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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level: 0.2 below 475. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing is still good, and most of the baitfish and bass have transitioned to the typical summer pattern around creek and river channels. As the water temperature continues to climb with the summer heat, the bass and bait…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.4 feet above 1686. Temp: 81-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been fair. With Blue Ridge being a smaller lake, the fishing can get a little tough during the summer months with the recreational traffic. I’m going to start out fishing deep, rocky banks on…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that there’s not a whole lot of good fishing going on in July, but you can catch some bass. Fish early mornings, late afternoons and at night. In mid-June, Adam Byrd won a night…
Allatoona: Level: Full at 840. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: If history serves, July starts the month when bass fishing gets consistent until September. Expect lots of recreational traffic, so get on the water at the crack of day. You can still find a topwater bite first thing. You’ll want to look on high…
West Point: Level: 0.3 below 635. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: The water is really clear over most of the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “It is looking like a typical hot and dry summer on the way for us this year. Bass fishing is usually pretty tough under these conditions, although you can…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below 339. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Even though it’s July, some fish will be up shallow and biting. Expect this bite to be even better after those afternoon thunderstorms will cool the water by a degree or two. This slight change will push the shad up, and the bass…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “June has been a really good month of fish catching, not just fishing. The last few weeks, we have caught a lot of redfish, flounder, trout and sharks of every size. Water temps are in the low 80s, which is right where it should be for late June. The redfish…
Fishing has been great all over the place. The rivers are getting right at different rates, and catches have been really strong! Alapaha River: Stan Rhodes and David McGlamry fished the upper river on Friday and did great for panfish. They had 52 keeper fish with more bluegill than redbreast. They also had eight crappie…
It’s going to be an awesome week as the various rivers drop into a range where the bite fires off. Choose the right spot and it will be lights out —miss it and you’ll make a bunch of fruitless casts. Good luck! Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: Brentz McGhin fished the lower river backwaters on Friday and caught…
It’s been a good week of fishing. This is one of my favorite times of the year—when the panfish start moving to the shallows to spawn, bass are feeding with reckless abandon until the summer heat sets in, saltwater fish are chewing, and the big silver kings are along our beaches. Good times on the…
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