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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “We have been catching quite a few fish on the Picasso Suijin tipped with a white Zoom Fluke up very shallow on points and other shallow flat areas. As we move into May, look for a strong topwater bite to…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The bass are still trying to work the shallows. If you see bait or bird activity, work these areas out with different baits until you get a strike. Try to match the bait with similar lures and…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been really good over the last few days. We have been catching most of our fish on Zara Spooks and plastic frogs in pockets. These fish have just come off the bed and are hungry. The midday…
Lanier: Level: 1 foot above full. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Clear except very close to the bank from the boat traffic. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing is excellent right now all over the lake. Most of the largemouth have spawned or are in the middle of the spawn, and…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “This year the shrimp have been plentiful all winter, and they seem to be plentiful now. That usually means we will have plenty of fat trout and redfish in the spring and summer. The redfish bite has been excellent the last few weeks and should continue the next couple…
Allatoona: Level: 3.2 feet below summer full pool. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain to clear. Stripers and Hybrids: Guide Robert Eidson, of First Bite Guide Service, reports, “The bite is wide open right now both up the river and on the main lake. Fishing just doesn’t get much better than it is right now. Shiners, threadfins and small…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 62-68 degrees. Clarity: Most creeks and rivers are stained, but it’s clearer on the lower end of lake. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water temperature has jumped up fast this past week, and the fish are in transition daily. There are still some prespawn fish…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.5 feet low. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve still been getting a lot of rain, and TVA has continued to pull the lake down. The main body is clearing up, and the pockets are a little stained. We’ve been catching fish on main-lake, rocky points on a…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been OK the last couple of days. The fish we have caught have been bigger than normal. Fishing ditches and the ledges back in pockets still seems to be the go-to places. We have been casting swimbaits…
Chatuge: Level: 4.5 feet low. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “TVA has pulled the lake down again due to all the rain we’ve been getting. The bass have started moving up around their spawning areas on flats, pebble gravel banks and long points. The baits I use targeting these areas…
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