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Fishing Reports
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 90-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good. Clayton Batts reports, “The bites early and late have been the two best bites with all the heat and jet skis on the lake. Fish a white Picasso buzzbait or a Rebel Pop-R around seawalls and grass lines for aggressive fish feeding…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Excellent. Mike Cleveland said it’s hot but the big fish are biting. He won the June 12 R&R with a 21.51-sack, and he took second in the June 5-6 Berry’s Classic with a two-day total of 33.88 pounds. Mike said he’s been starting off…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 90s. Clarity: Clear in Spring Creek; slight stain in the Flint. Bass: Good. Jim Murray Jr. said the fish will bite if you can stand the heat. Early in the morning, start off with topwater on the outside grass lines or submerged grass in…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports that the trout are finally biting. “For months I have been reporting about the almost non-existent trout bite. However, this all just might be history. Capt. Matt Williams caught 20 nice trout in one day this past week while fishing his regular inshore spots. He caught them all on…
Russell: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear; a slight stain up Beaverdam. Bass: Decent. Trad Whaley said you can go catch numbers of small spots pretty easily, but the big fish are tough to find right now. He said it’s taking 10 to 12 pounds to win tournaments. If you…
Paradise PFA: Levels: Most lakes are 3 to 6 inches below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Lakes lightly stained; 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair, according to area manager Charles West. “Fishing for bass has been very tough. Try topwater baits during early morning periods,” Charles said. “Switch to crankbaits by mid morning,…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-91 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: Fair. Todd Lowe said it’s as typical a summer pattern as you can get. “First thing in the morning, it’s topwater on the main-lake seawalls. Throw buzzbaits, Pop-Rs, Spooks or any bait that looks like a shad. After the sun comes up,…
Nottely: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: High 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Striper: Fair to good. Jeremy Seabolt said there’s a pretty good striper bite going on between points 2 and 5, and that the fish are starting to school up pretty tight on humps in the 20- to 30-foot range. Early on some…
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Fair. The most consistent bite for numbers has been a drop-shot rig or a light Texas rig fished on deep, main-lake brushpiles. Topwater action has been hit or miss — mostly miss. You can try to call up some spotted bass on reef-marker humps…
Jackson: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 90-93 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson said it’s barely fair and getting tougher. “High temps have made the fish difficult to catch. I fished the last Friday-night tournament and had four fish at 7.63 pounds that was good enough for third place. I also…
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