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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Falling into the 70s. Clarity: Light stained. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “Since the cooler weather is setting in, the crappie have started biting great. I went crappie fishing just a couple of days ago and didn’t think I would do that good but ended up with a limit of decent-sized…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Falling into the 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: “Bass fishing is terrible,” reports tournament director and angler Dennis Hudson. “We had a tournament won here the other night with two fish weighing 4 pounds. There were only four fish caught in the tournament. They have sprayed…
Allatoona: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 81 degrees and dropping. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Matt Driver reports, “The first of the month with be much like September but will be getting much better as the month progresses. This month the crankbait and swimbait bites get real good. The bait and bass are…
West Point: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Expect the largemouth bite to improve around grass and shallow cover, especially north of 219 in the Hooch. Use shallow-water baits such as Spro Poppin Frogs, Zoom Super Flukes and topwater baits such as Zara…
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained. Bass: Guide Mike Carter reports, “The fishing has been slow, but the fish that have been caught have been some very good quality. This is common this time of year because of most of the more productive patterns come from…
Tobesofkee: Temp: 85. Clarity: Light stain.Bass: Tournament pro Clayton Batts reports, “Fishing has been tough but should begin to improve as it cools down some in September. Look for bass right now relating to the main lake. Fish can be caught on humps and main-lake docks. The best docks have brush present around them. Fish…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is fair. Fishing is best when there is current being generated. Look on main-lake points and ledges, and work a big crankbait, like a Strike King 6XD or Normans DD22, in shad colors. I…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp. 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing is best early in the mornings or late in the evenings with topwater baits. Buzzbaits and walking baits such as a Spro Dawg 100 work real well on topped-out hydrilla on the Flint River. Both…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “This is not the month for migrations, it’s the month for feeding on everything that is available. Spotted seatrout, redfish and flounder might feed at different times of the tides. However, all of them like live shrimp. You can serve shrimp up anyway you like, from naked with or…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “There has been a decent mayfly hatch on some mornings. Try a Buzzerbait buzzbait around seawalls and grass. Look for stuff very close to main river channels. Also work a small 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits…
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