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Eufaula: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 74 to 82 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the north end; clear with 3 to 5 feet visibility on south end. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Stephen McCord was excited to report a good mayfly bite. He’s finding hatching flies on the steeper walls with blowdowns and overhanging…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports “June is one of my favorite months. The stripers will be on points and humps early in the mornings in 25 to 40 feet of water feeding on herring. They’ll also be in front of the dam…
Carters: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 75-80 degrees. Clarity: Great; 5-7 feet visibility. Linesides: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Linesides have moved into the summer pattern and are starting to school up. Look for fish schools to gather on humps, points or any structure from 25 to 60 feet of water, depending on time…
Blue Ridge: Level: 7.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 75-79 degrees. Clarity: Great; 8-plus feet visibility. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “The topwater bite is pretty steady around points 1 and 2 at dawn. I like to throw the new Smackjack from Smack Tackle in herring color. I have been tying it to a 5-foot…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Slight stain up the river and in the creeks; clear on the main lake. Bass: Tough. Dennis Hudson said it’s hard to figure anything out on Bartletts right now with the way conditions are changing day-to-day. There are a few fish in the…
Allatoona: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good. Matt Driver said most of the bass have moved to a summer pattern already. “You can catch them on top early,” Matt said. “Fish are moved out to summer areas, mostly main-lake stuff, and a lot are suspended 15…
More and more over the last couple of years, Ocmulgee Public Fishing Area (PFA) has come to the forefront whenever anglers talk about trophy-bass destinations. In April, the first teen-sized bass was certified from the lake. The 13-lb., 4-oz. largemouth bass recently was caught and released back into the lake during survey work conducted by…
West Point Lake anglers will benefit from the efforts of Boy Scout Jacob Buchanan. The 15-year-old, of Sharpsburg, spent Saturday, May 12 with six other Boy Scouts from Troop 897, out of Newnan, and sank PVC-style fish attractors in Wehadkee Creek on West Point Lake. Jacob had to plan, organize and carry out the project…
I have had many phone calls from “land-locked” friends headed to the Georgia beaches with their families on their week-long, once-a-year pilgrimage. It usually starts something like this, “Hi, Bert. I’m headed to the beach with my family next week. What’s biting? Which of my bass rods do I need to bring?” The discussion centers…
We all know the big reservoirs get most of the ink in magazines and air time on the television. Anglers who can consistently catch fish on the big lakes are undoubtedly good fishermen. But if you want to know the real secret to consistently catching fish, whether they be largemouth bass, shellcrackers, bluegills or catfish,…
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