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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: Down 3.0 feet. Temp: Up in the river it’s in the high 40s, down the lake it’s in the low 50s. Clarity: It’s stained at Berry’s, and it will soon muddy up around the Yellow and South rivers. Bass: Fair. “Lately everybody’s been pounding rocks, but it hasn’t been a real strong pattern,”…
Out-of-state hunters always seem to get the big bucks, and it’s apparently true as well of Georgia hunters traveling to Florida. Cody Thomas, of Savannah, accepted an offer to go hunting with his girlfriend’s brother on some well-managed land in Leon County near Monticello, Fla., and the result puts him in the Florida record books…
Hartwell: Level: One foot below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, the backs of the creeks are stained. Stripers/Hybrids: Fishing guide Steve Crenshaw said the lineside fishing has been good. “I caught 20 last Sunday (January 15), and I caught 12 on Friday (January 20). Steve said he had been…
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the upper end, mostly clear down south. Bass: Fair. Guide Jay Chambless said the most consistent bite he found has been in Cowikee Creek. “Fish ledges that top out in the 15-foot-range,” said Jay. “When the fish are active, you can catch…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.3 feet below full. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: The upper tributaries are muddy. If we get four or five days with no rain the upper reaches of the tributaries will start to run clear. The lower end is fairly clear from 378 south. Little River Carolina is muddy. Bass: A Shad Rap…
Carters: Level: 3.5 feet above full. Temp: 44 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: February can be a tough month on Carters. “Fish are scattered all over the lake,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. Then again, it can be a great time to catch a magnum spotted bass. Right now, spots can be caught…
Chatuge: Level: 6.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The series of weather fronts slowed the late January bite. Ordinarily during February fish can be caught in a variety of ways. A silver Hopkins or a white Flex-it jigging spoon worked just off the bottom in 30 to 45 feet…
Burton: Level: 7.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Last year in February the new Georgia state record for spotted bass was caught from Burton, and traditionally February is known as a good month for a trophy spot. Daniel Workman says the spots are usually schooled on main-lake points following…
North Georgia bear hunters this year set a new record for total numbers of bears harvested, taking 259 bears. The number eclipses the previous record of 256 set in 2003 and follows a slow hunting season during the 2004 season. The rebound year was not unexpected. “We figured that this would be a bounce-back year…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50-55 degrees. Clarity: Good fishing color. Bass: Clint Brownlee, who with Gerry Gray won the Blackshear Buddies Classic in December, said the fishing has been slow. Try about halfway back in the creeks and sloughs, starting with a crankbait as a fish-finder lure. When Clint catches a fish on the…
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