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair to good. First thing in the morning, try a Pop-R or other topwater plug along seawalls and rip-rap. Last week there was a huge mayfly hatch. Look for trees with over-hanging branches, and if you find mayflies, you can catch bass on a…
Nottely: Level: 2.8 feet below full. Temp: 80-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jerry at Jerry’s Bait & Tackle said the bass fishing had been pretty slow lately, with catches under 10 pounds winning most nighttime pot tournaments. Topwater — Spooks, flukes and Sammys over brush on main-lake points — has produced some fish. Once the…
Lanier: Level: 5.4 feet below full. Temps: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent, says guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman. “The level is dropping around one inch per day, and this draw-down has really turned the fish on. Spotted bass are schooling all over the south end of Lanier and attaching themselves to the man-made…
Jackson: Level: Down 1.5 feet. Temp: 84-88 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear in the rivers and clear down the lake. Bass: Good. Aaron Batson said the fish have moved out into 15 to 22 feet of water on deep humps and ledges. The closer to the brushpiles and river ledges, the better. Throw Texas-rig worms with…
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