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Fishing Reports
Rivers are still very swollen, and you can’t get to some of the various boat ramps because the ramps and access roads are flooded. Your best bets this week are ponds and saltwater. Satilla River: The river is still up in flood stage, but it should be falling throughout this week. The annual Satilla Riverkeeper…
Level: 0.5 over 660. Temp: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with a little stain in the backs of some creeks. Bass: Ronnie Garrison fished the Potato Creek Bassmasters Tournament over the weekend and reports, “I saw many males preparing beds in Little Beaverdam Creek and the mouth of Reed Creek and a few females cruising them.…
Level: Full pool Temp.: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: Up the river is stained. Down the lake it’s clearing from Highway 44 and south. Linesides: Guide Mark Smith with Reel Time Guide Services reports that the lineside dam run is not really happening this year. It’s actually gotten worse and worse over the last five years. Instead,…
Rain was the story mid-week, and all our rivers are likely going to rise into the floodplain again. Satilla River: Because of significant rains and the fast-rising river, the annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament has been moved to May 3-12. Get the details on the Satilla River Facebook page. St. Marys River: Brentz McGhin…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet above 528. Temp: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain from mouth of Tussahaw Creek to the dam. Bass: Ronnie Garrison with the Flint River Bass Club reports, “I won with five weighing 9.74 pounds and had big fish with a 2.78-lb. largemouth. We started at 7 a.m., and by 8:30 I had three…
Jeremiah Giles reports, “On West Point, the bass fishing is good. Last week’s trip I caught them up shallow in 10 feet on creature baits and crankbaits. The better colors were green pumpkin and anything with chartreuse in it. A white ChatterBait and a small shaky head fished along any shoreline rock cover did well,…
I hope you and your family had a great Easter weekend. The bite has been off and on with the changing weather. Satilla River: The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament is coming up and will run from April 12-21. Get the details on the Satilla River Facebook page. Savannah River: McCoy Skinner caught a giant…
Scott Barnes reports that is took 20.95 pounds to win the Ameris Bank Mortgage/Hammonds bass tournament over the weekend. The winners were Cole Cloud and Justin Padgett. It took 19.02 pounds to get in the money, and eight places were paid. Many teams fished from the mouths of the pockets to the very backs in…
The spring bite is in full swing. Incessant spring rains have kept the rivers in the floodplain, and that shows no signs of changing in the near future. Fortunately, the weekend weather forecast is good, so plan an outside family adventure this Easter Weekend. Satilla River: The annual Satilla Riverkeeper fishing tournament is coming…
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet over 1071. Temp: Upper 50s to low 60s. Clarity: The water clarity is all over the place due to the rain in recent months. That being said, the water clarity is improving daily. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “Fishing during the spawn can…
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