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Fishing Reports
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Tobesofkee is back up from the wintertime draw-down. Fishing has slowed since the lake came up so fast, but it should get more consistent as the month goes on and more fish move up to…
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained.Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is improving. Look up the Little River arm for shallow staging fish in March. Stump flats and grassbeds will hold lots of fish. Use a 3/8-oz. Net Boy Baits chatterbait in chartreuse or white in…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “The bass are still trying to get used to the fresh mud that has made its way down Spring Creek, the Flint and the Chattahoochee. If you want to find clear water, you will have to either…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “March is the month that all fishermen and fish have been waiting for. Inshore fishermen can expect the cold redfish bite to thaw and become less stealthy. Fishermen can count on Berkley Gulp baits—jerk style with forked tail—rigged weedless to work when casting and retrieving in and around shallow…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52-54 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained. Bass: Good, according to tournament pro and guide Aaron Batson. “Bass fishing is good and getting better. March will be a huge month for catching bass on Oconee. Work pockets and coves that are warming faster with moving baits to locate fish. A…
Lanier: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Mostly clear down the lake; some color in parts of the upper lake. Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “The lake has come up about 10 feet this winter. The recent rains have really been bringing up the lake along with the reduced…
Jackson: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers, clear in the main lake. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Eric Perkins reports, “It’s hard to beat a Spro Aruku Shad in chartreuse-shad right now and some form of a jerkbait. I like Lucky Craft Pointers. The fish are really…
Hartwell: Level: 7.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-53 degrees. Clarity: Main lake is clear; creeks are stained and rivers are muddy. Bass: FLW tournament pro Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is good on some days and fair on others, depending on the crazy weather we are having right now. There has been a…
Eufaula: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Randy Duncan reports, “The first wave of spawners have started their migration to the spawning flats. Look for the closest pockets to deep water below the causeway. Early spawners are being caught on beds with…
Clarks Hill: Level: 9.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained on the upper creeks. Bass: Good. Dale Gibbs reports, “Bass fishing has been good lately, with larger fish showing up at the tournament weigh-in stations on Saturdays. Numbers of fish have been caught lately on medium-depth crankbaits like the No. 6 and…
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