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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 3.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “The run-and-gun topwater techniques have really fired up over the last few weeks. The fish are bunched up on offshore points, humps and ledges all over the lake. On Sept. 12, Greg Kellum and I won the Relay…
Eufaula: Level: 2.7 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Muddy on the main lake, stained in the creeks. Largemouths: Good. Sam Williams said you don’t want to be on the main lake right now unless you’ve got a steel hull to deflect all the big trash floating down the lake. However, the fish…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “Clarks Hill has gotten off to a mild start for the fall schooling season. Largemouths, stripers and hybrids are chasing threadfin shad and this year’s blueback herring hatch to the surface on the lower end of the lake.…
Chatuge: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: The main body is still clear, but some of the creek runs have a slight stain. Largemouths: Good. John Hembry said the lake is fishing well following heavy rains. The lake has come up several feet and flooded a lot of bank structure in…
Carters: Level: 7.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 76 degrees and falling. Clarity: The main body of the lake is still clear, but there’s a light stain up the river. Bass: Wayman Ledford said when the water temperatures gets around 70 degrees, the fish will start hitting spinnerbaits and crankbaits. By the time this issue…
Burton: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Slight stain; lots of debris. Bass: Wes Carlton said spots are schooling from one end of the lake to the other in tight pockets off the main lake. A white Pointer jerkbait with a feather on the back is doing the trick on these…
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Crowley reports, “Smallmouths are feeding on topwater and chasing bait all over the main lake. The fish will be off the Morganton Point beach early and late in the day. The smallmouths are keying on the bluebacks, so I…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear with a stain upriver. Bass: Tough. Ernie Broughton said it took 13 pounds to win his pot tourney, and the weights dropped off sharply. The high, muddy water experienced by most other lakes in the state had not yet hit…
Bartlett’s Ferry: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Halawaka Creek is clear, but the river is swollen and muddy with tons of trash in the water. Watch how you run because there are trees floating in the water. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the creeks are about normal with a slight…
Allatoona: Level: 12.8 feet above full pool. Ramps open include Stamp Creek, Gaults and Gatewood. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Surprisingly clear on the main lake. Bass: Fair. Mike Bucca reports, “The lake level is insane. You can barely get under Bethany Bridge at Red Top. Fishing is OK. The biggest thing is to fish as…
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