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Fishing Reports

Lake Hartwell Fishing Report July 2016

Hartwell: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament pro Kerry Partain reports, “Bass fishing has been good and should continue to improve as they set up on the summer pattern. We have been catching good numbers of 2- to 3-lb. bass, and they are biting flukes and topwater on…

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report July 2016

Eufaula: Level: 2.4 feet below 190 pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Lake Eufaula is getting hot—weather wise and the fishing, as well. The Alabama Children’s Classic winners took first place with 27.05 pounds. The early morning topwater bite is producing some really nice bass. When that bite slows…

Clarks Hill Lake Fishing Report July 2016

Clarks Hill: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler William Hooker reports, “I fished June 23 in a bass tournament out of Hamilton Branch, South Carolina. Tim Jones won with 24-lbs., 4-ozs. with five fish, and we came in second with four fish that weighed 15.15. Our fish…

Carters Lake Fishing Report July 2016

Carters: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing has been good not great. Numbers are down, but quality is great. As is typical with the summer bite, most of my bass are coming from 20 to 35 feet of water. I’m still catching a…

Lake Burton Fishing Report July 2016

Burton: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass bite has been awesome lately. We have caught these fish on topwater over the main-lake channel when the bass are chasing blueback herring around. We have also caught a lot nice ones on a white…

Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report July 2016

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Dennis Hudson reports, “It will be tough fishing right now during the day, but the night fishing has been pretty good. Almost everybody here has been fishing the lighted piers with dark-colored jigs like black on black. They have…

Lake Allatoona Fishing Report July 2016

Allatoona: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear; visibility 6 feet. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing Allatoona now through the month of August tends to be a little slow when the water temperatures are at or near 90-plus degrees. Fishing at night is highly recommended. The deep brushpile…

West Point Lake Fishing Report June 2016

West Point: Level: 3.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into the month of June, bass fishing normally shifts to a deep-structure pattern. Hungry postspawn bass can normally be caught around submerged roadbeds, pond dams and deep brushpiles. Zoom Ol’ Monster or…

Lake Weiss Fishing Report June 2016

Weiss: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass Good. Guide Mark Collins reports, “Most bass are done spawning and have moved into the grassbeds and under shallow docks. Spinnerbaits, ChatterBaits and jigs are catching fish, and the topwater bite is also good early and late.” Crappie: Fair. Guide Mark Collins…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report June 2016

Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Stained in Little River, clear from the main lake down. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Mark Denney reports, “Fish can be caught both shallow and deep as we move further into June. The bass have now entered their postspawn stage, and summer patterns are becoming…

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