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Fishing Reports
Rabun: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Wes Carlton reports, “The bite has been great early. The fish seem to be hanging in the 25- to 30-foot mark early in the morning and 40 to 50 feet deep midday. Look for long points that have a gradual drop. Try…
Oconee: Level: Down 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain upriver; clear on the main lake. Bass: Slow. Guide and tournament pro Tony Couch reports, “Bass fishing is fair at best with the best catches being caught on shallow docks 2 to 5 feet deep. A junebug Ol’ Monster rigged Texas…
Lanier: Level: 6.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Decent, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The fishing is pretty typical for August with most of the fish staying pretty deep the entire day. There are a few shallow fish that are looking around for some good water, but…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Aaron Batson said, “fishing has been tough. Fish remain deep on points and humps, and they can be caught on Carolina rigs and Net Boy Baits ScrewBall jig heads with a Big Bite Baits Squirrel Tail Worm or Kriet Kreature. Stay with greens and browns…
Hartwell: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “I expect the bite to gradually improve as we settle into September. The high water temperature has made the offshore topwater bite tough, and the shallow-water buzzbait or frog fishing has produced very few bites. The most consistent…
Eufaula: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Fish are still mired in their summer patterns, and they’re sitting in the 15- to 20-foot range around bottom structure like humps, points, ledges and bottom indentations. Look for brush or stumps in these type areas, find baitfish…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Look for largemouths on the lowering end of the lake to be chasing threadfins. Bass can be caught on smaller topwater plugs, like Chug Bugs, Spook Jr. and Sammys. The most consistent bite should be found along the main river and…
Chatuge: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “First thing in the morning, throw a Sammy and a Zara Spook on long points and across flats. Watch your electronics for suspending fish. There are a lot baitfish 12 to 25 feet deep,…
Carters: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “The day bite here on Carters has been the best I remember for the month of August. I expect with September rolling in the fishing will improve. I’ve been working drop-shots rigs with Big Bite…
Burton: Level: Down 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Brown Trout: “The bite was slow the first of August, but it has rebounded,” said guide Wes Carlton. “We had several fish in the 5- to 6-lb. range the last week or two. One brown trout this past weekend was almost 9…
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