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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “I’ve been targeting main-lake areas the first couple hours in the morning. There’s been some small spotted bass breaking in the mornings. I’ve been throwing a Whopper Plopper and a small Pop-R hoping to see some bigger…
Carters: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “With this rapid rise in the water temp, fishing has begun to change. Schooling activity appears to be slowing, but keep that topwater bait on deck and ready for any surface action that takes place. My primary bait after the…
West Point: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “August is usually a tough month for bass fishing on most lakes. There are a few patterns that can still produce. Try pitching jigs or Texas-rigged worms around blowdown trees or under boat docks. This pattern…
Weiss: Level: 0.1 foot below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has turned into a tough lake with this extremely hot weather. Staying focused on deep river and creek ledges has been the most productive pattern thus far. The main lures…
Seminole: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Lightly stained, clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole for July was excellent! We had seven customers catch their PB (personal best), so that’s 40 PBs since January. The topwater action…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: From stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “Bass fishing has been tough, and boat traffic and high water temps has all but shut down the shallow bite after the first hour or so of the day. The early, shallow-water bite has been best with a…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake but some good color still in the creek and rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The shallow bite is the way to go. Throwing buzzbaits and poppers around shallow cover is producing fish. Look for places where cover meets a transition…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been good the last few days. Seems to be an early morning to mid-morning bite. Frogs in pockets have been working well. We have also been catching some nice lips on Senkos, working these in and around…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Flint Murray reports, “With temperatures rising to their high peaks, the fish have become less active. Bites are in lesser quantity. Most fish are located around deeper banks with a lot of shade. Any shaded areas can hold fish. Fish are very wary this…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear in the river; light stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Dennis Hudson reports, “Bass fishing has been really tough lately. Five-fish limits are hard to come by now, and just 7 to 9 pounds is winning most local…
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