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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain to clear. Bass: Fair. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The mornings are great at daybreak, and it really stays nice if the clouds are present. But when the sun breaks through, it gets hot in a hurry. Be sure and keep plenty of…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Try marking fish and bait on main-lake humps that are in the 15- to 23-foot range. Patient and slow presentations with a jig or worm will be your best bet. Try a Texas-rigged Ol’ Monster worm, or you can fish…
Carters: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “The fishing here remains consistent. If you are gonna consistently catch fish at Carters in July and August, you will have to fish deep, period. Eighty percent of our fish are staying between 20-50 feet of water.…
Burton: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Wes Carlton reports, “The large-mouths are in their normal routine, feeding on bream and yellow perch early mornings and late in the evening. Try using a pumpkin-colored Zoom frog or a white Buckeye wake bait fished up shallow in the creeks.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the bite has picked up some, and it’s taking 10 to 12 pounds to win his Tuesday evening tournaments. He said the best thing going is the topwater bite upriver. The best sacks he’s…
Allatoona: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver reports, “The dog days are here, and fish are still in that summer holding pattern. Fish are still deep, and the nighttime bite rules. I am fishing very little in daylight hours, only real early and late even, but…
West Point: Level: 4.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Chris Bell reports, “Most fish are coming from deep-water roadbeds and humps when current is present. Use Carolina rigs and shaky heads worked slowly. When generation is at its strongest and bait is present, use deep-diving crankbaits in shad patterns.…
Weiss: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Ranges from clear to stained. Bass: Good, according to guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes. “The bass are in the summer mode all over the lake. The early morning topwater bite is awesome all over the lake right now,” Warren said. “Buzzbaits and walkers like the…
Tobesofkee: Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Clayton Batts reports, “Bass are in their summer patterns but are not grouped up very well. The best bite has been at sunrise, sunset and late into the night. Fish main-lake seawalls and grass during these low-light hours with a Pop-R or a Spro Little John crankbait…
Sinclair: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 to 86 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Guide Walker Smith reports, “Bass fishing has been good, as the fish are still steadily moving offshore. Spend a lot of time on your graphs and be patient. Graph the ends of points, river ledges and humps. When…
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