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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 60s. Clarity: Clear to stained on main lake; stained in the creeks and rivers. Spotted Bass: Eric Aldrich reports, “I have been spending most of my time targeting midway on back into the lower lake creeks targeting fish that are eating blueback herring on…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: 66-70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear, but should be staining after rain. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bait is loaded in the backs of the creeks and pockets, more so than I have seen in recent years. Bass are being caught on buzzbaits and spinnerbaits in these areas. A good buzzbait as of…
Hartwell: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “The fishing on Hartwell has been excellent over the last few weeks, but I expect things to get a little tougher as we move into November. The topwater run-and-gun bite has been the key, and we have seen…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to high 70s. Clarity: Clear to slight stain. Bass: Good. Capt. Sam Williams said the schooling you’d expect to see this time of year has been sporadic because of the fronts moving through, but the fish are still biting — just not on top. “They’ve gone back to hitting…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 71 degrees. Clarity: Pretty clear for a lake that is turning over. Bass: Good. Dale Gibbs said he’s catching a bunch of small fish offshore right now, but the fish are all getting ready to move into the creeks and pockets following shad. In November, Dale…
Carters: Level: 2 feet below full pool. Temp: 74-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite here is wanting to bust loose. When the water gets in the low 60s to upper 50s, watch out. For now there is a morning bite; jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and topwater will all produce a…
Blue Ridge: Level: 60.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 66-67 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The fish are still scattered. The afternoon bite is the best right now. You can catch some bass by throwing a Shad Rap or a Norman Middle N in a shad pattern. If…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool, but a 3 1/2-foot drawdown is scheduled for Nov. 1-15. At that time, the safest boat ramp will be at the state park. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Good color. Bass: Fair. Brian Davis reports, “Fish have moved shallow in the creeks following shad. In the mornings, fish seawalls with a CBT-painted,…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Dennis Hudson said the bite has been very tough at his Tuesday evening tournaments, with sacks in the 6- and 7-lb. range winning for the last two weeks. With the lake in transition right now, the bait hasn’t…
Allatoona: Level: 7 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Matt Driver reports, “Things are changing due to the lake beginning turnover. Fishing during this phenomenon slows for a couple of weeks, so I like to slow down. It also seems shallow fish are affected less. It should be over completely…
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