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Nottely: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Stripers: Guide Josh Garrison reports, “Conditions this month have been a bit strange. The spring river run has been long over, and it is not uncommon for the fish to move back down the lake and scatter out a bit, but this year…
Lanier: Level: 5.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear except shoreline stain from waves. Spotted Bass: Good. Ryan Coleman reports, “Most of the spotted bass have spawned now and are out recovering. There are a few male bass up shallow, but most of the spotted bass have hit the offshore structure…
Jackson: Level: 4.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing continues to be good, and there is a shad spawn in a few areas now, but that will be winding down. May is a great time to catch big spots on topwater. I like long red-clay points…
Hartwell: Level: 7.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Super clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Kerry Partain said the fish are postspawn, and he’s catching them on what amounts to a summer pattern. Early and late, there’s a pretty good topwater bite for both largemouths and spots on main-lake points…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-74 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Collegiate angler Chandler Ray said there’s a good early bite around shallow grass. He likes a Spro Popping Frog in the grass the first 30 to 45 minutes of daylight, and then he switches to a Kriet Tail worm to fish…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Dale Gibbs reports, “The recent cool temperatures drove the surface temperature back into the upper 60s. With that, the blueback herring bite slowed abruptly. It looks as if warmer weather is coming back, and with that the blueback herring should…
Carters: Level: 1.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Great; 6+ feet visibility. Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Louie Barternfield reports, “The bite is improving each week. There has been a good shallow bite early covering water with Pop Rs, flukes and Spro McStick 110 jerkbaits. Fish these baits fast, and cover water for…
Allatoona: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: A little dirty on the north end; clear from mid-lake south. Bass: Good. Matt Driver reports, “May is less eventful than April on Allatoona. Most bass are off bed, and the postspawn blues have worn off. Fish are feeding and making up for lost…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 65-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tough. Dennis Hudson said he doesn’t know what to think of the bite at Bartletts. He said the majority of the fish have spawned, but there are still plenty of fish up shallow. A few are on beds, and some…
Blackshear: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Brian Davis said Blackshear has not been fishing as well as it typically does in the spring. It took about 15 pounds for him to win a recent tournament, and he did it on postspawn fish. Brian said all…
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