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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Some stain. Crappie: Allan Brown reports, “With summer being in full swing, there’s not a lot to talk about with Sinclair crappie fishing at the moment. Some fish can be caught at night fishing dock lights near deep water. Also, fishing over structure at…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear, with more color on the Flint. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing on Seminole right now is about as good as you can get anywhere in the country, considering it’s the middle of summer. Local three-fish tournaments are…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “July has been a great month of fishing coastal Georgia waters. Redfish and flounder have been on fire. Trout, tarpon and tripletail have been caught in good numbers. The big news is the number of small redfish that we have been catching. After the first of August, catching a…
Russell: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water level has dropped a couple of feet, and the water temperature has climbed into the 90s, so the fishing has been tougher than usual. We have been catching some big largemouth during the evenings, but…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stain up the lake; clear at the dam. Linesides: Guide Doug Nelms reports, “Historically this month, we are thinking more about staying in the air conditioning than fishing, but the stripers have changed their pattern again, and we are catching. We noticed a major change during July…
Nottely: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “With the water temps in the mid-80s, the fish are schooled up in deep pockets and on humps on the river channels. We have been finding most of our fish running in the 20- to 70-foot range. We have been catching…
Lanier: Level: 5.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing has been pretty good lately. The topwater bite is not as strong as it has been, but there are still some schools of fish pulled up on brush that will come up. I have…
Hartwell: Level: 6.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament pro Kerry Partain reports, “The water has really warmed up the last couple of weeks, and the fishing has been tougher. This time of year you really have two options—you can either fish…
Eufaula: Level: 1.2 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher (#bigbitebaits #alxrods) reports, “Eufaula bass are in a summer pattern, but the fish are still scattered between shallow and deep. The water level is near full pool, keeping both bites working well. There were…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear except slight stain in some smaller creeks. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “The bait population is very strong right now, resulting in some really fat hybrids and stripers. It’s a very good, steady bite—nothing really fast, but fast enough to keep…
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