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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair to tough, said Aaron Batson. He reports, “We have been catching good numbers on 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits ScrewBall jigheads with junebug or redbug Zoom Finesse worms in 12 to 14 feet of water. Concentrate on any brushpiles you can find.…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Muddy and fast. Bass: Fair. Matt Baty reports, “Suprisingly, good fish are being caught in shallow water from 2 to 4 feet. Look for current breaks at the mouths of both rivers. The fish are grouping up in the slack water behind islands and…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “December is all but a memory, and January is here. The water temps will be in the mid to low 50s. You should start looking for the larger speckled trout in the deeper water. The live bait of choice will be mud minnows. You can also use plastic swimbaits.…
Russell: Level: 1.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Moderately stained in the larger creeks. From Bond Creek south is pretty clear on the main lake. Bass: Guide Wendell Wilson will be looking for bass stacked up along the timber edges this month. “Shad are the key,” Wendell said. “If you find the…
Oconee: Level: 1.2 feet above pool. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tough. Todd Lowe reports, “Fish are very close to cover. A few are being caught on spinnerbaits and jigs. The conditions are pretty nasty right now, so the fishing is fair at best. We are still catching them shallow, and I haven’t tried…
Nottely: Level: 11.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Josh Garrison reports, “Look for the warmest water on the lake. If there has been a warm rain, head to the backs of the creeks and the river. If there hasn’t been any significant rain, head to the main body from Point…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained in the backs of the creeks. Largemouths: Fair. Billy Boothe reports, “The largemouth bite is pretty slow. The big fish bite is there, but the numbers aren’t. There are only two baits you need for…
The Georgia Outdoor Network (GONetwork) is offering a $1,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for shooting a south Fayette County horse on Jan. 3 with three arrows. The horse belongs to Ralph and Nancy Padovano. “A passerby observed a horse with arrows sticking out of its…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Stained in the rivers; good color in the main lake. Bass: Decent. Eric Perkins reports, “It’s not all that great for numbers, but some really good fish have been showing up. You have to slow way down unless we get some warmer weather. You…
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “The most consistent bite is in the ditches or drains that lead out into the timber. Most of these ditch fish are holding in 25 to 35 feet of water. You need to have several places…
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