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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Linesides: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Hopefully we will start to see a cool down this month. It’s been a hot, dry summer, especially in the last few weeks. The stripers have been slowly moving up in the water column and into a more manageable depth of…
Chatuge: Level: 4.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 81-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been totally different than this time last year. Last year, we were already on a killer topwater bite, but with the crazy weather and hot days, the topwater bite has just not started. I’m keeping topwater…
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Lightly stain; clear on the south end. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher #bigbitebaits #alxrods, of Big Bite Baits, reports, “Fishing on Lake Eufaula is fair at best. The fish just aren’t biting as usual. It took 20 pounds to win the…
Hartwell: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Jayme Rampey won a BFL Savannah Division event on the lake Sept. 14. An FLW press release quotes Jayme as saying, “I hate to be vague, but I’ve got a BFL Regional tournament coming up here, and I don’t want to give…
Lanier: Level: 2.7 feet low. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: The water is not in great shape. It is as cloudy as it has been for a while and turning over in some areas. There is a lot of silt in the water, and fish and the bait are searching for good water to hold in.”…
Nottely: Level: 7.5 feet low. Temp: 81-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been off the charts. This has been the best I have seen in a long time. Our boats have been catching 30-plus fish a trip. We have gotten a lot of small and teenaged fish that have been…
Oconee: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: Despite almost no rain for September, the water temps are slowly falling as daylight is decreasing. Water temps are 82 in the morning and warming to 85 to 86 in the afternoons. Clarity: The Oconee and Apalachee rivers have a little color, and that color extends down to the…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.3 feet low. Temp: 78-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Josh Rockefeller reports, “Clark’s Hill is starting heat up. The lake has dropped several feet, but the fish are starting to school better as the cool temperatures come. Water temperatures are in 78-80 degree range. The bridges seem to be holding a…
West Point: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “October usually marks a big improvement in fishing in general. As the days start to get a little shorter and the temps cool, expect a marked improvement in the bass fishing. Some largemouth and spots will…
Weiss: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-87 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has started to show some early promising action, even though the hot weather has put it a little behind compared to past years. The lake levels have started dropping, and the Echo Squarebill…
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