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Fishing Reports

Lake Burton Fishing Report April 2018

Burton: Level: 3 feet low. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: Very stained. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been decent lately. Most of these fish have been hanging around structure toward the backs of creeks in the 9- to 18-foot depths. We have had good success throwing Farley swimbaits mid morning in and…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report April 2018

Blue Ridge: Level: 3 feet low. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’ve been having some of the craziest weather I’ve ever seen. The lakes are coming up, and the water temps have been going down due to the cold nights and windy days. This upcoming month we should see a…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report April 2018

Blackshear: Level: 0.2 low. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Coach Stephen Birchfield, of Brewton-Parker College, reports, “The bass fishing this month will be great. The water is warming, and Blackshear bass have been moving up and looking to bed. We have been catching fish in a variety of places along the lake with various…

Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report April 2018

Bartletts Ferry:: Level: 0.4 low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “They’ll be all over the banks in April in all stages of the spawn. You can take a floating worm and go all up and down the banks all day long and catch them. You work that worm…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report April 2018

Allatoona: Level: 4.6 feet low. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Ranging from clear to stained in different sections of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona is wide open. April is one of the best months of the year to catch a quality bass. The spawn started in late March and…

West Point Lake Fishing Report March 2018

West Point: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear on the south end; slightly stained up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect big changes as we move toward and on into March. Warming weather and a stained lake should move many of the largemouth shallow quickly,…

Lake Weiss Fishing Report March 2018

Weiss: Level: 2.4 inches low. Temp: 56-60 degrees Clarity: Light stain. Multiple Species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is great, and a lot of good bass were caught this past weekend in the flats off the channel ledges and on points. They bit shallow-running crankbaits, jigs and jerkbaits. Crappie fishing is great, and they…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report March 2018

Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: Mid 60s degrees Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tucker Sweat, tournament angler with the Georgia College Bass Fishing Team, reports, “Lake Sinclair bass fishing has been good. Fish are near the backs of the creeks and pockets. Fish are shallow and bait oriented. Spinnerbaits and ChatterBaits have been producing around grass…

Georgia Saltwater Fishing Report March 2018

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 for this great-sized panfish is going to be small pieces of peeled shrimp laced on small hooks fished directly on the bottom.…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report March 2018

Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 73 degrees Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The recent warming trend and mud has confused the bass on the main lake a bit, and the bite has somewhat slowed down. With that said, this is Lake Seminole, and it can be great on any given day. The…

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