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Fishing Reports
Burton: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are really aggressive right now and will eat just about anything from a jerkbait to a plastic worm. Most of the spots we are catching have been shallow in 5 to 8 feet. The…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “There are a lot of buck bass on the banks, and fishermen are catching then with plastics. Jigs and Trick Worms fished around piers are catching them some days, but some days…
Allatoona: Level: 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: 3 feet visibility on south end, stained on north end. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver, host of Pro Angler Radio, said, “April is the best month to catch bass on Allatoona. When targeting bass pulling up to spawn, look for protected coves with a hard…
West Point: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Hopefully, the really cold weather is about over for this winter, but with the way things have gone this year, who knows? The predicted warming trend will definitely help jump start the fishing. One good…
Weiss: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Bill Hamlin, of Little River Marina, says bass fishing is very slow compared to crappie fishing. “The bass just aren’t biting like the crappie are,” he said. “But this good weather has had everybody out trying. A few people say they are…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: 48 to 54 degrees and rising quickly with warm weather. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “March is a month of big changes. Look for fish to push very shallow and get more aggressive. Flipping soft plastics like a Wackem Crazy Baits Big Tater Bug on a Texas…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing is tremendous right now. It has been taking phenomenal bags to win most tournaments. The record for a five-bass limit in a bass tournament was just broken over the weekend with a five-bass limit…
Saltwater: Inshore & Nearshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “Looks like we are going to have an early spring on the coast. Almost everything turned on the last few days. The sheepshead and black drum catches have been nothing short of terrific. I had a couple days with 200-lb. catches of sheepshead and good-eating-size black drum.…
Russell: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Bill Speers reports, “Well, it sure has been a cold winter, but as of this writing, the lake water temperature is slowly rising. The problem is Lake Russell has had so much wind and rain, the water is dingy to dirty.…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: The main lake is still very stained, and Richland Creek, although stained, is not as bad as other areas. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Good areas are up the rivers above I-20 and also down in Sugar Creek and Lick Creek. Look for fish to feed…
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