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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Bass fishing is the same as it’s been, and August will be more of the same. The night bite is best on crankbaits, swimbaits and Ned rigs. Fish are being caught in the mid-depth ranges.” Matt was our guest for…
Chatuge: Level: 1 foot below full. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “I’ve not seen any breaking or schooling fish. All the baitfish I have been marking has been deep. We’ve been catching spotted bass off main-lake points, deep banks and docks with deep water access. The bait of choice has…
Oconee: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 89-93 degrees. Clarity: The Apalachee River is clear, the Oconee River is stained above the railroad trestle, from I-20 bridge to the dam and up to Armor Bridge is clear, and above Armor Bridge the water goes from stained to red. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The fishing…
Sinclair: Level: About 1 below full pool. Temp: 89-91 degrees. Clarity: There’s some stained water in the backs of some of the pockets, and it’s stained to muddy in pockets and creeks above the railroad trestle. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron, the bite is on. The KVD Popping…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet below 190 full pool. Beginning Aug. 1, the corps will drop the lake to 186 to work on the dam. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Light stain to clear down the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher reports, “Summer fishing here at Eufaula is in full swing with one…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Water temperatures are in the low 80s, and almost all the usual summertime fishing patterns are working. The flounder bite jumped in gear this week. I have been catching a good number of flounder and a lot of really big ones. All the usual spots in the sound seem…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fish have moved out deep. We’re still seeing some breaking fish early in the mornings, so I’ve been throwing a Pop-R and a Whooper Plooper and picking up a few fish before the sun comes up.…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Until this week we have been targeting fish in no more than 30 to 35 feet of water. Small schools of three to four fish have been the norm for stripers. The bigger fish have all come on big alewives on…
Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are seeing some topwater action at first light. I’ve been throwing a Strike King Sexy Dawg and a Whopper Plooper. The fish have moved out deep around brush, long points and steep banks. We’re targeting these fish with a shaky…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet low. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained over most of the lake with clearer water toward the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The bass fishing has continued to be inconsistent. Shallow is the pattern, so expect to fish in 8 feet or less. A recent club tourney was won…
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