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Hartwell: Level: 3.5 feet below full. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. The Flukes & Spooks pattern on main-lake humps, points and reef markers still works, said Hartwell fishing guide Mark Waller. If the topwater isn’t working for you, the back-up to that pattern is a Carolina-rigged lizard worked on the same structure. Stripers/Hybrids:…
Eufaula: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Charles Ingram said the bass should really start to stack up on the main ledges in 18 to 20 feet of water. “I like channel bends or mouths of ditches,” said Charles. “I like ledges that have a point on it. If…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.3 feet below full. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson said the best bite is after dark. Look for humps that have brush, rock or hydrilla on them, and throw Spot Removers and big jigs. Craig concentrates from Schriver Creek down to the dam and up to Rosseau Creek…
Chatuge: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Sean Capes was fishing a She Dog topwater plug when a big fish rolled on the bait. “It ripped off about 10 yards of line, and I thought, ‘Man, this is a big spot.’ Then it jumped like it had been shot out…
Carters: Level: 1.7 feet low. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. In the Coosawatee Shiners Club tournament it took a little over 16 pounds to win. “Doodling in deep brushpiles won it,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. Buddy said climbing temperatures have pushed the fish deeper. Stick to the deep brush,…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman has been catching both spots and largemouths on main-lake points by targeting brushpiles and keying on grass. “The spots are really on the brushpiles,” said Daniel. “You can find brushpiles on just about any point on the lake by watching your graph.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Nathan Lewis was on the lake last week with is dad and caught a few smallmouths. “We were throwing topwater lures,” said Nathan. “I was throwing a Pop-R, and my dad was throwing a Spook or Super Spook Jr.…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: The sloughs are clear, the main lake was stained by heavy rain June 25. Bass: Slow. The most recent Blackshear Buddies tournament was won with more than 16 pounds anchored by a 7 1/2-pounder. Most of the anglers, however, were weighing in one or two bass. “The…
Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temps: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Mike Bucca said he is catching good numbers of spotted bass, and the quality has been fair. He recommends topwater and swim baits early fished on rocky, main-lake and secondary points. The drop-shot bite is the best pattern right now, but…
At daybreak, Saturday June 10, two years and a day from breaking ground, the Ocmulgee PFA opened to the public and the opening-day fishing was fantastic. Hazlehurst angler Glen Soloman was so excited about his day on the lake he sent this account: “F1 Tiger Bass. Bam! Coming to you at the new Ocmulgee Public…
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