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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 3.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As the temps cool, expect a drastic improvement in the bass fishing. More fish will move shallow with the cooler water temps, and this pattern should only get better as the water level drops and we move…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament director and competitor Dennis Hudson reports, “The bass fishing has been feast or famine lately. A few tournament bags in the 12- to 14-lb. range have been caught, but most guys are struggling. Next month things should pick…
Allatoona: Level: 5.9 feet low. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: 7 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The drought is definitely playing a part this month with water levels dropping. The month of October is great on Lake Allatoona. This year’s turnover should be a little behind due to warmer weather. November is a great…
Blue Ridge: Level: 8.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 81-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear: Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “TVA has been dropping the lake fast since Labor Day weekend. The fishing has been a little slow. We’ve not had much rain. The days are starting to get shorter. We’ve been having cooler nights, but we’ve…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bite started off a little slow this month but has rebounded over the last few days. Most of the fish we have been catching are on a 20- to 30-foot bottom. Drop shotting small plastics out over the main lake…
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.”…
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