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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “This is not the month for migrations, it’s the month for feeding on everything that is available. Spotted seatrout, redfish and flounder might feed at different times of the tides. However, all of them like live shrimp. You can serve shrimp up anyway you like, from naked with or…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “There has been a decent mayfly hatch on some mornings. Try a Buzzerbait buzzbait around seawalls and grass. Look for stuff very close to main river channels. Also work a small 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits…
Lanier: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained in the backs of the creeks, and clear on the main lake both north and south. Stripers: Excellent. Capt. Clay Cunningham reports, “The stripers are in the deep water on the south end of the lake chasing large schools of…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Stained over most of the lake. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass are being caught mostly deeper on Carolina-rigged worms and football jigs worked on main-lake points and humps. Start looking in 18 to 22 feet of water. Good baits for the Carolina rig are…
Hartwell: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing is changing weekly with the weather conditions. The bait and bass have been concentrated at the mouths of creeks around the points and humps, but with the warmer weather, I expect them to move out…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: The shallow bite in the pads and grassbeds has been decent, but most days the window of action seems to be shorter during the mid-morning. The bite has been when the sun is on the water, but before it gets…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Jon Hair reports, “The best bite right now is shallow. Pick up a Greenfish Tackle Shark double-blade buzzbait, and cover water all day. A shady bank that is close to deep water is a good area…
Chatuge: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “There is a topwater bite early in the morning. Try something that makes a good noise like a Zara Spook or a prop bait. Also keep these handy during the day for blow-ups. Later in the day, I’m…
Carters: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Look for the fish to start a transition into the creeks as the days get shorter. Fish are and will continue feeding on very small baitfish as the leftover shad fry will be all over the surface…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been an early morning bite. Try using a Super Spook or a small prop bait. There have not been many of these fish biting, but the ones that have are big. Spotted bass are schooled up great…
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