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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has still been tougher on Russell than the surrounding lakes for some reason. You can still catch spotted bass in 15 to 20 feet of water, they just tend to be smaller and less…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake; light stain up the lake.Crappie: Guide Al Bassett reports, “Crappie fishing currently is excellent. Fish are holding in deeper water over brushpiles, standing timber and deep drop-offs. Use your Lowrance HDS and LSS-2 to find the fish on the brushpiles or the deep…
Lanier: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman reports, “The lake is still a little below full pool, and the surface temps climbed this week to the mid to upper 80s. The surface temp is already higher than the entire last…
Hartwell: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is still good right now, and you can catch them on a variety of lures and patterns. We have been catching some bass early in the mornings on topwater and flukes around main-lake humps,…
Eufaula: Level: 2.5 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The lake level continues to drop and fluctuate from day to day. The pads are now open and holding good baitfish, so the bass are there. Bass are slow to bite. You need to be patient,…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. William Hooker reports, “I have been getting some topwater action in the early mornings, mainly on prop baits and buzzbaits around bream beds. The buzzbait and prop bait I use are made locally by Green Fish Tackle. I fished with…
Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’re catching some good-sized spotted bass on topwater at first light. I’m targeting the mouths of pockets and long points with a Sexy Dog and a Sammy until the sun gets up. If it stays cloudy, this…
Carters: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite seems to be getting better as the bass make their way into a full summer pattern. However, this is the slowest early June bite I remember over the past 8 to 10 years. The bass…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Full pool. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass bite has been a little slow over the last few days. Most of the spots have finished up spawning and are trying to recover. Look for these bass along the seawalls or close to deep-water docks. They…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are catching fish in the mornings and afternoons on Strike King Sexy Dogs and Zara Spooks. Once the sun gets up, we’re catching bass on drop shots, shaky heads and jigs in 8 to 30 feet of water. I’m…
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