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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Light stain.Bass: Good. Tournament pro Jon Hair reports, “The bass are still deep. Look in the 18- to 25-foot range, and find isolated hydrilla. Fish it with a Greenfish Tackle Creeper Head with a Zoom Magnum Finesse worm and also a Texas-rigged Ol…
Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “There is still a little topwater bite the first couple hours in the morning. I’ve been catching most my fish in the 12- to 35-foot range on drop shots and shaky heads. This time of year I…
Carters: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear; 4-foot visibility. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Fishing is good. The water temps are still holding in the low 80s. It doesn’t look like we’ll reach the upper 80s this year. This could help our fall bite coming up in September and…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair to good. Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth bite has been fairly decent. Most of the fish we are catching are in 16 to 18 feet of water in the creek pockets. Concentrate your efforts near grass or brush. Try using a bream-colored bait…
Blue Ridge: Level: 4.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 6 feet visibility.Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We’re catching fish on a drop shot using 4.5 Roboworms and Zoom Trick Worms on shaky heads. Also keep a Zoom Fluke tied on for breaking fish and to throw around docks and laydowns.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports that after a dismal year of bass fishing on Bartletts, things have suddenly picked up dramatically. “We’ve had a lot of mayfly hatches,” he said. “Mayflies have been on everything along the river banks.…
Allatoona: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Ranging from clear to stained in the Etowah River. Bass: Fair: “Fishing during August on Allatoona can be tough,” said tournament pro and radio host Matt Driver. “The fish are weary from the long summer and still not to the mode of fall feed…
West Point: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Most of the creeks are stained; much of the main lake is also strained. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fishing for largemouth has been slowly starting to improve over the last few weeks and hopefully will continue to get better as we…
Weiss: Level: feet below full pool. Temp: 82-86 degrees. Clarity: It’s ranging from clear to stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “Bass fishing on Weiss is great right now. The bass are in the summer mode all over the lake. The early morning topwater bite is awesome all over the lake. Buzzbaits…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-87 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the rivers and clear on the south end. Bass: Good, according to Aaron Batson. “Grass and seawalls still hold some good bass. Work a buzzbait or spinnerbait around these areas early in the morning and even all day on cloudy or rainy days. Once the…
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