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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level: 9.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-88 degrees. Clarity: Stained mid-lake up; clear down the lake. Bass: Slow. “It’s tough,” said Trad Whaley. “During the week when they’re generating is stronger than weekends. Fish a Deep Little N on main-lake points on the Savannah. The fish are surprisingly a lot more shallow than…
Seminole: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good around shallow lily pads and grass. Matt Baty reports, “The Chattahoochee and the main lake have been good. The best baits are frogs and flipping baits. There are two frogs that work extremely well. For fishing sparse vegetation,…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “In the sounds the trout and redfish action is heating up. Shrimp are plentiful almost everywhere. In St. Catherine’s Sound, the redfish seem to be on every drop, with a few big fish, but most of them are 13 to 13 1/2 inches. Live shrimp under a cork have…
Paradise Public Fishing Area: Levels: 6 to 12 inches below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 24 inches visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair. Texas-rigged, black plastic worms continue to do well. Fish just off the edges of the weed lines during early morning periods. Work it slow. Switch to crankbaits by mid…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. “This year there have been a large number of fish that have stayed in less than 5 feet of water,” said guide Al Bassett. “Fish shallow docks near deep water with a Spot Remover jig with a Zoom Finesse worm in watermelon or…
Nottely: Level: 3.5 below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear to a little stained in the backs of the creeks from recent rains. Linesides: Good. Jeremy Seabolt said the big fish are starting to show up, and he’s catching them around points 3 and 4 fishing live blueback herring from 3 to 5 inches…
Lanier: Level: 6.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Slow, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The spotted bass are holding in 25 to 35 feet of water right now on man-made brush and feeding on very small threadfins for the most part,” Ryan said. “For now, working drop-shot…
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 86-89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Slow. Aaron Batson reports, “For numbers it is best to stay deep with a 1/2-oz. Carolina-rigged Zoom Finesse worm or Swamp Crawler. Look for bass in brushpiles on the main lake in 20 to 25 feet of water. Spots are being…
Hartwell: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “You have to work hard. The lower end of the lake is all about offshore fishing. The fish are grouped up on points, humps and ledges. If you have brush, it creates a sweet spot. The fish are…
Eufaula: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good. Billy Darby said the fish are stacking up on high spots from the causeway down to White Oak Creek when they are pulling water. The main-river ledges are doing well also. This is a crankbait bite. Billy suggested…
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