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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: 69-73 degrees. Clarity: From clear to stained. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “The spawn is winding down, with a few bass still spawning. Secondary and primary points will have feeding bass on them as they feed up before moving on to their summer hideaways. Topwater early morning will be the ticket, but be prepared to…
Carters: Level: Full. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “Fishing as of late has been very good. The spotted bass are shallow and are in spawn and postspawn situations. Shaky heads, Ned rigs, wacky rigs and Neko rigs are all working right now and should be a solid choice throughout the coming weeks. Also, the topwater…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet low. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Brad McDaniel with Flint River Outdoors reports, “Bass are mostly postspawn and are mostly being caught on dark plastics, ChatterBaits, swimbaits and spinnerbaits.” Bream: Brad McDaniel with Flint River Outdoors reports, “This bite was very late coming on this spring but is wide open now. They are being caught shallow around the…
Seminole: Level: Full. Temp: Upper 60s to mid 70s. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass are in postspawn mode on most of the lake with the sandbar bass on the main lake just finishing bedding as they are the last bass to bed on the lake. Smoking purple is a good color of worm to throw…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: The bass are still recovering from the spawn, according to tournament angler John Duvall. John won the ABA Ram Series on Sinclair Saturday with more than 22 pounds. The shad spawn has not been consistent. Seawalls and rip-rap are your targets if you see the…
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…
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