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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing is good but slowing. The lake level is dropping slowly. Fish depths are from 15 to 25 feet deep—doesn’t matter if you fish points, humps, channel banks or just bank lines. Keep your boat in 30-plus…
Burton: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass are in their early summer pattern. Most of the bigger spots are in the 20-foot water depths. They are hanging close to structure like rocks, brush and grass. SpotStickers with pumpkinseed-colored finesse worms seem to…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Strike King KVD Sexy Dawg and flukes. We are also catching fish on drop shots and shaky heads. The fish are scattered around on main-lake points and around any laydowns…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-86 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Crappie: Good. Guide Rusty Parker reports, “The weather as you know has been killer hot. I have been able to find a few nice slab crappie by shooting docks. On June 18, I was able to catch 17 decent crappie with a bubblegum R.A.G. Fly…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear to slight stain. Bass: Slow. “It has been a tough year for bass on Bartletts Ferry, and it isn’t getting any better,” says bass-tournament promoter Dennis Hudson. “We had a tournament that took 8 pounds to win last…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained in the river. Bass: Fair: “The month of July can be a tough month for Allatoona,” said Matt Driver. “Most fish are fairly deep and holding on main-lake points and channel swings. Large offshore boulders and brushpiles are the best areas to target. This…
West Point: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing for largemouth has been pretty tough over the last few weeks, but hopefully it will get better as we move into June. Unusually high water levels have had the largemouth pushed into places they…
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained.Bass: Look for bass on a postspawn pattern. Guide Mark Collins reports, “Most bass have spawned and started moving out to the grassbeds, docks and seawalls where there’s been a topwater bite early. Once the sun gets up, jigs, worms and shallow-running crankbaits…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-83 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Excellent, according to tournament pro and guide Aaron Batson. “Fish are being caught both shallow and in mid-depth ranges. Look for mayflies early in the day, and work a 1/4-oz. Ol’ Nelle buzzbait around the feeding frenzy. Also swim a Wackem…
Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Flint muddy, Spring Creek clear, and the Chattahoochee River is stained. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “The grass has yet to top out, and everything is still a little behind. There are actually still several bass that are spawning. The…
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