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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear, although the frequent rain and boat traffic muddy up the shallow water some days. Bass: Tournament pro Shane McFarlin reports, “Hartwell has been tougher this summer compared to years past. I believe high water levels has more grass for the fish to use…
Eufaula: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear to slight stain. Bass: Summer patterns have set in, and for Eufaula these days that means both a shallow bite in the pads and grassbeds and a deep bite on the main channel ledges. Early morning before the sun gets up, try a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “Hybrid and striper fishing is as good as it gets right now. The bite is coming early in the morning around daybreak and lasting until around 9 or 10 in the morning, and then there is also…
Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “The morning bite and afternoon bite have been good with a lot of fish breaking. Target these fish with a Zoom Fluke and a Sammy. Look for them to be breaking in both open water and in the backs of…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The majority of the bass are out over deep water 30 to 60 feet. Most of these fish are suspending near or close to structure. We have been catching these fish drop-shotting green Robo Worms. We have also been using…
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Carters is in full-on summer pattern. Fish are deep and only eating a few hours out of the day. The striper are feeding best from 5 a.m. to 8 a.m. with a few fish being caught here and there later in…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Humid mornings and hot afternoons with pop-up thunderstorms have been the norm the last couple weeks. We decided to change things up and stay off the main lake and head upriver this past week. Glad we did, too. I believe…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler and organizer Dennis Hudson reports bass fishing is amazingly good. “We’ve had a sustained mayfly hatch, and the topwater bite has been very good. Most are being caught on Pop-Rs and Spro hollow frogs. They are catching them all…
Allatoona: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 6 feet visibility. Bass: Tournament pro Matt Driver reports, “August is a tough month but can be good at times. The dissolved-oxygen levels are low, and the fish are tired and sluggish. This time of year the smaller fish are more active, and…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. “Fishing for largemouth has been slowly starting to improve over the last few weeks and hopefully will continue to get better,” said guide Keith Hudson. “High water levels, bream beds and the mayfly hatch continue to keep at least some of the…
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