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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: 0.15 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is muddy; the creeks and coves have a normal stain. Bass: Very good. Ernie Broughton said the fish are up shallow in 2 to 3 feet of water right up against the cypress trees and stumps. He’ll throw a Texas or…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said there have been some good sacks coming in from his Tuesday evening tournaments out of Idlehour. He said folks have been catching them in a number of ways. Dennis said he’s caught most of his fish throwing…
Allatoona: Level: 1.19 feet above full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the south end; good stain up north. Bass: Good. Matt Driver said, “Fishing is good right now. With the spawn in its final stages and the water at full pool, late spring should be on fire. The month of May is a…
It’s not the way John Allen wanted to make the Skeeter Eliminator Series championship, but he’ll take it. After a very tough day of fishing April 14 at West Point, thanks to a post-frontal conditions, John’s 5.98-lb. sack was enough to send him to the finals at Lanier in June. John was fishing heads-up against…
Russell: Level: 1.85 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Clear in most of the lake; muddy in Beaverdam. Bass: Steve Levi said to look for some bedding bass up the lake this month as the last wave of fish pull up to spawn. He’ll pitch a white Zoom tube to any bedding fish.…
Saltwater: Inshore: From the Richmond Hill area, Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temp is right at 68 to 69 degrees in the river. The redfish and trout have been doing pretty good. We’ve had a lot of freshwater coming out of the Ogeechee, so the trout are out in the sound, and they’re catching…
Seminole: Level: 1.08 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “Most of the fish on the lake have already spawned and are heading toward their deep-water postspawn areas. These postspawn fish can be caught on grass points on the rivers and grass flats on the lake. Spinnerbaits or…
Sinclair: Level: 1.1 feet below full. Temp: 65-71 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is stained, but the upper ends are still heavily stained. Bass: Mike Cleveland said a few bass are still on the bed, and the shad spawn has kicked off in the mid-lake area. The Little River arm has yet to see any…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full Pool. Temp: 68-71 degrees. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Fair. Clayton Batts reports, “The bite is tough right now. Some fish are still on the bed, but most of them have already spawned. There is a shad spawn first thing in the morning around grassbeds and rip-rap, but most of the fish around…
Weiss: Level: 0.10 feet above full pool. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Try the backs of the pockets and creeks for largemouths, and fish the points for spots. The most productive patterns have been spinnerbaits, swimbaits and lipless crankbaits. If the bite gets slow, I have been using shaky…
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