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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 49-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Excellent. Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “The water has come up about 5 feet from its lowest point. The fish have also been up and down, depth wise, but have been biting good both deep and shallow. For shallow fish, we have…
Jackson: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-58 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers, clear in the main lake. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing is hit-or-miss with the weather right now. I had one of the best trips I’ve had in a long time last week. We boated over 60 fish…
Hartwell: Level: 9.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Linesides: Good. Guide Preston Harden reports, “Since Jan. 1, the fish have grouped up and are feeding well. There is still not much surface activity, though. I thought the water was warm last year, but 57 degrees on Jan. 15 is something…
Eufaula: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Randy Duncan reports, “With the unseasonably high temps, the bass can be found extremely shallow. Swim plastics and bladed jigs around submerged vegetation. Ensure that you have 4- to 6-foot water close by. A…
Clarks Hill: Level: 12.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Capt. William Sasser reports, “February is the month most 10-lb.-plus largemouth were caught out of Clarks Hill. Look for a prespawn pattern in the backs of creeks.” Linesides: Good. Capt. Sasser reports, “We are catching stripers and hybrids around mid-lake…
Carters: Level: 3.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite here is good, but not great. The recent flooding we experienced increased the lake level to 12 feet over pool at one point. This has scattered the fish big time. There is still a decent…
Burton: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Lake Burton rose over 6 feet from the recent rains but is being drawn back down. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass have moved up a little shallower than normal. Most of the spots we have been catching are in 20…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “This mountain reservoir is a hard lake to fish in February, but if you can find the smallies, you can for sure catch ’em. The key this month will be finding the…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Stained but not muddy. Crappie: Good. Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have really picked up the past few days. Several limits of nice-sized crappie are being caught both by tight-lining minnows and also by long-line trolling with jigs. The best jig is the R.A.G. Fly jig that…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: There’s a little bit of color after the rains a few weeks ago. Bass: Fair. “The crankbait bite is running pretty good,” Dennis Hudson said. The best bite has been in Halawakee Creek because that’s typically where the shad move to in the…
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