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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full. Temp: 58-64 degrees. Clarity: Drop your lure in the water to determine the level of clarity. The pollen mixing in the water makes the water appear more stained than it really is. The Oconee River is stained below I-20. The Apalachee is much clearer. Visibility is better than 1 foot, a big change from last month’s…
Nottely: Level: 9 feet low. Temp: 58-64 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “The fishing has been hot. We have been catching lots of nice fish and have had some awesome numbers. The fish have been holding up shallow on points. We have been catching fish from Point 3 all the way up the river on large herring…
Lanier: Level: 1.7 feet high. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: The rivers have a heavy stain, most creeks go from a moderate to a light stain, and the main lake is mostly clear below Highway 369. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing has been pretty good overall. The cloudy water has slowed the offshore moving bait bite, but there are…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “April is the month that most anglers really look forward to on Jackson. The water temps in April will have been in the 60s or better for a few weeks, and the bass fishing heats up. The spawn can be a very temperamental time…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matthew Justice reports, “The majority of bass have moved into immediate staging areas in less than 10 feet of water. Fish are holding on the old bank vegetation now in 2 to 6 feet of water. For the fish in the grass, a variety of moving baits can be successful on…
Eufaula: Level: 1.4 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament pro Les Bratcher, of Big Bite Baits, #bigbitebaits #alxrods said the bass are full on moving shallow. “The fishing has been tremendous this spring, with some huge weights during tournaments and lots of really big bass. They were hanging off a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: The mid to lower lake areas are slightly stained with the upper end and also out Georgia Little River being very stained. Bass: Tournament angler Joshua Rockefeller reports, “The Clarks Hill bass have been biting up shallow on a spinnerbait. The water is warming, and the…
Chatuge: Level: 1.5 feet below full. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The fish are moving up. Spotted bass are roaming around or near spawning areas. You can target them with a jerkbait, a 3.5-inch tube and a Z-Man Ned rig. The largemouth are trying to move up in the backs of pockets. Try a swimbait,…
Carters: Level: 1.3 feet high. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Bill Payne reports, “The COE has really been releasing the water and has the lake nearing normal pool. We were at 26 feet above pool just a few weeks ago, and now after getting rid of all the extra water all the ramps are finally open. Also, the…
Burton: Level:1 foot low. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been great the last few days. We have caught most of our fish on jerkbaits on long points close to the main-lake channels. These fish are pulling up shallower every day to feed for a few hours. We are casting in…
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