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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Crappie: Good. Guide Doug Nelms reports, “November always gets us a little giddy, because we know it is not far off from catching those big Oconee slabs! I spend an ample amount of time up the Apalachee and the Oconee, looking for…
Lanier: Level: 3.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Tournament angler and guide Ryan Coleman reports, “My best techniques lately have been working a jerkbait and fishing a 3/8-oz. jig around cover. If you get a day where the skies are blue and high with very little wind,…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained in the river to clear on the main lake toward the dam. Bass: Keith Dawkins reports, “November has always been one of the best months on Jackson. The baitfish are beginning to move into the creeks and pockets. Fish topwater early in…
Hartwell: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear with some stain in the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “You can see a lot of baitfish activity in the creeks and the major pockets off the main lake, both on the surface and on the Lowrance graph. There has been schooling…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet below 190 pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The bass are scattered, and the catching is hit and miss. The early bite is in the pads and cover, with frogs and topwater baits doing best. Blade baits will get some action started when the shad…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: The lake is starting to turn over, so some parts are that milky color. Bass: Good. Jon Hair with Greenfish Tackle reports, “Early in the morning I throw a Greenfish Shark buzzbait around hydrilla. Later in the day I throw a spinnerbait and…
Carters: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-71 degrees. Clarity: Light green. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Green fish are spread out on most of the banks that have good cover and are near deep water. Trees, rocks and shallow-water marker areas are good ambush points. I’m throwing a Spook Jr. or a Rapala…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.1 feet below 190 pool. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: 4-plus feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “I like to fish sunny days with a slight wind. Rocky shorelines near pockets of deep water are prime areas for both largemouth and spotted bass. These are good ambush points for the bass, and they…
Blackshear: Level: Full. Temp.: 65 degrees. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been on fire. I have heard from several people who have limited out on some good crappie. Just this past week I talked to a man not very familiar with Blackshear, and he was able to find some great structure in 25…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Bass fishing has been tough, but it is getting better,” said tournament director Dennis Hudson. “The bass have moved in some. Pitching jigs around the boat docks and piers will just keep getting better. Throwing a crankbait on the main river…
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