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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 14.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has improved as the baitfish have moved into creeks and main pockets, and the bass are feeding up. The birds are just beginning to show up, so it’s always a good idea to follow them…
Eufaula: Level: 2.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “Winter patterns are in play now. The vegetation is disappearing, and the deep-water jig and spoon fishing is now working. Slow, deep crankbaits will work as well. Also try fishing the rip-rap and cuts with lighter…
Clarks Hill: Level: 15.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler William Hooker reports, “Most guys are throwing 1/2- and 3/8-oz. jigs in brown with green-pumpkin trailers, floating worms, No. 5 and No. 7 Shad Raps in a shad color, 1/2-oz. white spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps in blue/chrome. Fish the grass…
Carters: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is good. November has been a good month despite the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had the past few weeks. My guys and I have been pounding good-sized spots on Spotsticker jig heads rigged with Big…
Burton: Level: 11.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have moved to a deep-water, late-winter pattern. We have been catching these fish on white crankbaits and spoons. The spoon bite should continue on through December. Work the spoon over a 35- to 48-foot bottom.…
Allatoona: Level: 13.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: 7 foot visibility. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of December on Allatoona is a great month to be on the lake. Fishing is good, and some of the best catches for spotted bass are made between the months of December and…
West Point: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Guide Keith Hudson with Hudson’s Pro Bass Shop reports, “There has been some good schooling activity, especially on cloudy days in Maple, Wilson and Whitewater creeks among other places. Trolling with bucktail jigs or downlining bass shiners or…
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has been very productive with the shallow bite turning on. We have been able to get some nice fish early on topwater using Spooks and small buzzbaits along seawalls that border deep water. When…
Tobesofkee: Tournament angler Clayton Batts reports, “The fish are all spread out, which has made fishing difficult for the past few weeks. Look for the bite to get better as November rolls along and becomes incredible in December when the lake is drawn down. Fish a white Picasso spinnerbait or Spro Little John in shad…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good. Grassbeds and seawalls early in the day have been producing some good catches. Work a Net Boy Baits swim jig with a Wackem Crazy Bait Crazy Craw trailer in these places. Start…
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