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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 to 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Largemouths: Tough. Billy Boothe reports, “The largemouth bite is pretty slow, but you can still pick off a few fish from isolated cover. I’m throwing a red-shad Reaction Innovations Big Unit worm Texas rigged on a 1/4-oz. tungsten sinker around any…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 89-91 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: Poor to fair. Aaron Batson reports, “The key has been to cover as much water as possible. Shallow fish can be caught with soft plastics like Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog in dark colors like black/blue or green pumpkin. Flipping blowdowns or…
Hartwell: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “Most of the tournaments are taking weights in the low teens to win, and the weights are likely to remain low until the water starts to cool down in the fall. The most consistent bite going is targeting…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to high 80s. Clarity: Slightly stained to stained. Bass: Fair. Tim Malcolm reports, “As the water temperature has increased, the fish have continued to move slightly deeper in their summertime locations. Your best bet right now is to fish during the week if possible. There is a lot less…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The fish are out on humps that top out in 15 to 20 feet of water. Fish jigs, Carolina or Texas-rigged worms. A big Ol Monster worm is a good bait for this bite. Plum and tequila sunrise are good…
Chatuge: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The fish are deep. We’ve been catching fish around deep docks in 18- to 30-feet of water drop-shotting a 4 1/2-inch Roboworm in morning dawn. Also, a Texas-rigged Zoom Finesse Worm in watermelon seed…
Carters: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 to 89 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 4 to 6 feet visibility. Spotted Bass: Good. Louie Bartenfield reports, “The day bite has improved for me over the past few weeks. I’ve been out on a few rare July day trips as of late, and to my surprise the…
Blue Ridge: Level: 8.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We are catching a lot of fish drop-shotting a 4 1/2-inch Roboworm in new ayu on deep docks and bank lines. We are also catching fish on a Bass Pro 3 1/2-inch Tender…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 to 93 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The fishing has either been up or down, said Dennis Hudson. He said it’s been taking anywhere from 7 to 12 pounds to win his tournaments. There has been a sporadic topwater bite running the main-river banks in the…
Allatoona: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 4- to 4 1/2-foot visibility. Bass: Fair to good. Matt Driver reports, “Even though about 80 percent of the bass are deep this month, we have caught several fish shallower, with a few coming on Jewel Akins jigs and brown-with-chartreuse Spanky’s jigs on…
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