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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “This year’s cold-water seatrout bite was very good. Normally the spotted seatrout bite is about to really turn on. However, it really never shut off! For those who have had trouble finding a solid inshore bite up to this point, this is about to end. You need to know…
Russell: Level: Full at 475. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is still good, and the blueback and shad spawns are beginning to be the major patterns. We have been catching a lot of fish up on the points and shoals using a variety of baits. Each…
Oconee: Level: Full at 1035. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “The bass fishing is really good right now because the water is clearing up and most of the lake is under a big shad spawn. If you can find the shad busting on seawalls, you can throw a white spinnerbait…
Burton: Level: 2.2 feet below 1866.60. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Tyler Clore reports, “We are still catching largemouth shallow in pockets from 3 to 8 feet. Most of these fish are being caught on a green-pumpkin-seed Trick Worm. The spotted bass bite has been strong off the sides of points using a…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.4 feet below 1681. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake has been coming up over the past month. There are still some fish trying to spawn, but the majority are done. There are some still guarding fry around docks and…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 2 feet below 521. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain in the river, Halawaka Creek is clear. Bass: According to Tyler Morgan with Summerlin Outdoors, May is a tough transition month with postspawn bass recovering from bedding. “Make a lot of casts. Target seawalls early with topwater. There may still be a…
Hartwell: Level: 0.9 feet above 660. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Most of the lake clear with some stain in the creeks Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fishing has been very good and will continue to be hot for the next month or so. The herring are spawning on points and humps, so…
Carters: Level: Full at 1074. Temp: 63-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear at 3 feet. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, of Carters Lake Guide Service, “May is my favorite spring month. Fish will be in all phases of the spawn most of the month. We also will have both herring and threadfin shad spawning, with gizzard shad spawning sporadically throughout…
Lanier: Level: Full at 1071. Temp: 63-69 degrees. Clarity: The water clarity varies from clear on the main lake to slightly stained farther north in the river systems but will get muddy up the rivers and in the backs of the creeks with the storms that move through in May. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 above 528. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain from Berry’s downstream. The rest of the lake is clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen said, “May is inconsistent with a good day followed by a bad one. Fish are mostly postspawn and moving deeper. Cooler nights have prolonged the shad spawn so continue…
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