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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite is picking up. There has been a little topwater bite first thing in the mornings and late in the afternoons. I’ve been catching them on a Zara Spook and a Pop-R. With TVA dropping the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson says that despite cooling water temperatures that bass are still tough to catch. “We can see some bass starting to move to the creeks, and that’s going to help the bite. Hopefully, it is going to…
Allatoona: Level: l.7 feet low Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of October is the gateway to great fishing on Lake Allatoona. The only issue that October brings is the fall turnover that happens when the water cools and sinks to the bottom. This allow noxious water…
West Point: Level: Down 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear; river is slightly stained.Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “I don’t expect much change in the fishing as we move into late August and on into September. However, things could change quickly if we get a lot of rain or…
Weiss: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Mike Carter reports, “The fishing on Weiss has been somewhat slow during the day, but at night the Coosa River spotted bass come alive. Fishing Weiss during the daytime has consisted of using 1/2- to 3/4-oz. Choo Choo Lures jigs…
Sinclair: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-86 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Tournament pro Aaron Batson reports, “Fishing is good. A tournament this past weekend took more than 20 pounds to win, which is very strong for a late summer event. Early morning bass are being caught on buzzbaits, frogs and topwater plugs…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet low. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Schooling baitfish is occurring on the lake. Bass, stripers, hybrids and white bass are feeding on them. The big Nichols spoons, Super Flukes, Shad Raps and a red-head, white-body Rooster Tail will work on them. Also, a shallow-running, shad-pattern…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “This is not the month for migrations; it’s the month for feeding on everything that is available. Spotted seatrout, redfish and flounder might feed at different times of the tides. However, here’s what they have in common. All of them like live shrimp. The bottom line is you can…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear except for the back half of the creeks.Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been a little slow, but with the recent rains, it should pick up some. The threadfin shad seem to be the key to finding the bass. We have been…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 86-89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear conditions over most of the lake with light stain in the northern regions. Bass: Guide Mark Smith reports, “September is the month we start to see a change in the weather and the fishing. At the first of the month, we are…
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