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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60-64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is good. More and more fish continue to move shallow by the hour. Spotsticker hand-tied jigs and jig heads tipped with Big Bite soft plastics are producing good numbers and quality fish in the river and lake. I’m…
Burton: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have began their spring feeding ritual. Most of these fish are in the 12- to 18-foot range. As soon as the water warms up a few degrees, the topwater action will heat up. We…
Blue Ridge: Level: 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Smallmouth Bass: Guide Eric Crowley, reports, “The smallies are just starting to come up with the bait, so look for the topwater bite to take off this month on the main lake.” Walleye: Eric said, “The bottom fish such as walleye and perch…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been off and on for the past few weeks. The weather has been so unpredictable that the crappie are confused what to do. My partner and I went on March 22 and did really great. We caught almost a double…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Light stain; good color. Bass: Fair, but it should be wide open in the next couple of weeks. Bass fishing has been lagging behind much of the rest of the state in recent weeks, according to guide and tournament pro Dennis Hudson. Bass…
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stain to light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler and Pro Angler Radio host Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is excellent. The month of April is as good as it gets. Get out your favorite bait, and go fishing! This month largemouth and spots will begin…
The humble, retired Alabama ironworker who stunned the fishing world with a 69.98-lb. striped bass he caught on Alabama’s Black Warrior River is now awaiting confirmation that his monstrous fish will be a world record. James R. Bramlett, 65, of Dora, Ala., caught a striper that first weighed exactly 70.00 pounds on certified scales. Alabama…
Bait Stealers! Convict fish! Heads! One charter guide even calls them a “seven striped jetty snapper.” Whatever you call them, sheepshead are some of the most overlooked saltwater fish in Georgia. They fight hard and are really great to eat. But, for some people, catching them is a real chore. One look at the near…
Understanding bass movement on a specific lake gives anglers a big advantage. It’s a foregone conclusion that largemouth bass move to the shallows to spawn when the water starts to warm back up. The next movement is a little harder to track, but postspawn bass can be real hungry after they’ve had time to rest…
I’m not real sure how well a turkey can hear in high winds, but I know it’s better than my hunting partner, Lynn Stanford, or I could on that cold, windy, March morning a couple of seasons ago. We had set up in one of my proven turkey spots on that morning with hopes of…
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