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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: 6.4 feet below 840. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: 5 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “December is a great time to be on Lake Allatoona, and there are some giant spotted bass being caught. Water temps are dropping quickly into the low 50s and will potentially go lower than that really soon.…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Winter has finally come to the coast. Water temps crashed this week. Nov. 24 temps varied from 53 way up in a couple creeks to 62 in the sound. When the water gets below 55, the fish patterns change dramatically. The redfish bite is good. In December, the weather…
Oconee: Level: 0.1 feet below 435. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp, with Elite Guide Service, reports, “During the month of December, I look for the fish to be toward the backs of pockets with bait in them. December is a good month to target fish shallow around rocks. With the cooler…
Eufaula: Level: 1.9 feet above 188. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Perfect stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, with Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The lake level is holding steady, helping the fish acclimate to the winter pattern and shallow water feeding. The bass are working the shallow cover early and late. The forage fish are working…
There were some really good bites this week, but the strong cold front is going to change things. Some species will be helped with the cooler temperatures and some will be hurt. Factor in the changing river levels, and tides, and it will be a guessing game for this weekend. Congratulations to Michael Deen, of…
All the southeast Georgia rivers are flooded or high from last week’s rains, except the St. Marys, Suwannee, and Ocmulgee. It’s still in good shape. Saltwater has produced some good catches, but the tides will get big in time for this weekend. Very few folks have been fishing the Okefenokee Swamp, but the bite has…
Saltwater is still on fire, and several other freshwater fisheries produced some good catching this week, as well. Pretty much all the southeast Georgia rivers are fishable again. Altamaha River: A couple of Waycross anglers fished the river on Saturday and caught 21 bass up to 2.52 pounds. They had one straighten the hook that…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “October fishing has been absolutely terrific. Redfish, trout and the black drum bites have been as good as it gets. This warm weather has turned the bite on. Redfish have been as good as I have ever seen it. Yesterday, I had my 15-fish limit in about 30 minutes. The…
Carters: Level: 1 foot below 1074. Temp: 65-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter, with Carters Lake Guide Service, reports, “In the first two Winter Opens at Carters, held the last two weekends in October, Louie Bartenfield won with 14 pounds in the first one and 15 pounds in the second one. Louie says…
Hartwell: Level: 1.9 feet below 660. Temp: 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, said November is a great month to fish Lake Hartwell. The fish are moving shallow into the creeks. Many baits will catch them, from topwater for schooling fish to crankbaits on rocky banks going into the creeks.…
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