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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 1.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake to stained farther north in the river systems. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Ryan Coleman reports, “The fish are mostly finished spawning, but there are a few left to spawn in May. The postspawn fish are out feeding up and are getting easy to catch.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 6 inches below full. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Some largemouth are bedding, and some are cruising around the backs of pockets. For these fish, try throwing a 3.75 Strike King Rage Swimmer and a Strike King Rage Craw on a shaky head. If you find any on bed, try flipping the Rage Craw…
Nottely: Level: 0.1 feet low. Temp: 61-65 degrees.Clarity: Stained. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “The fishing has been good. This has been one of the best Aprils I have seen in a long time. We have been catching a lot fish. We are fishing mostly shad on planer boards and pulling large herring on freelines. Shallow flats of the creek channel…
Oconee: Level: Full. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: The rivers are muddy down past Sugar Creek. The south end is more stained than usual but fairly clear. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Morgan Arnold and Carson Childs, who both compete on the high school fishing team for North Oconee, first thing in the morning hit your…
Hartwell: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 66-72 degrees. Clarity: Muddy in the rivers. Bass: Guide and Tournament angler Matt Justice reports, “With the flooding, the Tugaloo and Seneca rivers have become muddy, and the fishing has gotten tougher. Look for the water to clear up and the fishing to get better each day. With the majority of the spawning…
Eufaula: Level: 2 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Tournament pro Les Bratcher (#bigbitebaits #alxrods), of Big Bite Baits, reports, “Lake Eufaula has been on fire with lots of big bags caught over the last few weeks. The bite has been so good it took almost 100 pounds to win the…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Joshua Rockefeller reports, “The fish are starting to move on the shad spawn. We caught several decent fish Saturday (April 13) on a Buckeye Lures spinnerbait fishing along the deeper seawalls in the rivers. The water is muddy in some places and…
Hartwell local Brandon Cobb, of Greenwood, S.C., won the April 11-14 Bassmaster Elite Series event on Lake Hartwell this past weekend. Blast-off to weigh-in video coverage provided anglers some great timely Hartwell bass fishing information. Mid-April bedding bass were key for Brandon and most of the top anglers. Wacky-rigged soft plastics were top producers, as…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: The mid to lower lake areas are slightly stained with the upper end and also Georgia Little River stained. Bass: Tournament angler Joshua Rockefeller reports, “There are some fish starting to make the move to the main creek channel points to begin feeding on blueback herring. Throwing…
West Point: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “April is usually my favorite month for all types of fishing in general. The weather is usually beautiful and fairly consistent. Bass can be caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as Pop Rs,…
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