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Fishing Reports
Level: 7.82 at the Waycross gauge. Temp: 74-76 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. The Satilla River is the place to be, but if you’re gonna go, you better hurry. After staying in the floodplain for months, the river has finally set up right, but not for long. Heavy rains forecasted later in the week will likely…
The rivers are dropping out, tides are better in saltwater, and fish in ponds, lakes, and the Okefenokee are feeding with reckless abandon. Pretty much pick where you want to fish this weekend, and you should catch fish. Pick right, and you may just have your best trip of the year. Altamaha River: The panfish…
Nottely: Level: 2 feet below 1775. Temp: 64-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been good. Our boats have already put one fish over 30 and three over 20 in the boat. We have caught lots of teenaged fish. Most all our fish have come off large shad and 6- and 8-inch…
Lanier: Level: 1.1 feet above 1071. Temp: 71-73 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity varies from clear on main lake to stained farther north in the river systems and the backs of the creeks. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “Lake Lanier is arguably at its very best during the…
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet above 528. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen won an ABA at Jackson near the end of April with 12.27 pounds. He said the last cold front in April pushed the shad spawn back, so it is wide open the beginning of May. Topwater like Spooks and…
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 feet above 660. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, some creeks are stained. Bass: Cole Wilson, with Spot Chaser Guide Service, reports, “Fish are in all phases across the lake. It’s a time of year when you can pick your favorite thing to do and go do it. Look…
Eufaula: Level: 1.5 feet above 188. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Rivers have a good stain, but the creeks are murky. Bass: Jake Maddux, with Guiding and Advanced Electronics Trips, reports, “The month of May is a month of change on Lake Eufaula. Some patterns are ending while others are beginning. One of the reasons Eufaula…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Muddy on the main lake, stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “The bass have all spawned and are feeding really well right now. Try to locate a shad spawn first thing in the morning on rip-rap, seawalls and grass. Look for shad flickering…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full at 330. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: David Earl Thorton, with Franklin Gun Shop in Athens, reports, “The herring bite is in full effect on the lower end of the lake. Spinnerbaits, flukes and topwater will get the job done. Fish them over shoals and shallow gravel points. Blow-throughs are…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below 521. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan reports, “You can still catch some good males guarding fry. Look for balls of fry back in bedding pockets and cast a wacky-rigged green-pumpkin Senko and let it fall through them. Another great May tactic is…
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