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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 40s. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “I’ve had my success with Spotsticker Crawler jig heads and the old-school unpainted ball head tipped with Big Bite Baits skirted twin tails and Shaking Squirrel worm in green-pumpkin color. I’ve also had some success…
Burton: Level: 9.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 39 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are still fairly shallow. These fish have been setting up on a 25-foot bottom. The water has been a lot cooler the last few days, so getting these fish to eat has been tricky. We…
Blue Ridge: Level: 16.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 41-43 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Guide Eric Welch reports, “It’s been tough out on the water with all the crazy weather we’ve been having. Part of the river has frozen along with a lot of the pockets up the river. There has also been a…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 44-47 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: “Fishing is better than you might think,” says Dennis Hudson. “Most of the bass are being caught on jigs around piers. Brown jigs with a blue trailer seem to be catching the most bass on the sunny side of docks around…
Allatoona: Level: 11.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “February is a month of change. Even with cold temps continuing, we still begin to see a bass migration. The water was stained for much of January and even into February, so the Float-n-Fly bite has…
West Point: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear with slight stain up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “As we move into the winter fishing season, most people are content to sit home and wait on spring. A few hardy anglers are willing to brave the elements…
Weiss: Level: feet below full pool. Temp: 45-47 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouth and spotted bass on Weiss are in the winter mode right now on the main-lake ledges. IMA crankbaits and Revenge football jigs are working best for me right now on these areas.…
Tobesfokee: Bass: Tournament pro Clayton Batts reports, “Fishing has been good even with all the rain because of the unseasonably warm weather, but don’t look for this weather to last to long. Cover lots of water with a Spro Little John Crankbait in root beer-chartreuse or pig pen colors after a couple days of warm…
Sinclair: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good, especially for numbers. Look for schools of fish on the graph, and work them vertically with either a 3/4-oz. War Eagle jigging spoon or a drop shot. I recently got a 7-foot…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The bass are biting good on Seminole. They are fattening up for the winter and can already be caught in many of their prespawn places. Look for the mouths of spawning areas such as Fish Pond…
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