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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 1.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 75-80 degrees. Clarity: Great; 5-7 feet visibility. Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “We’re catching fish from 15 to 35 feet on Spotsticker jig heads and drop shots rigged with Big Bite Shaking Squirrel worms and Spotsticker Hand-Poured Worms in green pumpkin, bold gill and the new crushed…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Zara Spooks and Sammys around Point 1. We are also catching fish on drop shots and tubes. The fish are scattered around on main-lake…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the bite has been a little slow unless you can get into some mayflies. It’s been taking about 9 pounds to win his three-hour evening tournaments, but a good hatch of flies can turn things around pretty…
Allatoona: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good. Matt Driver said to think deep. “Fish are offshore and will only move shallow for short periods of time. Right now the best thing is to scout for brush and other offshore irregularities. The bad thing with these areas…
West Point: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Poor. Chris Bell reports, “Higher water than last year at this time is keeping some of the remaining fish up shallow. If water levels continue to rise, look for more fish to move up on laydowns and isolated cover. You…
Weiss: Level: 0.6 feet low. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Carter reports, “Lake Weiss has really turned on with the fish coming off of their spawn and moving out to most of the shallow grasslines early, and then out to deeper ledges up in the day. Swimming a jig and…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Walker Smith reports, “Bass fishing has been good. It has been a blast catching numbers all month and should remain that way through June. Quality fish have been a little tougher to come by, however. The recent cool nights we’ve…
Seminole: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Baty reports, “The topwater bite has really picked up all over the lake. In the early mornings, look for shallow grassbeds with bream and other baitfish present. Use a Stanford Turbo Shad in bull bream color or either a Spro Dawg 100 in…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt Judy reports, “For those inshore fishermen who just want to catch fish, I suggest purchasing or catching some live shrimp. This is the No. 1 bait that all fish like. Your chances for hooking up when baiting up with live shrimp are very good. When it comes to fishing with live shrimp,…
Russell: Level: 9.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 to 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been getting better the last few weeks as the fish begin to transition into the summer pattern. The bass have been keying on long points and humps with occasional schooling activity. I like…
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