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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Fair. Billy Boothe reports, “I’m catching a decent number of fish right now in the morning, but it’s a grind after that. There are two patterns that are working good at daylight. I’m catching my bigger fish on a green-pumpkin…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; light stain up the rivers. Bass: Fair. Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been pretty tough. I’m catching a few fish here and there but not really burning them up. The shad spawn is still going on some, and there…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament pro Josh Fowler reports, “The run-and-gun topwater bite that Lake Hartwell is famous for has fired up, and I expect this bite to get better as we move into June. On May 21, my wife and I won a benefit tournament up here with…
Eufaula: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Sam Williams said the bass have been off their game. “Tournaments usually needing 20-plus pound bags this time of year are paying first place with less than 10 pounds,” Sam said. “The pads are not completely formed out. We should…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear downlake; slight stain on the upper end. Bass: Slowing down, said Dale Gibbs. The herring chasing is coming to a close, and the fish are moving into summer patterns with the warmer water temperatures. Dale said it’s time to break out the…
Carters: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 73-76 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 3 feet of visibility. Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite on Carters is strong for both spots and stripers. We’ve been getting a good topwater bite with Pop-Rs and Super Spooks the first two hours. Then we’re moving out…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Wes Carlton reports, “The postspawn bite has been phenomenal this year. Last week we had one day with 57 bass — a mix of spots and largemouths. A white, weightless fluke and a Sammy have been working well early on points and docks. Mid…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Cloudy. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We are catching a lot of fish now that the spawn is over. We are catching them on white Zoom Jr. Flukes, tube baits and drop shots. The fish are scattered; some are…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Normal for Blackshear. Bass: Fish should be on the deeper trees and brushed-up docks. Fish areas where the bream are bedding. These areas can be productive all day long, but the best beds will be where you can find shade. A Pop-R and a…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Derrick Millirons said the most consistent places to catch fish this month will probably be around boat docks, but he prefers fishing grass and brushpiles instead. His top bait for fishing the grass is a floating worm. “Zoom makes a…
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