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Fishing
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot above full. Temp: 76-80 degrees. Clarity: Main lake is clear, stained in the creeks and rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is still challenging right now, but some days are better than others, depending on the weather. The recent rains have really got the fish scattered out…
Eufaula: Level: 2 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Billy Darby reports, “Hydrilla sprouts in early June will be about 6 feet long. The open-lake areas where you can best detect grass will be on shallow humps, roadbeds, high ridges and in water generally less than 10 feet. When…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full pool, and the lake should keep easing up. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing has been good on the Hill, with a lot of big bass being caught on the typical topwater lures around herring-spawn areas. This time of year, the blow-throughs, shoals, points,…
Chatuge: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fishing has been great. There has been an awesome topwater bite the first couple hours in the morning around pockets, brush and spawning flats. Lures of choice have been a Strike King Sexy Dawg, a Pop-R and…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: Full. Clarity: Mid 70s. Bass: Capt. Eric Crowley reports, “The spotted bass bite has been better than I’ve seen in a few years. We have put more big spots in the boat this past month than I thought was possible. For all of May, there was a fish on every…
Burton: Level: Just over full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been great over the last few weeks. The warmer water temps have these Burton bass feeding for several hours throughout the day. We have caught fish on everything from plastic worms to topwater Spooks.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 74-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake is above full pool but is fishing great. I’ve been starting my mornings out throwing topwater around long points, flats and around the mouths of pockets on the main body of the lake. The lures I’ve…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-76 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the shallow areas. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “The bulk of the bass are being caught shallow right now, and quite a few are being caught on topwater. You’re still getting some by skipping boat docks with Trick Worms and…
Allatoona: Level: Full and rising. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Bass fishing on Lake Allatoona in June is fair to good. The bass are transitioning out deep, and June is known for the nighttime bite. When temperatures are on the rise in the month of June, fish will concentrate…
Not many people can say they have caught a lake record fish as an experienced angler, but 7-year-old Camden Rinckey can go ahead and check that off his bucket list. His 11-lb., 14-oz. brown trout is now the largest brown ever recorded from Lake Burton. Camden was up before the crack of dawn with his…
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