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Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report April 2013
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Light stain; good color. Bass: Fair, but it should be wide open in the next couple of weeks. Bass fishing has been lagging behind much of the rest of the state in recent weeks, according to guide and tournament pro Dennis Hudson. Bass…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report April 2013
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stain to light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler and Pro Angler Radio host Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is excellent. The month of April is as good as it gets. Get out your favorite bait, and go fishing! This month largemouth and spots will begin…
Read MoreLake Seed Record Yellow Perch
Cliff Saville caught the 2-lb., 4-oz. lake-record yellow perch on Lake Seed on March 4, 2003.
Read MoreWest Point Fishing Report March 2013
West Point: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained, but the main lake south of 109 is still fairly clear.Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Surface temps are slowly starting to rise as we move later into February. We should see mostly mid to upper 50s…
Read MoreLake Weiss Fishing Report March 2013
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Very stained to muddy.Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The bass fishing on Weiss has been great. Largemouth and spotted bass are in prespawn staging areas. Throwing a Ima Shaker or Rockin Vibe crankbait to secondary points has been the pattern of…
Read MoreLake Tobesofkee Fishing Report March 2013
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Tobesofkee is back up from the wintertime draw-down. Fishing has slowed since the lake came up so fast, but it should get more consistent as the month goes on and more fish move up to…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report March 2013
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained.Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is improving. Look up the Little River arm for shallow staging fish in March. Stump flats and grassbeds will hold lots of fish. Use a 3/8-oz. Net Boy Baits chatterbait in chartreuse or white in…
Read MoreLake Seminole Fishing Report March 2013
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “The bass are still trying to get used to the fresh mud that has made its way down Spring Creek, the Flint and the Chattahoochee. If you want to find clear water, you will have to either…
Read MoreGeorgia Saltwater Fishing Report March 2013
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “March is the month that all fishermen and fish have been waiting for. Inshore fishermen can expect the cold redfish bite to thaw and become less stealthy. Fishermen can count on Berkley Gulp baits—jerk style with forked tail—rigged weedless to work when casting and retrieving in and around shallow…
Read MoreLake Oconee Fishing Report March 2013
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained. Bass: Good, according to tournament pro and guide Aaron Batson. “Bass fishing is good and getting better. March will be a huge month for catching bass on Oconee. Work pockets and coves that are warming faster with moving baits to locate fish. A…
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