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Fishing Reports
It really is a simple fishing lure. It doesn’t require a high degree of skill to make a fish eat one, and right now — with a strong postspawn bite happening on most Georgia waters — it can be one of the most productive and versatile weapons in your arsenal. It will catch bass…
In May, your thoughts possibly turn to bedding bream, bass that are starting to hit topwater lures, or your favorite trout stream. Turkey season is all but spent. Deer hunting is only a daydream, or maybe a re-run of a television hunting show caught while you’re inside in the air conditioning. But some interesting things…
Big bass feeding in shallow water this month makes it an excellent time to go fishing. You can catch them on a wide variety of patterns and baits, and they are about as active as they get all year long. Weiss Lake offers one of the best lakes to explore different patterns and catch quality…
When Shane Smith moved to Fort Benning, he brought with him a love of fishing — catfishing to be precise. An Ohio native, Shane and his brother established a catfish tournament trail a few years back called Hilljack Catfishing that was designed for avid catfishermen to compete and promote conservation. Shane is Capt. Shane Smith…
West Point: Level: 2.0 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier said the fish were in the heart of the spawn April 19. The topwater bite should heat up as more postspawn fish start to move back out. Fish a Pop-R or Rico, bone or baby bass in color.…
Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. Warren Barnes reports, “Largemouths have moved up and are at the late stages of the spawn, and the majority of the spotted bass are in the postspawn stage, as well. I have been starting out early in the backs of spawning pockets…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “Some fish are still on the beds,” said Clayton Batts. “Throw a Big Bite Baits lizard in junebug around spawning areas, and sight fish the beds with a white Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog or a green-pumpkin tube. In May, look for the fish…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 64 to 70 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Good for numbers, said Mike Cleveland. He said you can catch up to 40 fish in a day on Sinclair right now, but most of them are smaller buck bass. The fish are still in all stages of the…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The bass are nearing the end of the spawn, and most fish are on their way back out to their postspawn areas. Some fish can still be caught near sand, but as the water continues to warm they…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “April has been a good month for the whiting bite on the coast. May should be even better with the water temp rising every day and bait starting to show up. Redfish have been eating all winter and show no signs of stopping. On the other hand, spotted seatrout…
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