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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Smallmouths: Good. Eric Crowley, with Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “March on Blue Ridge is all about two things — crawfish and climbing temps. The crawfish will start to gather for the spawn, and the smallies love crawfish.…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58 to 62 degrees. Clarity: Stained; about 2 feet visibility. Bass: Excellent. Jim Murray Jr. and his 10-year-old son, Flint, won a Blackshear tournament Feb. 26 with a sack that weighed 28 pounds. Jim said they had big fish for the tournament, an 8 1/2-pounder, and two more that weighed…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the weights are increasing in his weekly pot tournaments, and it’s taking a 15- to 20-lb. sack to win on Bartletts right now. The largemouths are starting to pull up and stage on primary and secondary points,…
Allatoona: Level: 6.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Excellent. “Bass fishing is great,” said tournament angler Matt Driver. “With the weird weather we’ve had, the water temps are already in the mid 50s at the beginning of March and will most likely hit the magic 60-degree mark…
West Point: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Chris Bell reports, “Patterns have remained consistent with continuous cool evenings and periodic rain. Offshore hotspots for spotted bass have continued to produce with drop-shot rigs and jigging spoons. If largemouths are your focus, you are going to need to…
Weiss: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 47-52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “The bass are feeding very actively all over the lake. Lipless crankbaits like the Jackall TN70 are still producing very well. The largemouths are still on shallow flats. After a cold front passes, these fish will move…
Tobesofkee: Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Very good, according to tournament pro Clayton Batts. “The lake is fishing great right now with all the warm weather. The two best bites going are jig and crankbait bites. Fish a black/blue Spro K-finesse jig teamed up with a green-pumpkin Big Bite Baits chunk…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament pro Aaron Batson said a recent tournament was won with about 16 pounds. “Limits are fairly easy to get, but bigger bites seem hard to find,” Aaron said. “Slow-rolled Ol Nelle spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Net Boy Bait jigs have been…
Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The bass are bedding right now, as crazy as that may sound. Look in the backwater areas for sandy spots where the bass can be located. When a bedding bass is located, use a Big Bite Baits…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temp is averaging around 53 degrees in most places. The trout bite is still on. Some trout are being caught in the deeper holes. Fish a small jig or a live shrimp very slowly and close to the bottom. The redfish bite never really slowed down this…
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