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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 12 feet low. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Due to the lack of rain and TVA pulling the lake to provide water for Ocoee rafting over Labor Day weekend, Blue Ridge Lake is below its normal pool for October. This is a good thing for us fall and…
Blackshear: Level: Down 0.4 feet. Crisp County Power will lower the lake 3 1/2 feet beginning in November and will raise it back up around Dec. 15. Temp: 81-86 degrees. Clarity: Normal light stain. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have finally started to bite on Lake Blackshear. Since I have sold my boat, I have been blessed…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool; Harding will be lowered by Georgia Power Co. about 8 feet during the month of October. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “We’ll have to worry about low water in October. They are going to drop the lake 8 feet beginning…
Allatoona: Level: 2.3 feet low. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing in the month of October is really good as we start to see bass feeding up for the winter. We start to see a good bit of surface activity and schooling. This month the creeks and deeper pockets…
West Point: Level: 2.8 below full pool. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Fair, reports guide Keith Hudson. “More of the same as we move into September. Expect the shallow bite to slowly improve, especially if we get a lot of rain or cooler temps. Shallow-water baits such as unweighted Trick Worms, flukes, Senkos,…
Weiss: Level: 1.3 below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Green from algae bloom. Bass: Fair. Guide Mark Collins reports, “There has been a big algae bloom over the last few weeks, depleting oxygen from the water, making the fish lethargic. The rain over the past week will probably help the fishing. Bass fishing is…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 85-92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Mark Denney Jr. reports, “September is a great month to bass fish on Lake Sinclair as the long summer days begin to cool down somewhat, and fishing becomes more bearable. Look for more fish to be caught up shallow this…
Seminole: Level: Down 0.8 feet. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Guide Matt Baty reports, “The dog days of summer have the fish biting slow. Fish are also starting to move quite a bit because of the oxygen levels in the water and the shorter days. Fishing thick vegetation is your best bet for…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Redfish madness is a good description of the fishing the last few weeks. The redfish bite has been as good as I have ever seen it. Last week I had several trips where we caught around 100 redfish from 14 to 30 inches. Catching a limit of fish in…
Russell: Level: 1 foot low. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing has been slow the past few weeks, and the fish seem to be scattered. We have been catching some smaller fish on Carolina rigs and drop shots in 15 to 20 feet of water around rocks and…
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