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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “With the cold weather, the bite has been slow. CBT finesse jigs and medium-diving crankbaits have been producing the few bites. As the weather warms, look for areas on a north bank where the sun is shining…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Pretty clear. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said a few weeks ago there had been a pretty good crankbait bite on windy, rocky banks in Halawakee Creek. It wasn’t tough to get bit on a Fat Free Shad in sexy shad. However, all that changed with the…
Allatoona: Level: 13.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 39 to 41 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Craig Miller at the Dugout said with the extreme cold water temperatures there is a tremendous shad kill on the lake. “The best technique is still the float-n-fly. Use a 12- to 14-foot leader, and fish steep banks and…
West Point: Level: 4.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained up the Chattahoochee; clear on the main lake and creeks. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier said the best numbers are going to come from the deep bite on drop shots and jigging spoons. The fish will be bunched up wherever the…
Weiss: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Fair to slow. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouths and spotted bass are scattered out on the deeper river ledges. The main baits I have been using to catch these fish are a 1/4- to 1/2-oz. Tackle Doctor finesse jigs worked…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Varies from clear to stained. Bass: Eric Perkins likes Sinclair in January because the water stays pretty stained and the fish never get really deep. He’s usually working in the Little River and Crooked Creek areas. “Just tie on a 100 crankbaits and go to chunking,” said…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The cold weather has really dropped the water temperatures. That has put the shad on the move toward deeper water. The best place to fish this time of year is in Spring Creek, which is loaded with deep…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good, but slow down your presentations. “Everything is in wintertime mode,” said Capt. David Newlin. “The big redfish are in good numbers on the shallow flats on low tide. Throw shrimp or artificial Gulp! and power baits to them. The redfish are very spooky this time of year, so use lighter terminal tackle…
Russell: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Main lake is clear; a little stain in the backs of the major creeks. Bass: Good. Kerry Partain reports, “We have been catching a lot of fish both shallow and deep. Early in the morning you can catch fish in the pockets…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52 to 54 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “The best bite has been on deeper fish. Look for schools of fish on the graph, and drop a 3/4-oz. War Eagle jigging spoon or a drop-shot Zoom Meathead worm. Look for these fish in clearer water down near…
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