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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “These winter cold fronts and barometric swings have the fish totally confused, and considering the last great shad hatch, their bellies are full, too. It’s been taking a slow and patient presentation to aggravate a bite…
Allatoona: Level: 12.4 feet low. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “Recently, the bite has been very active in the lower part of the lake. Small jigs like a Picasso Tungsten Little Spotty finesse jig, as well as their Rhino shaky head, have all been catching lots of spotted bass.…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to high 40s up the rivers. In the far backs of pockets and on the main lake, it’s in the low 50s at best. Clarity: Up the lake is muddy, and this will slowly move down the lake. Updated Jan. 13: Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Water temps have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 13 feet down. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Eight to 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve been catching fish on main-lake points and rocky banks, throwing 3.5-inch tube baits, Z-Man TRDs and fishing a 4.5-inch Roboworm in red crawler on a drop shot. I’m still keeping a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr.…
Lanier: Level: 3.6 feet low. Temp: 57-60 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear with some light stain in the backs of the creeks with recent rains. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing is good with the fish being scattered all about. There are some big fish up shallow on rock points and bluffs in…
Nottely: Level: 11.6 feet low. Temp: 56-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Our boats have been catching fish mid-lake and in the creeks from Points 6 all way up around Points 9. The key to catching stripers this time year is getting out and finding the water temps the bait and fish…
Oconee: Level: 0.1 feet low. Temp: According to John Duvall and Norris Edge, the lake temps are currently in the high 50s in the backs of the pockets to mid 60s at the front of some pockets and in the main lake. Clarity: The entire lake is clear, even 3-foot visibility in the Apalachee River. Bass: Tournament…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “All fish from spotted seatrout to flounder to redfish are bulking up for those cold-weather patterns. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold front. The fish usually feed hard 18 to 24 hours before the big weather change. The best natural bait is…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained up the Chattahoochee and Flint; Spring Creek is clear. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre reports, “We have been catching bass on a variety of lures from spinnerbaits and vibrating jigs to jerkbaits. A 1/2-oz. double willowleaf Strike King Premier Plus spinnerbait in chartreuse and…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: Water temps are in the high 50s in the backs of pockets and 60 to 65 degrees on the main lake. Clarity: According to Lakeside Chevron, most of the lake is clear, with a little color in the backs of some pockets. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “If you are…
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