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Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The heavy, continual rains are keeping the creeks very muddy. The water is continuing to flow, cleaning up the main river some. The water is still cold, and the fish are not in an active mood yet.…
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 52-59 degrees. Clarity: The water is starting to clear up where all the winter rain and wind had it stained. The lower end is already almost clear. Bass: Very good. Tournament pro Jon Hair reports the bass fishing is wide open. On Saturday, it took…
Carters: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 45-49 degrees. Clarity: 4 feet on the main lake.Linesides: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “March—it’s the beginning of spring we have all been waiting for. The water temps will start to climb, and fish will start their transition into a spring pattern. The bait will kick it off…
Burton: Level: 11.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are holding on a 22- to 30-foot bottom. These fish are only feeding a few hours a day. Try working a Fish Head Spin tipped with a fluke or a Flex-it spoon directly…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie seem to be in search mode here on Lake Blackshear. I went couple days ago just to look around a bit and was able to catch four big slabs. I first went to the river channel ledge just north of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Good stain, creeks muddy. Bass: Good. Water temperatures continue to rise, says tournament angler and promoter Dennis Hudson. “The water temperature is coming up pretty quickly with the sunshine, and we’re already seeing some fish shallow. We had a tournament where the guys…
Allatoona: Level: 8.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s. Clarity: Lightly stained on the south end; heavy stain north. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver, host of Pro Angler Radio, said, “The month of March is moving time! No matter the weather and temps, the bass are in transition to shallower water, and the spawn will…
I had the privilege of attending this year’s Robert Veal Memorial Youth Coon Hunt in Deepstep on Jan. 25. This annual coon hunt is held in remembrance of Robert Veal, a local man known for his superb trapping skills. “Church, family and the outdoors is how he lived his life—in that order,” said Rusty Rhodes,…
Boom! The thunderous gobbling abruptly ends. It’s the perfect end to a perfect morning. Subduing the flopping bird, it’s time to head back to the truck. Easing back down the wide creek bottom that led to the roosted bird in the blackness before sunrise, a curious object under a dead elm catches your attention. Kneeling…
Randy Howell, of Springville, Ala., posted the biggest final-day comeback in Bassmaster Classic history on Feb. 23 as he won by just one pound over Bass Federation angler Paul Mueller. Randy entered Sunday in 11th place 10 pounds out of the lead. Randy had a three-day total of 67-lbs., 8-ozs. on Lake Guntersville. He received…
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