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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: The shallow bite in the pads and grassbeds has been decent, but most days the window of action seems to be shorter during the mid-morning. The bite has been when the sun is on the water, but before it gets…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Jon Hair reports, “The best bite right now is shallow. Pick up a Greenfish Tackle Shark double-blade buzzbait, and cover water all day. A shady bank that is close to deep water is a good area…
Chatuge: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “There is a topwater bite early in the morning. Try something that makes a good noise like a Zara Spook or a prop bait. Also keep these handy during the day for blow-ups. Later in the day, I’m…
Carters: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Look for the fish to start a transition into the creeks as the days get shorter. Fish are and will continue feeding on very small baitfish as the leftover shad fry will be all over the surface…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been an early morning bite. Try using a Super Spook or a small prop bait. There have not been many of these fish biting, but the ones that have are big. Spotted bass are schooled up great…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Going into September, we are looking forward to cooler temps and more active fish. September is when the walleye will move up in the column, the smallies will stay up more then 15 minutes a day, and…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “Wow I don’t see how the crappie are biting with this heat wave we are having now. A few good slabs have been caught along the railroad trestle close to Veterans Park. These have been caught using R.A.G. Fly jigs…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament director and angler Dennis Hudson reports that bass fishing is fair. “Buzzbaits and frogs fished early from mid-lake up are about the only way to catch anything right now. There’s a lot of milfoil and hydrilla in the middle of…
Allatoona: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Matt Driver reports, “Allatoona starts a positive transition this month. The last month or so it has been stale and slow to say the least. We are seeing the topwater bite on the increase, and as we get cooler nights…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Generally clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “This summer we have seen a continued bite on shallow-water baits such as Spro Poppin Frogs, Zoom Super Flukes and topwater baits such as Zara Spooks and Pop-Rs. As the weather continues to get warmer and the lake level…
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