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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: Low 50s and warming. Clarity: Stained but clearing. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “Bass fishing has been slow, but with the warming weather, the bite should pick up quickly. The bass will begin to pull into the coves prespawn staging. Shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits are…
Burton: Level:4 feet low. Temp:54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass bite has been great the last few days. We have caught most of our fish over a 12- to 17-foot bottom. Herring-colored jerkbaits have been the go-to baits. Most of the bigger fish have been following the schools of herring close to…
Lanier: Level: 5.1 feet high. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clarity is completely blown out in the river systems and in the backs of the major creeks. Clear on the main lake. Stripers: Guide Clay Cunningham reports, “During the month of March, look for the stripers to be feeding out over open water. These fish are feeding to prepare for the spring…
Carters: Level: The lake is 21 feet over full pool and still rising. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Less than 12 inches. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “For the last several weeks, the lake has been yo-yoing up and down, but now it’s really up in the trees to the point that some of the ramps have been closed by the…
Jackson: Level: 1.2 feet high. Temp: 57-62 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “Water level has been up and down due to recent rains. The bite has been just like the water, but when you find them, you can catch them. Early morning bites have been best with crankbaits on rocks or boat ramps. Keep the trolling motor…
West Point: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: The water temps have risen to 60 degrees in some areas. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into March, the warming weather and a slightly stained lake should move many of the largemouth very shallow quickly, especially if we have a continued warming…
Allatoona: Level: The lake has come up close to 14 feet in the last two weeks and is now 2 feet above full pool and rising. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: It is rolling mud on the north end and on the far south end. The better water is in between Bartow Carver and Iron Hill. Bass: Tournament angler…
Weiss: Level:6.9 feet high. Temp: Mid 50s to 60. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Capt. Mike Carter reports, “Weiss Lake has been an extreme up and down fiasco the past couple of months, and it seems it just keeps on going. The previous and current hard rains has had the lake levels up and down constantly, and now…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.8 feet low. Temp: 53-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the rivers and clear on the lower lake by the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “Fishing has gotten tougher with all the changing weather. We are still catching fish in the ditches on the Buckeye Lures Jiggin’ Blade in the clearer water where you can…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Bottom fishing is great in the sound because everything is on the move. Bull whiting should start showing up near sandbars in the sound. The best bait is going to be small pieces of peeled shrimp laced on small hooks fished directly on the bottom. The best hook size is a No. 4 to No.…
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