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Fishing Reports
Nottely: Level: 0.6 feet above full. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “We are getting set up on the summertime patterns. The fish have started moving out over deeper water. We have been catching fish on 25- to 60-foot bottoms, but the fish are holding close to the bottom, so good…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s on the main lake. Clarity: Clear, even in the rivers above the railroad trestle. Bass: Slow. Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Fish the morning, either cranking as the lake is refilling early in the morning or fish a topwater or favorite shallow bait as long as there is…
Russell: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 86-89 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament pro and guide Trad Whaley reports, “Spotted bass are making up more than 90 percent of catches now. It’s hard to catch a largemouth. We’re catching very good numbers of spots, 30 to 50 a day. Just get over them and fish a…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The usual summer fishing is happening. Flounder, redfish, trout, tarpon and sharks are biting. The flounder bite has been the best I have seen in years. Around the last half of the outgoing tide they seem to be everywhere on some days. A live shrimp fished just off the…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 85-89 degrees on the main lake. It’s a little cooler up Little River or Murder Creek. Clarity: The main lake is clear with some stain in the rivers from afternoon showers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “In the morning, fish seawalls and rip-rap with topwaters, crankbaits, or spinnerbaits…
Lanier: Level: 6 inches above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: The water is clearing some, but there are still areas that have a funky-looking color to it for mid June at Lanier. Some of that is the high water creating run-off from the shore, and some is the remaining algae that has been around for a…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to high 80s. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “July is always a busy month on Jackson, but that doesn’t stop the bass fishing from being great. Early mornings and late evenings may seem to be the best times to be on the water fishing, but midday can offer some good…
Hartwell: Level: 0.7 feet above full. Temp: 86 to 89 degrees. Clarity: 3 to 6 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matthew Justice reports, “The fishing has been better than expected. With the lake level around full pool, an abundance of shallow cover in both rivers has made the shallow bite good. Frogging and flipping bushes and grass is a good bet. Look…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament pro Les Bratcher (#bigbitebaits #alxrods), of Big Bite Baits, reports, “Lake Eufaula is in summer mode right now. Anglers can enjoy an early topwater bite, and then they can move out to deep structure to get bites. There have been good catches of Eufaula…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear around the dam and progressively getting dirtier the farther upriver you go. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The bass are starting to become more pressured on the humps, but using a Buckeye Lures Football Mop Jig will bring bites while worked slowly. Switching to something smaller like a…
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