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Lake Allatoona Fishing Report – October 2023
Allatoona: Level: 3.4 feet below 840. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver, reports, “October is a great month on Lake Allatoona. Fishing has been great throughout the summer months, and October should be amazing, as well. The bass begin to feed up for wintertime. Four main baits for me in October…
Read MoreCarters Lake Fishing Report – October 2023
Carters: Level: 1.3 feet below 1074. Temp: 73-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield with Carters Lake Guide Service reports, “There will be lots of surface schooling all during October, so always have a walking or chugging topwater bait ready to cast. Those baits will work all day. Shorter days and cooling water makes…
Read MoreLake Weiss Fishing Report – October 2023
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below 564. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Multiple Species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is good, and some have started moving shallow in the bays on secondary points. Creek and river channel ledges are still producing using Carolina rigs and crankbaits. Crappie fishing is fair, and they are on…
Read MoreLake Burton Fishing Report – October 2023
Burton: Level: 0.5 feet below 1865. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been consistent the last few days. We have had some great weather the last few weeks. Most of the spotted bass are midway back in the creeks feeding on herring. The topwater bite is getting…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – October 2023
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.2 feet below 1681. Temp: 77-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake has been dropping, and with the cooler nights and days, we’re starting to see the water temps drop. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve started seeing a little topwater action.…
Read MoreLake Blackshear Fishing Report – October 2023
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained but pretty good for Blackshear standards. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “The last couple weeks of cooler nights have the bass firing up. Shad have begun to move back into the sloughs and pockets all over the lake. The early morning topwater bite has been getting…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report – October 2023
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The lake is clear at the dam and only a mild stain above Twin Bridges. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron, who said the fishing is still good. It took 21 pounds to win the Berry’s Fall Series tournament. There are only…
Read MoreLake Seminole Fishing Report – October 2023
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below 77.5. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The Flint River is clear, Spring Creek is clear and the Chattahoochee River arm has a slight stain. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure reports, “The bass have started to start feeding up for the fall. The October forecast looks promising. If coming…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report – October 2023
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.7 feet below 521. Temp: 74 to 78 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: The night bite remains good. Tyler Morgan with Summerland Outdoors and Kyle Welcher won a Friday night tournament on Sept. 22 with 13.11 pounds. Their 4.13-pounder missed big fish by just 0.1 pounds. Tyler reports that grassbeds just before…
Read MoreGeorgia Saltwater Fishing Report – October 2023
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “I consider the month of October as being one of the best fishing months for both fish and fishermen. Inshore and offshore fish are in full migration mode. With water temperatures on the fall, the redfish, spotted seatrout and flounder bites get more predictable. Places…
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