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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “The largemouths are suspended on the lower end of the lake and chasing threadfin shad. Bass can be caught on smaller topwaters like a Spook Jr, Sammy and Chug Bug fished early and late. Most of this action…
Chatuge: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “You can find some fish shallow, but for the most part the spots are on deep brush in 20 to 30 feet. A couple weeks ago, I caught an 8-lb., 7-oz. largemouth in 6…
Carters: Level: 0.1 feet above below pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fish should begin pulling into the creek mouths and working their way back into the creeks. Look for the big move once water temperatures fall into the 70s. September is a good month to throw small crankbaits, like a Bandit 100 in…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: A little slow, said Wes Carlton. He’s been catching some fish on deep rocky bottoms from 19 feet all the way into the 50-foot depths on blue Roboworms on drop shots, Fish-Head Spins threaded with a white fluke and Texas-rigged finesse worms. Largemouths: Wes…
Blue Ridge: Level: 31 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-88 degrees. Clarity: Varies with the extremely low lake level. “There are no open ramps on Blue Ridge,” said Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing. “The only place you can put in is at Morganton Point, where you’ll need a 4×4. And then be prepared to…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the bite is still fair at best. There have been some pretty good fish in the 4 1/2- to 5-lb. range caught in his weekly tournaments, but the numbers are off. These better fish are starting to…
Allatoona: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Mike Bucca reports, “Fishing is fairly tough for spots. If you can choose between fishing at night and during the day, fish at night. Your best bet is to fish brush. More specifically, fresh brush. Drop shots, underspins…
The largest turn-out of duck callers in the history of Georgia’s state calling championships showed up in Macon at GON’s Outdoor Blast. The 2010 event attracted 27 callers from five states. Up for grabs were state-championship titles in the Georgia State Duck Calling Contest, which sends a Georgia caller to the World’s Duck Calling Championship…
Taking a wall-hanger is a dream most hunters and fishermen have every time they head to the woods or water. The buck of a lifetime or the biggest fish you ever caught is something to be proud of, and these trophies deserve a place of honor above your mantle or in your trophy room. They…
Regardless of the season, long-time pro Terry Tucker, of Gadsden, Ala., likes to fish shallow for big bass on Weiss Lake. On a recent trip, in blistering triple-digit temperatures, he boated what would have amounted to a near 20-lb. tournament sack while flipping a variety of shallow cover. If a sack like that is possible…
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