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Fishing Reports
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…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet low. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Matt Baty reports, “The fish are somewhat biting but are not really tearing it up. A consistent pattern can be hard to find. The best technique is to fish grasslines close to bends in the Flint River around the Jack Wingate’s area. A…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “If you are going with artificial, try Strike King ZTOO soft baits. I suggest working them slow and direct. Direct means put a signature twitch in your retrieve. When picking out soft baits, check to see if they are going to last from multiple blue fish hit. Most of…
Russell: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 83 to 88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been getting better the last couple of weeks. The bass started to migrate to the deep drops off the points and humps toward the main lake. The late evening and night bite has…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 83 to 87 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson said early mornings he is searching for hatching mayflies and throwing a 1/4-oz. Ol Nellie buzzbait or Pop-R. There have been some good fish caught around these hatches. “Once the sun gets higher, look for main-lake…
Nottely: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 to 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We’re catching fish all over the lake. Fish any laydowns and brush throwing a shaky head with a Zoom Trick Worm in green pumpkin, or drop shot a 4.5-inch Roboworm. Also throw…
Lanier: Level: 6.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 to 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Fair. Billy Boothe reports, “I’m catching most of my fish on plastics. You can pick up some decent fish early running flats with a topwater, but I’m spending most of my time on deeper brush and points. You can catch…
Jackson: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 to 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been good, and I think it will continue once the lake fills back up and gets stable. There are a number of patterns working right now. You can catch some good fish early around the…
Hartwell: Level: 8.0 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports, “Largemouth and spotted bass fishing is slowing a little as the fish are starting to suspend over deeper water and are concentrated around baitfish pretty good. There is still a topwater bite especially if you get around…
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