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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Stained in the rivers, but clear in the main lake.Bass: Slow. Tournament fisherman Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing is a little slow right now, but there is still that early morning topwater bite first thing on the main lake. I usually get there a little…
Hartwell: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament Fisherman Kerry Partain reports, “The spotted bass have been the most consistent on the deeper humps and points on the main lake and mouths of the creeks. Watch your graphs closely, because a lot of the bass have been right on…
Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stained in the creeks, clearing on the river. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The overcast days have lowered the water temperature, and the river has dropped a little. The baitfish are still holding in the shallows where you find cover. The corps has had…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Jon Hair reports, “It has been taking 15 to 18 pounds to win tournaments. Fish are being caught both deep and shallow. If you want to fish deep, stay around the 18- to 20-foot range, and throw Greenfish Tackle…
Carters: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 8-foot visibility. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is good despite this crazy weather. We’re still able to count the number of 90-plus degree days on one hand. It’s raining every other day, but the fish are where they would normally…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Light stain.Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson said Bartletts Ferry has been a tough lake to crack all year, but one tournament team has finally found the secret. The only problem is that no one, it seems, can duplicate the success. “They are throwing…
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Tournament fisherman Matt Driver reports, “The month of September is good. Even though size has been down, the numbers of bass being caught are up from recent years. The drop-shot worm is still the best bet, and bass are holding in 12 to…
WRD Biologist Reggie Thackston gets a child-like grin on his face when you talk about good dog work and a south Georgia covey rise on a cold morning. Along with enjoying a good quail hunt, Reggie has been instrumental in the state’s success of its Bobwhite Quail Initiative program. He contacted GON a few weeks…
New Browning Game Cameras Browning has introduced a new line of multi-feature trail cameras that do about everything from HD video to telling the owner the time, date, temperature, moon phase and camera ID on every image. The Range Ops Series, the Recon Force Series and the Spec Ops Series have a 32 GB SD…
As the host team, there were expectations for Brad Rutherford and Matthew Peeler of Young Harris College to fish well on the mountain reservoir in the backyard of their college campus. The pair didn’t fold to the pressure, placing second at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series National Championship tournament on Lake Chatuge Aug. 1-3. Brad…
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