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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Light stain but clear down the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “At the beginning of the month, topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be effective for shallow and aggressive postspawn fish, especially around bream beds. Another…
Weiss: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has gotten exciting with the consistent grass bite from postspawn bass feeding back up from their stressful spawn. Choo Choo Lures swim jigs with Lip Rippin Lures Craw trailers has been the ticket…
Seminole: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Light stain in the Flint and Chattahoochee; clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing has been good through May, but June is one of my favorite months to bass fish on Lake Seminole as…
Eufaula: Level: 2.5 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The spring rains and winds continue to keep the water stirred up and the fish somewhat confused. The extremely long-lasting cold winter and cool spring have the vegetation growth behind schedule, but it is finally beginning…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “With the month of May at bay, the fish bite is more dependable and predictable. During this time, live shrimp can be caught holding on mud banks, deeps holes, backs of creeks and of course at the bait shops. In May, the spotted seatrout bite is joined with the flounder bite,…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is great. The month of May brings the end to the bass spawn and the beginning of a topwater smash fest! May means the shad spawn and postspawn fishing begins. Bass have moved to areas where they can recover…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: 1 foot. Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “Well it’s been an interesting spring on Carters. From flooding rains, muddy water, extreme pollen and what seemed like never-ending cold fronts, it just never seemed to stabilize at the beginning of last month. Despite…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: There’s a good, fairly consistent bite for anglers willing to fish slow with a Texas-rigged finesse worm on shallow cover like stumps, dock posts and blowdowns. Junebug and watermelon are good colors. For anglers wanting to fish faster, run…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “What a crazy month for fishing. We’ve had so much rain that our lake actually went above full pool in just a matter of a few days. That’s not good when it’s spawning time, not to mention we had some…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity is clear on the main lake to slightly stained in the backs of the major creeks and stained in the river systems. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman, of LanierSpots.com, reports, “Lanier is awesome! The fish are in all stages right now and can…
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