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Fishing Reports
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…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Main lake clear, river lightly stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been biting fairly decent for me. Even with this unrelenting heat, I have been able to bring in a few good slabs. I have had my best luck by fishing shallow trashpiles, and the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fishing is up and down, says tournament director Dennis Hudson. “We had an afternoon tournament here the other day that took 21 pounds to win. They were fishing frogs in the grass. The frog fishing has been pretty good. Frogs and…
Allatoona: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-87 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Tournament pro and radio host Matt Driver reports, “The month of July is tough during the daylight hours. The bass have made a full transition and will continue the summer pattern through September. Most fish have moved to deep and mid-depth…
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