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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 6.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 to 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Fair. Billy Boothe reports, “I’m catching most of my fish on plastics. You can pick up some decent fish early running flats with a topwater, but I’m spending most of my time on deeper brush and points. You can catch…
Jackson: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 to 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been good, and I think it will continue once the lake fills back up and gets stable. There are a number of patterns working right now. You can catch some good fish early around the…
Hartwell: Level: 8.0 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports, “Largemouth and spotted bass fishing is slowing a little as the fish are starting to suspend over deeper water and are concentrated around baitfish pretty good. There is still a topwater bite especially if you get around…
Eufaula: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Slight stain on the north end; clear with 3 to 5 feet visibility on south end. Bass: Good. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “There are plenty of grass and pads for early morning cover, and the ledge fishing is getting back like the…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “July is a great month for stripers. The fish will be grouping up in large numbers along the river channel over deep water. We will fish herring and small gizzard shad on downrods over the trees. Hybrids…
Chatuge: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The fish are deep. We’ve been catching fish around deep docks in 10 to 30 feet of water drop-shotting a 4 1/2-inch Roboworm and throwing a shaky head. Also, a Texas-rigged Zoom Finesse Worm…
Carters: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 75-80 degrees. Clarity: Great; 5-7 feet visibility. Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “We’re catching fish from 15 to 35 feet on Spotsticker jig heads and drop shots rigged with Big Bite Shaking Squirrel worms and Spotsticker Hand-Poured Worms in green pumpkin, bold gill and the new crushed…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Zara Spooks and Sammys around Point 1. We are also catching fish on drop shots and tubes. The fish are scattered around on main-lake…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the bite has been a little slow unless you can get into some mayflies. It’s been taking about 9 pounds to win his three-hour evening tournaments, but a good hatch of flies can turn things around pretty…
Allatoona: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good. Matt Driver said to think deep. “Fish are offshore and will only move shallow for short periods of time. Right now the best thing is to scout for brush and other offshore irregularities. The bad thing with these areas…
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