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Lake Oconee Fishing Report – April 2023
Oconee: Level: Full pool at 435. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear at press day, but heavy stain is on the way. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “The bite was great, then went slow when we had those two or three days of freezing temps. It is starting to pick back up again, and you will…
Read MoreLake Nottely Fishing Report – April 2023
Nottely: Level: 9.7 feet below 1775. Temp: 56-61 degrees. Clarity: There is a mid-lake stain, but the main lake is clear. There’s lots trash in the lake from when the water came up. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “The fish are starting to fire up. We have been catching some…
Read MoreLake Lanier Fishing Report – April 2023
Lanier: Level: Full at 1071. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: The main lake water is clear and a slight stain is the norm north of the Highway 53 bridges and toward the backs of the major creeks. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “Fishing during the spawn can provide some…
Read MoreLake Jackson Fishing Report – April 2023
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 528. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Stained but muddying up fast from heavy rains on March 26. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen fished a tournament in the storms on March 26, and the rolling thunder made it tough, but he caught a 3.90-lb. largemouth for big fish. Bass were already up…
Read MoreLake Hartwell Fishing Report – April 2023
Hartwell: Level: Full at 660. Temp: 60-68 degrees. Clarity: 1 to 4 feet. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “The fishing is really starting to pick up as large waves of fish push to the bank. Some fish are held up on staging areas: Docks, secondary points and rocks. Fish will be on the bed all…
Read MoreLake Eufaula Fishing Report – April 2023
Eufaula: Level: 0.4 feet below 188. Temp: 59-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The weather promises to stabilize as we begin the month or April. A steady water level will allow the fish to settle into their normal spring patterns. The bedding bass will be in the shallows making the shallow bite exciting.…
Read MoreLake Chatuge Fishing Reports – April 2023
Chatuge: Level: 4.8 feet below 1925. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake has come up some, along with the water temps, which have the spotted bass on the move. I’ve been catching fish on rocky banks and points, and there has also…
Read MoreCarters Lake Fishing Report – April 2023
Carters: Level: 1.1 feet above 1074. Temp: 55-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, of Carters Lake Guide Service, said that April is spawning month. “It may be hard to see spots on their deeper beds, but lots of males will be protecting fry in the spawning areas in pockets and flat clay banks after…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – April 2023
Blue Ridge: Level: 8.1 feet below 1686. Temp: 54-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake has been coming up pretty quickly, and the water temps were coming up, but the few days of cold temps dropped the temps back down some. I’m trying to target areas where…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report – April 2023
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 below 521. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, of Summerlin Outdoors, fished a Lazy Man’s tournament March 24 and came in second with five weighing 17.09. First had 17.11. He says he has never seen so many fish up spawning on Bartletts Ferry, and more and more…
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