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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey of Miss Judy Charters reports, “June means inshore fishermen get to fish for spotted seatrout, redfish, flounder, sheepshead, black drum, shark, Spanish mackerel and cobia. This would be the month to bring out the cast net and catch your own bait. Inshore fisherman can leave the dock without bait because…
Oconee: Level: Full pool at 435. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp, with Elite Guide Service, reports, “Bass fishing the month of June can bring numbers in. During the month of June, look for the bass to start getting to their summer patterns. I expect the dock bite to get hot this…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.3 feet above 1686. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Clear with a visibility of 10 feet. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. I’m going to start my mornings out on the main-lake points, throwing a Whopper Plopper or a Strike King Sexy Dawg Jr. Once the sun gets…
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 below 237. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Light stain from Cedar Creek south, gradually a heavier stain above Cedar Creek and as you go up the river. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “Bass are in the postspawn phase and are starting to go into their summer patterns. Early in the morning, I’ve been…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Some stain in the river. The creeks are muddy, except for Halawakee, which is mostly clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that the mayfly hatch will provide a good bite if you find one, but that changes…
West Point: Level: 0.4 below 635. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: The lake is mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The West Point bass fishing has been fair at best. I don’t know if the bass were gorging on cicadas or something during May, but it has been a really tough bite lately.…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above 528. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Light stain in the river, mostly clear in other areas. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that although it is hit or miss, watch for a mayfly hatch. Bream feeding on the bugs will bring in the bass, and they will hit poppers, like a…
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 above 660. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, said the topwater bite should be strong. Fish white flukes and chrome Spooks on sunny days and a white Spook and fluke on cloudy days. A fast-moving hard swimbait, like the Fickle made by Southern Hook…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 above 188. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Stained with all the rain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, of Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The continued rains have the river muddier than usual for this time of year. The water level is up, and that is great for the shallow bite. Bass are doing good on…
Burton: Level: 1.8 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bass bite has been the best I have seen in the last couple of years. We are catching between 20 and as many as 40 in a single fishing trip. Sebile swimbaits…
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