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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to tournament angler Dennis Hudson. “There’s been some pretty good fish caught here lately. The fish are scattered, and people are catching them a lot of different ways,” Dennis said. “A lot have been caught around the docks. Some…
Allatoona: Level: 10.6 feet below full pool. Temperature: 52 degrees. Clarity: Stained from Little River to the dam. And visibility south of the dam is about 3 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “January is normally a really cold and slow month, but we have had a mild winter so far with water temps…
West Point: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mostly clear with slight stain up the lake.Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The lake level has begun a slow and steady drop over the last few weeks. It is forecast to be around 7 feet down by mid December. Consequently, largemouth have…
Weiss: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “A lot of bass are shallow on seawalls and rocky rip-rap banks and gravel points. A lot of fish are being caught from shallow stump flats, also. Rat-L-Traps and spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits are producing. Some fish…
Sinclair: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-59 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear to light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is fair to good. Fish are pretty scattered all over the lake and at many different depths. Some fish are already deep and can be caught on 3/4-oz. War Eagle jigging…
Saltwater: Inshore: Guide Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “All fish from spotted sea trout to flounder to redfish are doing what they do best, and that’s bulking up for those unpredictable cold-weather patterns. It’s also a great time to be a weather watcher. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an…
Russell: Level: 8.1 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fish the deep coves with trees in water deeper that 30 feet. A swimbait worked through the trees slowly will produce some fish, but I prefer to use a drop shot. Texas rig the worm so it will not be impaled on the tree…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 53-58 degrees. Clarity: Very little stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good for numbers, but bigger fish have been harder to find. Look for an early morning bite on 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Traps on red-clay and rocky banks. Fish are moving to deeper water with…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Good. Tournament angler Billy Booth reports, “The fishing is good. Low and slow seems to be ticket right now for better fish. Slow-rolling a River2Sea Bling spinnerbait in the abalone-shad pattern around ditches and docks will put some good fish in the…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 53-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is tough. Fish have stayed deeper than normal this fall. Look for them to stay out in 22 to 30 feet of water. Fish 3/4-oz. War Eagle jigging spoons, 3/4-oz. Net Boy Baits football jigs…
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