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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, reports, “This mountain reservoir is a hard lake to fish in February, but if you can find the smallies, you can for sure catch ’em. The key this month will be finding the…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Stained but not muddy. Crappie: Good. Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have really picked up the past few days. Several limits of nice-sized crappie are being caught both by tight-lining minnows and also by long-line trolling with jigs. The best jig is the R.A.G. Fly jig that…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: There’s a little bit of color after the rains a few weeks ago. Bass: Fair. “The crankbait bite is running pretty good,” Dennis Hudson said. The best bite has been in Halawakee Creek because that’s typically where the shad move to in the…
Allatoona: Level: 11.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained from Little River all the way to Clear Creek. Bass: Good. Guide Jody Samples reports, “Fish can be caught several different ways right now. The Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail worm in pumpkin-chartreuse and talapia colors have been producing numbers and size. A…
West Point: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “A few good largemouths continue to remain shallow even on cold days. Try using Little John crankbaits, Shad Raps and Rat-L-Traps along rip-rap banks and in the backs of deep pockets, especially first…
Weiss: Level: 5.8 feet below full. Temp: 46-52 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouths and spotted bass on Lake Weiss are in the winter mode right now on main-lake ledges and points. IMA crankbaits and Revenge jigs are working best for me right now on these areas. On…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s to 60. Clarity: Light to moderate stain on the main lake, stained up the rivers and clear down south. Bass: Guide Walker Smith reports, “The fishing has been good. Numbers aren’t as easy to come by, but you can count on a big bite if…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The cooler water temperatures have really gotten the bass fired up on the main lake. Look for areas on the main lake on the Chattahoochee side. The grass is still very thick, so you have to fish…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “We have had a mild winter so far. For the last two months, the sea trout bite has been great, with many people catching a limit. This was great news as it appears it may continue into January. Looking ahead, sea trout will be moving to the headwaters of…
Russell: Level: 3.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Kerry Partain said the lake is fishing good for numbers right now but not size. Fish are killing a drop-shot worm, either a Meat Head or the new Zoom Z-drop worm. Fish are in the ditches in the pockets…
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