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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 4.4 feet low. Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Largemouth and spotted bass are feeding well now that the water temp has dropped a few degrees. Topwater and schooling activity has been the best bet for larger fish. Fish are also pushing farther into creeks, and they are biting…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: 72-77 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “Topwater is still producing a few fish, but you will make a thousand casts for two bites, the right bites. A squarebill Little John with some chartreuse in it is my go-to crankbait. Fish any hard structure you can find. A…
Lanier: Level: 4.3 feet down. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Turnover is still happening on the lake, so water clarity is clear where it is finished to weak coffee colored where it is still going on. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Ryan Coleman reports, “I have been doing my best while working rock early in the…
Nottely: Level: 9.2 feet low. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been off the charts. Our boats have been catching fish every way you can, from freelines to downlines to trolling and planer boards early in the mornings. Downlines and trolling have been the best for catching numbers. There…
Oconee: Level: 1 foot below full. Temp: 71-72 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the rivers and a little color to clear below I-20. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The bass have been scattered and hard to pattern. I fished last weekend and had three on topwater and two on a green-pumpkin fluke with a chartreuse…
Russell: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained in some areas. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The lake is turning over, so the fishing is a little tough right now. There will always be a few areas on the lake that the fish will be biting during turnover and that can change…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “On the morning of Oct. 26, the water temperatures varied from 72 to 75 degrees. Around 70 degrees a lot of trout and redfish usually move up the rivers all the way up to the freshwater areas. The Ogeechee and Savannah rivers will both have fish moving up as…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre reports, “The bass are feeding on shad and bream. We are expecting November to be excellent for bass fishing. If you are planning a trip to Lake Seminole, don’t leave home with out your buzzbaits and frogs—the topwater should…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained coming out of Murder Creek and Little River. There is a little color above Crooked Creek and above the Railroad trestle bridge. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Eddie at Lakeside Chevron, the bass bite is best in the early morning with topwaters…
Weiss: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Mike Carter reports, “This lake can be an absolute blast this time of year for some aggressive Coosa River spotted bass action on Echo Squarebill crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps. These baits will allow an angler to cover a…
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