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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: Down 19.8 feet below full pool. Only a handful of ramps are open. Temp: Mid 50s and dropping. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Great, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The surface temps have dipped from the recent cool nights. The fish are getting into a early winter pattern now and are on the move…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 55-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fishing is good, according to the 2008 Skeeter Eliminator Series Champion Aaron Batson. “Spotted bass can be caught deep all over the lake,” said Aaron. “Look for bait in 18 to 26 feet of water, and drop a 3/4-oz. War Eagle jigging…
Hartwell: Level: 21.7 feet below full. Josh Fowler reports that the lake is pretty much shut down due to the low water levels. “The water level has fallen past the ends of all the ramps on Lake Hartwell, but you can try to launch your boat at your own risk at some ramps,” said Josh.…
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. “The fish are still shallow on hydrilla,” said Steve Holt. “You can catch a ton of little fish; you just have to wade through them.” Folks are still throwing plastics in the grass, mainly Brush Hogs and Trick Worms. “But the hot…
Clarks Hill: Level: 16.3 feet below full pool. Even with low lake levels, there are plenty of places to launch a boat. However, courtesy docks are tough to find. Temp: The temperature is all over the place, according to guide William Sasser. An average temperature is the mid 50s, but he’s seeing five or six…
Chatuge: Level: 7.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good for spotted bass, tough for the largemouths, said Heath Pack. Heath fished a two-day tournament the weekend of Nov. 22 and did pretty well, catching some good-sized spots on main-lake points and drops. “You’ve got to have a break line,” he…
Carters: Level: 11.4 feet below full. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good. Bass have already gone deep, and some catches have been coming out of 60 feet of water on spoons. “The fishing has been good,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “It took 16 pounds to win over there Saturday.”…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Guide Wes Carlton said, “December is the month on this lake.” He said to always keep a rod with either a white fluke or a Heddon Torpedo in blue or silver tied on. If you see schooling activity, these baits are likely to catch you hybrids,…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17.5 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Nathan Lewis said the smallmouths are on main-lake points in 15 to 18 feet of water, and they are biting a 1/4-oz. tube jig in either brown or green pumpkin. “Anything that imitates a crawdad,” he said.…
Blackshear: Level: Down 3.7 feet. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Clint Brownlee said the primary pattern right now and through the winter months, especially with the lake down, is to find the deeper docks at the mouths of pockets and sloughs. “You can get bit with crankbaits or split-shot, green-pumpkin Trick Worms. Those…
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