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Eufaula: Level: 1.8 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Billy Darby reports, “During late January and through February, Eufaula’s big egg-laden female bass will be searching for warm water and relating to the northern banks in dead-water pools. The sun during warm spells will generate heat very near sloping…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.5 feet low. Temp: High 40s to mid 50s. Clarity: Most of the lake is very clear, but there’s some very slightly stained water in the smaller creeks. Linesides: Guide Bradd Sasser reports, “This time of year you will find a good downline bite around daybreak along the edges of ditches or…
Chatuge: Level: 7.3 feet low. Temp: 44-46 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fishing has been tough with the crazy cold weather we’ve had the past month. There have been some pockets that have frozen over, and there has been a shad kill. I’ve been starting my mornings fishing deep, rocky banks…
Carters: Level: 0.6 feet low. Temp: 44-48 degrees. Clarity: 8-foot plus. Spotted Bass: Slow. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “After what’s been our coldest few weeks in a couple of years, fishing is actually better than I expected, but it’s still slow. My best weapon has been a 3/8-oz. SpotSticker hand-tied jig or a drop shot…
Burton: Level: 9 feet below full pool. Temp: 43 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “Most of the bass are in a winter pattern. We have been having success in the backs of creeks on ditch lines. Try throwing a 3/8-oz. BBH Super Spin tipped with a Zoom albino Super Fluke. We have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17.5 feet low. Temp: 43-45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been tough. There has been a shad kill this year, and we’re seeing a lot of small herring floating around. You can catch some fish targeting deep, rocky banks throwing a Float-n-Fly. I start out with bright colors,…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Normal stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “In February, it is hard to beat the jig bite on the boat docks and any deeper laydowns in the pockets. You’ll want to use a green-pumpkin color if the color stays like it is…
Allatoona: Level: 13.3 feet low. Temp: 43-45 degrees. Clarity: The lake is slightly stained to muddy in areas. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing in the month of February can be feast or famine. This month, Allatoona bass are typically out deeper, but not always. We had a massive shad kill back in January…
Mentor Background: Nathaniel McCurry: “I have been hunting since the age of 10, and I am 39 now. My love for the outdoors is unlike any other. I am hoping my son follows in my footsteps.” Mentee Background: Gavin McCurry, who shot his first deer ever this year. By Nathaniel McCurry I carried Gavin out…
Back in November, Banks Lake in Lakeland began a drawdown to rid the lake of aquatic vegetation that was on the verge of taking over the body of water. Over the last few months, the 900-acre swampy south Georgia lake has slowly dwindled down to a mere 300 acres of mostly shallow water.Susan Heisey, the…
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