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Fishing
Lanier: Level: 13 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Good. Tournament angler Billy Boothe reports, “I’m catching a few shallow, but the mid-depth and deep bite has been very good. With the cold weather and increased number of people targeting largemouths, deeper is the best way to go right now. The…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing remains pretty tough right now. I was out this past weekend, and we struggled. We did catch a few fish and missed several good bites casting a 7/16-oz. Net Boy Baits Finesse jig in…
Hartwell: Level: 14.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has improved as the baitfish have moved into creeks and main pockets, and the bass are feeding up. The birds are just beginning to show up, so it’s always a good idea to follow them…
Eufaula: Level: 2.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “Winter patterns are in play now. The vegetation is disappearing, and the deep-water jig and spoon fishing is now working. Slow, deep crankbaits will work as well. Also try fishing the rip-rap and cuts with lighter…
Clarks Hill: Level: 15.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler William Hooker reports, “Most guys are throwing 1/2- and 3/8-oz. jigs in brown with green-pumpkin trailers, floating worms, No. 5 and No. 7 Shad Raps in a shad color, 1/2-oz. white spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps in blue/chrome. Fish the grass…
Carters: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is good. November has been a good month despite the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had the past few weeks. My guys and I have been pounding good-sized spots on Spotsticker jig heads rigged with Big…
Burton: Level: 11.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have moved to a deep-water, late-winter pattern. We have been catching these fish on white crankbaits and spoons. The spoon bite should continue on through December. Work the spoon over a 35- to 48-foot bottom.…
Allatoona: Level: 13.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: 7 foot visibility. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of December on Allatoona is a great month to be on the lake. Fishing is good, and some of the best catches for spotted bass are made between the months of December and…
At the GON Outdoor Blast in August, I like many others walked around and signed up for different things that were being given away among the many booths and displays at the Gwinnett Center. That night I got a call from Bill Ward from High Point Quail telling me my name had been drawn for…
Cool weather has arrived, and with it a change in the fishing opportunities on Lake Lanier, north of Atlanta. Shad and blueback herring are moving into the creeks, and the big stripers are not far behind. While you’ll need to adapt your approach to these cooler conditions, there is plenty of hot striper action available…
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