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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 13.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear at 5 to 7 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “With all the weather changes, the fish have been scattered. At daybreak, there has been a little topwater action on the lower end of the lake. Throw a Sebile, Sammy and a…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Up the river it is 66 degrees, and down the lake in the pockets it is 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Pretty good for numbers, but big fish are tough to catch right now, according to tournament guru Dennis Hudson. “There’s been quite a few…
Allatoona: Level: 9.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “November on Allatoona is a great time. Most folks are deer hunting, so you have the lake to yourself. Fish are easier to locate because the baitfish are grouped tighter and fishing is easier to predict. Fish…
West Point: Level: 8.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Poor. Chris Bell reports, “Fishing has been day-to-day as fish continue to be scattered. We currently have two variables affecting fish. We have temperatures beginning to drop with longer nights and a continuation of low water levels. As fish begin to…
Weiss: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-75 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Good, according to guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes. “The fish on Weiss are in the fall transition mode right now, and the bass are grouped up and feeding heavily. Revenge buzzbaits are still working well around docks early. The…
Tobesofkee: Clayton Batts reports, “The water temperature is beginning to cool down, and the fish are spreading out. This makes the fishing a little tougher during this transition time but should get better by mid October. The key to finding fish this time of year, regardless the depth, is baitfish. Look for bait in the…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “This is a great month to throw topwater all day. Target seawalls and grassbeds with a 1/4-oz. white Ol’ Nelle buzzbait. You can work this bait all day and continue to load the boat. Bass will be shallow…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Baty reports, “Early in the mornings, look for shad and bream present on main-lake grasslines. Throw a white Spro Super Star spinnerbait and a white buzzbait in these areas. This year, the lake is covered with hydrilla growing everywhere. The fish…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Greg Hildreth reports, “The fishing around the Golden Isles area has been great these past few weeks, and with fall weather coming the inshore and nearshore fishing is going to be great. The big bull redfish are starting to show on the bars and shoals near St. Simons and Jekyll Island, and…
Russell: Level: 8.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 75-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing is poor to good depending on the weather conditions and generation schedule at Russell Dam. There are still some good spots in brush and timber, and you can catch them on crankbaits and drop shots. The bigger…
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