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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “The smallmouth bite on Blue Ridge has been hit and miss with the cold fronts we have had. On warm cloudy days, it’s been pretty good, but as the cool air pushes in, the bite shuts down…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Crappie: Very good. Rusty Parker reports, “This has been one weird month for me. Conditions that I thought were bad for crappie fishing have turned out great. There are still a few crappie spawning, but overall the spawn is on the downside. I have been…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Lower 60s and rising. Clarity: Creeks are muddy; river has moderate stain and back of some pockets clearing. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports surprisingly good fishing despite heavy rains and some cold nights. “The surface has gone from the 70s back to the low 60s,…
Allatoona: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Linesides: Good. Guide Robert Eidson reports, “Lineside fishing is good and will only get better as we enter May. The fish are biting from one end of the lake to the other. The hybrids have started their spawn runs up both the…
West Point: Level: 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s; some low 60s on the south end on warm afternoons. Clarity: The main run north of 219 is more stained and a bit cooler than the larger creeks. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As water temps rise into the low 60s, expect the…
Weiss: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-60 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Up to 2-foot visibility.Bass: Good. Brandon Owens reports, “With the warmer days, start looking for a lot more of the fish to move up shallow. Start the day with an XCalibur Xr50 rattle bait in chrome and black or Rayburn red on ledges.…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 53 to 59 degrees. Clarity: Stained.Bass: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “The lake is stained with all the recent rain, but the bass fishing has been good. Look for fish moving up and getting ready to spawn. Fish the dead grass that is in the pockets with a black/blue Secret…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: 57-60 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Great. Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are stacked up in the backs of coves looking to spawn. They are feeding on shad and bluegill. Good baits have been square-billed crankbaits, spinnerbaits and ChatterBaits. Good fish are still being caught on 3/8-oz. Net Boy…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The bass are in two stages right now, either prespawn or spawn. The prespawn fish are still staging near spawning flats and mouths of spawning coves. These prespawners can be picked off with shallow-running crankbaits such…
Saltwater: Inshore & Nearshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Water temperature is now in the high 50s and low 60s. The trout bite is starting, and most of the fish have been in 10 to 14 feet of water. Live shrimp under a cork or fished on a bottom rig with a light weight has been…
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