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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: Full at 840. Temp: 81-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing continues to be good. September can be a bit tricky sometimes. When water temperatures begin to cool, we see algae blooms that could slow fishing for a few weeks. It mostly depends on temperature, rain and current, which…
Russell: Level: 0.8 feet below 475. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has gotten tough the last few weeks, and the water looks stained in a lot of areas due to all the wind we have been having. With the cooler temperatures, the bass should start…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below 435. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Stained to the Highway 44 bridge. Bass: With summer winding down, September will begin a transition month, but not until cooler weather settles in a little more consistently. Don’t let that week of nice weather in mid August fool you. We’re not quite done with…
Nottely: Level: 4.2 feet below 1775. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “August has been off the charts. We have caught some nice fish and lots of big numbers. We have been catching fish a lot of different ways. The best bite has been fishing herring…
Lanier: Level: 1.9 feet below 1071. Temp: 81-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “A traditional September on Lake Lanier offers anglers many choices of approach. This September on Lake Lanier should be no different. The lake has been around full pool most of the…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 528. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Stained in the rivers, and the main lake is clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports the good news is that boat traffic will be less after Labor Day weekend, and shallow-water fishing should improve. Target spots on deeper seawalls and natural…
Hartwell: Level: 4.8 feet below 660. Temp: 84-87. Clarity: Clear. Bass & Stripers: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, said bass are on the main-lake brush and canepiles, as well as natural timber. Catch them by casting big topwater plugs, like a Super Spook, OG and Gunfish to draw them to the top. You…
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet above 188. Temp: 91. Clarity: Clear to a perfect stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, of Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The cooler days are making it more desirable to be on the water longer on the morning trips, giving you more time to work on finding a pattern that works. River…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.8 below 330. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: D.J Hadden, with Hadden Outdoors, says, “September is a month of transition for the herring and the bass on Clarks Hill. The lake level should stay down 4 to 6 feet. The bluebacks will start to move to main-lake points and humps. Surface…
Chatuge: Level: 2.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 81-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports “Fishing has been good. TVA has started lowering the lake, and with the cooler nights and mornings, the water temp is starting to cool down. I have been seeing a lot of fishing breaking in the…
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