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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level:6 feet below full. Temp:54-55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Smallmouth and spotted bass have started moving up on main-lake points and spawning areas. I’ve been targeting these areas with a 3.75 Strike King Rage Swimmer and a 3.5-inch tube. Also try a Ned rig with a Z-Man TRD worm in green pumpkin or…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Brad McDaniel with Flint River Outdoors reports, “Bass are bedding despite the cold weather. Go-to baits are something really new or something really old. Bass at Lake Blackshear get a lot of pressure, so try and think outside the box and show them something different.” Crappie: Brad McDaniel with Flint River…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: The bite has been good for smaller spotted bass. April should continue to be good for numbers but with a better chance for quality bites. Lots of bass are in 3 to 5 feet of water and can…
Allatoona: Level: 1.8 feet high. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is great! April is the month for numbers and quality on Allatoona. We had very high water for the entire month of March, but the levels are getting back to normal. I believe that this year’s spawn will benefit from…
Seminole: Level: Full. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Water on the rivers is stained. The creek, back ponds, Fish Pond Drain, Spooner Fields and Saunders Slough are clear. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass are bedding on Lake Seminole, and they will be for the next two months. Sight fish from the middle of the morning to…
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…
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