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Fishing
When they’re moving water, the humps and ridges down by the dam on Lake Oconee can provide some seriously hot-and-heavy action on downlines. But sometimes the hybrids just don’t live up to their easy-to-catch reputation. That’s when lineside guide Doug Bowling pulls the ace out of his sleeve to consistently catch fish, even when they…
Over the past couple of years, Steve Seals has had a terrible time with thefts at his Cherokee County hunt club. In such a rural setting, local authorities weren’t much help, so Steve decided he would do something about it himself. In an 18-month period starting during the summer of 2005, theft ran rampant on…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: 87-91 degrees. Clarity: Clear down on the main lake. Clear in the creeks. Stained up in the Chattahoochee River. Bass: Good. Despite the warm water, West Point is still producing some pretty good 14-16-lb. sacks to win evening tournaments, said tournament angler Ken Bearden. “There are still a lot…
Weiss: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 98 degrees. Clarity: Good fishing color. Bass: Good, according to tournament angler Warren Barnes. “Bass fishing is good to great,” he said. “Most largemouths and spots are still up on the flats early and are being caught on a variety of baits such as buzzbaits,…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Clarity: Slight stain. Temp: 86-88. Bass: Good early and late in the day, but the best bite has been after dark. “There have been several schools of fish schooling in the early morning and late afternoon,” said Clayton Batts. “Some of these fish are hybrids and stripers, but there are some…
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on main lake; stained up the creeks. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said there is a good deep-water bite going on right now, and that everything is happening out on the main lake. Look for mayfly hatches on main-lake bushes early and…
Seminole: Level: Down 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Slow. Guide Mike Sloan said the fishing has slowed dramatically with the warm water temperatures. It took just 13 pounds to win a recent tournament out of Wingate’s Lunker Lodge. There is still a decent morning and evening topwater bite…
Saltwater: Inshore: Very good. “The weather has been hot, and so has the fishing action,” said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “The inshore fishing for trout and reds has been very good around the sounds and on the beaches. Shrimp has been the bait of choice in depths of 3 to 6 feet. It seems to be…
Paradise PFA: Level: Lakes are 12 to 18 inches below full pool. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 36-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair, according to area manager Charles West. Try fishing topwater baits during early morning periods. Switch to crankbaits by mid morning and concentrate on the deeper water down to about 6…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain except for clear in Richland Creek. Bass: Good. The best bite has been relatively shallow in 6 to 8 feet of water. Early, there is still a topwater bite worth fishing. Use a Pop-R or Rico along rip-rap, seawalls and blowdowns. As the sun gets…
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