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Fishing Reports
Nottely: Level: 2.3 feet below 1775. Temp: 66-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “April has been off the charts. We have caught on some nice fish, and it’s only going to get better. We have been catching fish all over, but the creeks are holding the better…
Allatoona: Level: 1.2 feet above 840. Temp: 66-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear to a light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing for the month of May is great. This month bass are postspawn and keying on shad and the shad spawn. The shad spawn occurs at night and usually ends shortly after daybreak. Threadfin…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below 521. Temp: 74-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear with a slight stain up the river. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan with Summerland Outdoors reports said that first thing in the morning to look for the last of the shad spawn. It seems late this year, so it should last well into…
Lanier: Level: 0.4 feet over 1071. Temp: 68-71 degrees. Clarity: Varies from clear on the main lake to stained the farther north in the river systems. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “Lake Lanier is arguably at its very best during the late spring and early summer due to…
Jackson: Level: 0.8 feet above 528. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that May is a great month on Jackson. It’s the tail end of the shad and bass spawns, so early in the month you can try those patterns. All month long be on the lookout for bream…
Hartwell: Level: 0.4 feet above 660. Temp: 71-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, reports that the herring spawn is about to bust wide open. It’s late this year, so the first week of May should be excellent. Get out on main-lake points, blow-throughs and humps, and fish topwater on gravel…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full at 330. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jon Hair with Greenfish Tackle says the herring bite is wide open right now. Fish shallow flat points with topwaters, like an Ark Topwater Blower, and also soft jerkbaits, like flukes. Always watch for surface action. When the fish go down, follow up…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet below 339 Temp: According to Randy Davidson on the Lake Sinclair Fishing Forum on April 29, who has a dock in Crooked Creek, the water temperature is 63-66 degrees and the water in clear in most parts of the lake. He said he’s heard no reports of muddy water on the…
Chatuge: Level: 1.9 feet below 1925. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. TVA has been bringing the lake up, and it’s almost at full pool for the bass to finish spawning. The bite has been on fire. I’ve been catching fish on about every…
Carters: Level: 1.4 feet above 1074. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter with Carters Lake Guide Service reports, “Topwater and moving baits are the name of the game. Herring and shad are spawning right now, so getting on the water at first light can be fast and fantastic. Bass are moving to their postspawn…
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