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Fishing Reports
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “Most fish on the lake are relating to main-lake grass points and grasslines. The grass has yet to top out but can be found using your electronics. A good place to start looking is from the firebreak down…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good. Capt. David Newlin reports, “The redfish bite is pretty hot. We caught five big ones sight fishing in the grass this morning. A new-penny-colored Powerbait shrimp was working great. Plenty of slot-limit fish are being caught on live shrimp. They should keep biting through June. The trout bite has improved. It isn’t…
Russell: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 72-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been good in the mornings, but the bite seems to slow in the afternoon hours. I have been fishing topwater early and then switching to a Zoom Super Fluke or Pulse Jig as the…
Rabun: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Wes Carlton reports, “The walleye are on an early summer pattern. These fish have been eating early on top and moving deeper after 10 a.m. We have been catching most of our fish on crankbaits — No. 5 Shad Raps and Jig Wobblers in a…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78 to 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to guide and tournament pro Tony Couch. “Bass fishing is very good right now. Some bass have moved offshore in 8 to 18 feet of water. These bass can be caught consistently on Caroling rigs with Zoom Trick Worms in green…
Nottely: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Crystal clear. Linesides: Very good. Jeremy Seabolt said the striper bite is on fire, with a good schooling bite in the morning. The best fishing has been between points one and four. Up until about 8:30 or 9 a.m., Jeremy has been catching fish on freelined bluebacks…
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…
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