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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Fish will be in postspawn patterns. Begin to look for them to move back toward deeper patterns just after leaving bedding areas. A light Carolina-rigged lizard in 4 to 8 feet of water will catch them well. Deeper crankbaits like a 300 Bandit…
Seminole: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Good. “The bass are nearing the end of the spawn, but some fish can still be found on beds,” said Matt Baty. “The main-lake sandbars near the dam are good places to look because these will be some of the last places…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “It appears that winter has gone. The water is now 68 degrees, and the water is clear in most places. There have been several reports of trout being caught, and the redfish are still in small schools. You will have to look around to find shrimp in the bait…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62 to 65 degrees. Clarity: Main lake is clear; creeks are stained. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing is really starting to pick up as the water begins to warm, and the bass are heading for the spawning pockets. Randal Maxwell and I finished third in the 72 Marine…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good to Great. Fish will be in spawn and postspawn patterns. Dirty water will limit sight fishing, but they can still be caught by pitching lizards or tubes to spawning areas in 1 to 3 feet of water. Dark colors like junebug and black will…
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the creeks; Clear on the main lake. Spotted Bass: Fair. Ryan Coleman reports, “Surprisingly, the spotted bass fishing is not on fire yet on Lanier. The cooler temperatures and abundance of rain has kept the fish back just a little later than normal here.…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Stained up the river arms; clear on the main lake. Bass: Good. Eric Perkins reports, “Fishing has been pretty good here lately, and it’s taking 14 or 15 pounds to win most tournaments held out of Berry’s on the weekends. Look for…
Hartwell: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 to 58 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “It’s taking weights in the mid to upper teens to win the local tournaments on Lake Hartwell. On March 19, the team of Shane McFarlin and Justin David won the Media Bass Tournament with 14 pounds.…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Good and getting better every day, said Sam Williams, of S&K Outdoors in Eufaula. The influx of muddy water has made things a little difficult in the past few days, but Sam said anglers are still able to catch some fish. The buck…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy in all the creeks; clear on the lower end. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain said the fish had moved up into the spawning pockets, and a few fish were on beds in late March, but the cold front and rains that moved through pushed…
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