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Clarks Hill: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. “They are on humps in about 15 to 18 feet of water,” said Jon Hair. “Throw Ol Monster worms in some form of green pumpkin. Also try a pearl-white super fluke and a Greenfish Tackle big rubber jig in…
Chatuge: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “There is a small window of topwater happening in the morning, so keep a fluke or a Sammy ready for breaking fish. I’ve been catching fish on shaky heads and drop shots over brush…
Carters: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing is good but slowing. The lake level is dropping slowly. Fish depths are from 15 to 25 feet deep—doesn’t matter if you fish points, humps, channel banks or just bank lines. Keep your boat in 30-plus…
Burton: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are in their early summer pattern. Most of the bigger spots are in the 20-foot water depths. They are hanging close to structure like rocks, brush and grass. SpotStickers with pumpkinseed-colored finesse worms seem to…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg and flukes. We are also catching fish on drop shots and shaky heads. The fish are scattered around on main-lake points and around any laydowns…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “The weather as you know has been killer hot. I have been able to find a few nice slab crappie by shooting docks. On June 18, I was able to catch 17 decent crappie with a bubblegum R.A.G. Fly…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear to slight stain. Bass: Slow. “It has been a tough year for bass on Bartletts Ferry, and it isn’t getting any better,” says bass-tournament promoter Dennis Hudson. “We had a tournament that took 8 pounds to win last…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained in the river. Bass: Fair: “The month of July can be a tough month for Allatoona,” said Matt Driver. “Most fish are fairly deep and holding on main-lake points and channel swings. Large offshore boulders and brushpiles are the best areas to target. This…
A new mystery has emerged that could shed new light on the elusive story of the world-record bass landed in Georgia in 1932. June 2 marked the 81st anniversary of the day a young farmer named George W. Perry cast his only lure into Montgomery Lake, an Ocmulgee River oxbow in Telfair County, landing a…
From near extinction in the wild, Georgia’s alligator population rebounded rapidly under protection and continues to expand even with limited hunting. Estimates are there are about a quarter-million alligators in Georgia now. And there’s a growing army of wanna-be alligator hunters in the state. It’s been eight years since arguably my best hunt ever, an…
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