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Fishing Reports
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…
Burton: Level: 1.7 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “Most of the bass have finished spawning. The bite has been great over the last few days. We have been catching a lot of fish on topwater frogs and Sammys in the morning…
West Point: Level: 2.9 feet below 635. Temp: 70s and low 80s. Clarity: Clear over most of the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. May should be a great month to be fishing this year. The lake is near full pool, water temps are perfect, and there seems to be more largemouth showing up than…
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.1 feet below 1686. Temp: 64-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake And Stream Guide Service, reports, “The bass are thick but mostly of the spotted variety on the main lake. The only pattern I’ve been fishing for the bass is a topwater bite at dawn on main-lake points or…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 73-78 degrees. Clarity: A good stain for Blackshear, not muddy at all. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “Fishing is great. Most bass on the lake have already spawned, and some are still guarding fry. Early in the morning look for a shad spawn on seawalls and rip-rap. Look for…
Many old-time turkey hunters say that patience kills a longbeard. I’d add that perseverance, combined with patience, kills a turkey. This season, I had the opportunity to turkey hunt with two of my sons. On both occasions, we either saw or heard some birds but could not close the deal. My son Jackson is based…
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