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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been consistent the last few weeks as the bait and bass have set up in their typical summer patterns. There are a lot of spotted bass on the main-lake drops from 20…
Eufaula: Level: 2.0 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Bass are feeding best early and late. The baitfish are working cover early, and the shallow bite is on at first light and over by mid morning. The bass fishing picks up again near sunset, and…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 88-91 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “Water temperatures have moved into the high 80s to low 90s, and fishing is as hot as the weather. The hybrids and stripers have started moving into the deeper, cooler water around 45 to 50 feet deep off…
Chatuge: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Fair. Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has slowed some due to the water temp. We’re catching most of our bass deep, throwing drop shots, Texas rigs and shaky heads. Best colors have been green pumpkin and redbug. Cast off long, deep points…
Carters: Level: 1.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear.Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Carters… what can I say but hero or zero! Been a crazy month of ups and downs with striped fish. I watched the water temps jump from 78 to 88, back to 76 degrees and even had 67-degree water…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has really picked up. The spotted bass are over a little deeper water than normal but have been following the herring schools up and down the lake. Most of these bass are in schools of 20 to 30…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Mornings and late afternoons are your best times for catching fish this month. The bass we are catching have been deep. We’re targeting steep, shady bank lines and any laydowns. The main bait this month is a drop-shot rig with…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. “Bass fishing is pretty slow,” said tournament director Dennis Hudson. “You can catch bass some on topwater early around the grass with a frog and a Texas rig, but later in the day most people have been catching the bass…
Allatoona: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Slow. Tournament pro and radio host Matt Driver reports, “August can be a very tough month. Bass are deep, with the best concentration around 18 to 25 feet deep. Drop-shot finesse worms and shad baits like the Jointed Jerk Minnow are…
West Point: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect some largemouth to begin to show up on some of the deeper structure as the water temps really start to heat up over the next few weeks. Zoom Ol Monster worms either Texas-…
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