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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 68-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite has been great. It’s easy to catch fish on a SpotSticker jig head or a drop shot tipped with a Big Bite Baits Shaking Squirrel. Toss it around gravel banks, sandy pockets or any decent composition change like…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth and spotted bass bite has been the best I have seen in several years. We are catching between 30 and as many as 50 in a single fishing trip. Jerkbaits and crankbaits have been the dominate baits with…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Strike King KVD Splash and flukes. We are also catching fish on drop shots and shaky heads. The fish are scattered on main-lake points and around any laydowns or brush.…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the main lake, but the creeks are looking good. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “They are definitely hanging on the channel ledges in deep water. A great place to try is the west channel ledge of the main lake just north of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 71 degrees. Clarity: Creeks are muddy; main river has a moderate stain. Bass: The change from 80-degree days to colder nights has dropped the water temperatures and slowed bass fishing, tournament angler Dennis Hudson says. “Bass fishing has slowed down a lot,” he said. “They are…
Allatoona: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Driver reports, “June is a month of transition. The spawn is over, and fish begin to migrate back to deeper summer retreats. The early morning topwater bite is great near drop-offs or bluffs. Parallel the shore with a buzzbait and a…
West Point: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: The main river run north of 219 is still pretty muddy and is still cooler than the larger creeks. Clear water can still be found in Wehadkee, Stroud and Veasey creeks on the south end of the lake. Bass: Good.…
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 61-65 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Up to 2-foot visibility. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “They are being caught shallow in 2 to 5 feet of water on spinnerbaits, ChatterBaits and shallow-running crankbaits. Jig ’n pigs under docks are also producing some good bass. Tournament weights have been 24…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Very good. Guide and tournament pro Walker Smith reports, “Fishing on Sinclair is excellent lake wide. Anything you wanna throw will catch fish in shallow water. When it’s sunny, use bottom-oriented baits. When it’s cloudy, start using reaction lures. If it…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Lake Seminole is high, fast and muddy! The fish are hard to catch right now, but the best way to do so is to fish super shallow water in backwater areas with a frog or a…
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