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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: The main lake is in the mid 50s but colder water can be found in the pockets and upriver. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Thanks to Eddie at Lakeside Chevron for this Sinclair report. The bass are still biting. It took over 18 pounds to win…
West Point: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Stained up the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing has been a bit of a roller coaster again since the first of the year. Up and down water temps, lake levels, clear to muddy water, wind or no wind, …
Russell: Level: 0.8 feet low. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained in the creek, main lake is clear. Bass: Tournament angler Trad Whaley reports, “In February, there are two good patterns at Russell.” Good numbers of spotted bass are easy to catch on rocky drops, points and channel banks back in the creeks. For largemouth, he…
Lanier: Level: Full. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear and the backs of the creeks are stained from recent rains. If we can get some sun, the back of the creeks will increase in temperature rapidly. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing remains great for us as the water temps are still…
Weiss: Level: 4.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Mike Carter reports, “The main patterns have been covering rocky and stump-filled points with a 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Trap and Bill Lewis MR6 crankbaits in red and chartreuse colors. When you get the more sunnier days, moving up to some…
Allatoona: Level: 13.6 below summer full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: On the north end, the lake is rolling mud from Little River to Clear Creek. On the south end, the lake is a mud hole from the Blockhouse to Glade Marina. The water between Glade and Clear Creek is fishable. Bass: Tournament angler Matt…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tournament director and competitor Dennis Hudson reports, “Due to the rain and warm weather, the bite is off a bit. Before the rain, the ChatterBait and squarebill crankbait bite was pretty good. A black-and-blue and white ChatterBait was working. Red and…
Allatoona: Level: 14 feet below summer full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Stripers and Hybrids: Guide Robert Eidson, of First Bite Guide Service, reports, “The lineside bite is good! The bite remains good even after the heavy rains. The north end of the lake is a mud pit. Mid-lake is stained and…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Varied between clear and muddy depending on rain. Various Species: Brad McDaniel at Flint River Outdoors reports, “All varieties—largemouth, striped and hybrid—are being found with the shad. Find the shad and you find them. So, obviously a bait that closely imitates the shad is the way to go.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the backs of some creeks. Bass: Tournament director and competitor Dennis Hudson reports, “Bass fishing has been slow the last few weeks, but it is improving. A medium-diving crankbait and a spinnerbait will produce some bites on the points. Wind really…
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