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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 66-70 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the creeks, but the main lake is clear. Walleye: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Walleye are starting to move down the river. We have been fishing at night for them and have caught a few fish on points and fishing under lights…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie fishing has really picked up a lot. I have sold my boat, but that’s not stopping me from fishing because a lot of my friends have offered their backseat anytime they went. Last week I went…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “Most of the bass will be coming off the bed around the first of the month, and you can’t go wrong here fishing in the backs of pockets throwing topwater around bream beds. It’s a…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of May brings the end to the spawn and the beginning of a great topwater bite. As the waters rise into the 70s, you will see postspawn fish begin to move to areas where they can recover…
West Point: Level: 3.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Warming weather and a slightly stained lake have moved many of the largemouth shallow quickly after the warming trend. Expect the largemouth bite to continue to be good around any shallow wood or brush, rip-rap…
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. The warm weather has moved everything ahead of schedule. Look for shallow largemouth from the mouths of pockets to the very backs. ChatterBaits are producing, as are small, shallow-running squarebill crankbaits and spinnerbaits. If the bite seems slow, fish a…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “Bass are on the beds and starting to pair up. I was out there on March 23 and caught several in the 4- to 5-lb. range sight fishing and found one that was pushing 10. Look for beds in the backs…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Stained over most of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing can’t get any better. I just fished an event and got the last check (11th place) with a limit that went 18.20. The event took in the 20s…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Bass are up shallow and biting pretty good. As long as you are fishing near sand and spawning areas, you are going to be around some fish. There are several techniques that will catch fish when…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temperatures are in the low 70s already. Whiting, sheepshead, redfish and trout are already in full springtime mode hungry and biting. The whiting bite is wide open, and there has been a lot of them, and some of the biggest ones I have seen in years. A…
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