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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 4.5 feet below pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear on the main lake, some stain in the creeks and pockets. Stripers: Excellent. Capt. Ken and Mike from Big Fish On Guide Service report, “October is viewed by some as a difficult month to catch stripers. However, last year was the best October…
Hartwell: Level: 4.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Main lake is clear and creeks are stained. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass seem to be in the typical fall pattern with baitfish moving back into the creeks and shallow on the main lake. The points and humps with baitfish are…
Eufaula: Level: 1.6 feet below 190 pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher reports, “The fishing here on Eufaula has been slow. The bass are scattered from deep to shallow. The tournament weights have been a little off this month. However, the fall is fast approaching with cooler temperatures, and…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 73-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the main lake areas and stained to muddy in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is good with water temperatures dropping and the baitfish migrating back into the creeks. You can catch some bigger fish early…
Chatuge: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has picked up. There has been a topwater bite first thing in the morning around the flats. I’m throwing Strike King Sexy Dawgs and Zara Spooks. You can also throw a fluke around docks and catch…
Carters: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: 2 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “The spotted bass bite has been pretty predictable as the fish are eager to eat. Look in the 15- to 30-foot range on the banks with shallow structure. The bigger fish seem to be just off the…
Burton: Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has really picked up over the last few days. We have been landing some healthy spotted bass and largemouth. Most of these fish have been out over the main-lake channels. We have been catching them with crankbaits in the 20- to…
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…
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