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Fishing Reports
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…
Lanier: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The water is heavily stained in the backs of the creeks and lightly stained on the main lake.Stripers: Excellent. Capt. Ken and Mike from Big Fish On guide service report, “Striper fishing has been ranging from very good to beyond excellent. The striper fishing…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 87-90 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the rivers and clearer near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Fish the clearer water for more bites until the river areas get more stable. Good-sized spots are being caught on 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits Screwball heads with Zoom Finesse…
Hartwell: Level: 3.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been hit or miss depending on the weather, but it should be improving this month as the shad begin to migrate from the main lake back into the creeks. The majority of our…
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet below the 190 full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Some stain.Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher reports, “The fishing on Eufaula has slowed somewhat, but there are some nice bags still being caught. It took more than 18 pounds to win a recent Eufaula Bass Trail Saturday, and it took…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temperature: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass are biting pretty good right now, and there are several patterns working. The hydrilla is holding some fish, but you have to fish a lot of it to find where the bass are…
Chatuge: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temperature: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The topwater bite has picked up. I’m throwing Strike King Sexy Dawgs and Zara Spooks the first couple of hours after daylight and before dark. It’s also a good time of year to start throwing Zoom Flukes around boat…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing is average here at Carters for August. Most of our spotted bass are staying in the 25- to 30-foot depths like they have the majority of summer, but I’m finding them sliding off a bit deeper some days. I…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been decent early in the mornings on topwater or around docks. Try using a white fluke or a Super Spin tipped with a white fluke. Spotted bass have been schooling mid-morning in and around humps and points. We…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been steady. We’re still catching fish deep on a drop shot with a 4.5-inch Roboworm and a shaky head with a Zoom Trick Worm. There has been some fish breaking early in the mornings…
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