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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 9.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear with a slight stain in the rivers and creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports that fishing around main-lake rock produces a good bite in February. When fishing rock, he likes Lucky Craft and Rapala jerkbaits and a 3/4-oz. football jig in green…
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler David Lowery reports, “Bass fishing at Eufaula has been good with the warm temperatures. The water temperature are in the mid to even high 60s. The fish are up shallow in the grass feeding heavy. You can…
Clarks Hill: Level: 9.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Slightly stained. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “This winter the hybrid and striper bite has been as aggressive as a spring bite with them feeding and gorging themselves. We have maintained a great downline bite throughout the winter, and there’s also been a…
Chatuge: Level: 7.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 45-47 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bass bite has been good at Lake Chatuge. The largemouth and spotted bass have started moving up in the backs of the pockets and creeks on these sunny, blue-bird days and are hammering an Alabama Rig with…
Carters: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Good visibility; 6 to 8 feet. Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bass fishing has been decent. The majority of our bass are being caught very deep. The bite out there is slow and takes patience, but quality this winter has been good.…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass bite has been steady the last few weeks. Most of the big spots are deep hanging out over a 35- to 40-foot bottom. We have been catching most of the bass on under spins—try a 1/2-oz. white Super…
Blue Ridge: Level: 16.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 45-47 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The lake level has started to rise some over the past month. We’ve been catching some fish on bluff banks and deep rocky banks on the Float-n-Fly. On sunny days, use natural colors, and on cloudy days,…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament promoter Dennis Hudson reports, “February is jig ’n pig time on the boat docks and blowdowns on Harding. On windy days when you have a northwest wind, you can’t go wrong with square-bill crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps on the wind-blown banks.…
Allatoona: Level: 11.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Allatoona is good. The month of February is fishing slightly different this year due to the mild temperatures in the end of January. This time of year we typically see a shad kill, and fishing…
West Point: Level: 6.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s and low 50s Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Baits such as suspending jerkbaits, unweighted flukes, Senkos and spinnerbaits are still catching a few shallow largemouth bass. Try to fish these baits in or near any remaining shallow cover or around schools…
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