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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet low. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained over most of the lake with clearer water toward the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The bass fishing has continued to be inconsistent. Shallow is the pattern, so expect to fish in 8 feet or less. A recent club tourney was won…
If you go to Allatoona and fish topwater early and then probe brush later in the day or at night, you will find out why it lost its name “The Dead Sea.” You can catch a lot of spots with some good fish, especially on weekdays and nights when boat traffic is light. Allatoona is…
Burton: Level: Full. Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been strong for the last few weeks. We have caught fish shallow and deep. The majority of the bass seem to be heading toward deeper water for a summertime pattern. These fish will feed early morning and late…
West Point: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “After an usually comfortable spring, it looks like July and the heat are here. Fishing can be tough during the summer months. One factor in particular could make it extra tough is that we had a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 80 degrees but cooler up in the rivers. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “Fish are being caught down the lake in brush, but I’ve found success fishing around bridge pilings and the rocky corners with a drop shot and a Ned rig. Lots of…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Boat traffic has been worse than usual this year, so getting out early is the biggest thing. A shallow water topwater bite is still good around bream beds and willows. The canepile bite is getting better and will continue all the…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained up the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “Bass fishing is good considering it’s the hottest part of the year. Early morning topwater is producing some good quality fish. Run and gun the most productive water that you can and throw a Spook,…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has still been slow for the most part with a few big bass being caught late in the evenings. Typically this time of year the bass are bunched up in schools of bait, but they seem to…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Water is stained above the railroad trestle and in the backs of some coves with recent rain. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron Bait And Tackle, the tournament on Saturday was won on a monster worm in junebug red and…
Week 16: Mark Stanley, 142 5/8 typical County: Whitfield Date: Dec. 28 Mark Stanley is 53 and lives in Dalton. “I have hunted our family farm since I could hold a gun,” Mark said. “It was only small game up until the mid to late 90s, and then we started to get a…
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