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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 69-73 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Right now fishing is great for numbers of bass, but it’s only fair for quality fish. You’ll find lots of buck bass guarding fry all over the lake. Throw topwater baits like Spooks and Pop-Rs early in the morning on main-lake points. However,…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 70s. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The shad are spawning early in the morning in shallow grass. To catch bass on the shad spawn, a spinnerbait and a topwater are hard to beat. For a spinnerbait, you need double willow blades to…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “We are looking forward to May and the rest of the summer. Trout fishing has been at an all time low, but if you wish to try your hand, use the normal method — mouths of creeks and large shell mounds. I like the float rig or plastic bait…
Russell: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-72. Clarity: Clear for the most part, but up Beaverdam has some stain. Bass: Trad Whaley said the bass fishing is not very good right now (April 25). The biggest wave of bedded bass were up shallow at presstime, and there will be a period of postspawn…
Rabun: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Good. Wes Carlton said the postspawn bite is still going on. He said to fish nightcrawlers trolled 80 feet behind the boat at about 3/4 mph. “Trolling medium crappie minnows as well as Lucky Craft Pointers has been producing the larger fish,” Wes said. “We…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Fish have mostly spawned out and are coming off beds. They are real sluggish right now while they get their strength back. The shad spawn has started and will help fatten them back up and have them feeding early. Be on the lake…
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68 to 72 degrees. Clarity: Extremely clear down the lake. Spotted Bass: Good. Ryan Coleman said right now the best thing going is fishing shallow. “Most fish are up either spawning or coming off, and they’re in less than 10 feet of water. Use weightless flukes, and the jig-head fishing…
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good. May is the time of year to catch those big spots on topwater. Get out on the main-lake points, and work Sammys, Spooks and Long A Bombers for some awesome explosive bites. Full sunny days are best for this bite,…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “April has been excellent. The biggest spawning wave of the year moved up, and sight fishing has been the key. It’s taking 20-lb. bags to win the local tournaments up here, and in the bigger tournaments we are seeing multiple 20-lb.…
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Stephen McCord said he’s been catching fish, but it’s been a weird spawn this year on Eufaula. Fluctuating water levels and temperatures have altered patterns, and the grass is less of a factor than it usually is. Sam Williams, with S&K…
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