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Fishing
A record is a record, whether you catch it on a cricket or some new-fangled bladed bait. “I like to watch that cork,” said Dylan Durrence, the angler who just broke the new Ohoopee River bluegill record with a fish that weighed 1-lb. 7.52-ozs. on certified scales at Layne’s Sport Shop on Highway 280 in…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “April has been a good month for trout and redfish. A lot of big trout and plenty of redfish have been caught all month. Water temps are around 72 degrees and getting warmer. May is a real change on the coast. A lot of fish start showing up as the…
Russell: Level: Full at 475. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been good and should continue to get better as more bass are finishing the spawn and starting to feed back up. The majority of the bass we are catching are relating to the shad and herring…
Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 73 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp with Elite Guide Service reports, “As the warmer temperatures keep coming, I expect the fish to transition to deeper points with rock. There’s still a shad spawn happening on the lake right now, but that bite will get slower as the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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