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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Micah Frazier said as the water temps cool, the bait will start moving into the creeks, and the largemouths will follow. Micah likes to find the baitfish when they move up onto the flats in the backs of the creeks,…
Weiss: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained to clear. Bass: Very good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “As we move into October, I look for the bass to move into the creeks following the baitfish. Topwater baits should still produce early, but I would also throw a hard swimbait like…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Clayton Batts reports, “Bass fishing is improving with the days getting shorter, and the temperature starting to cool. Fish are starting to move shallow following the bait into the pockets and small creeks. Fish a Spro Hydra Pop around grass and seawalls that lead…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full and rising. Temp: 82-83 degrees. Clarity: Staining up. Bass: Aaron Batson said the same patterns he uses at Oconee will work (see report above) on Sinclair as fish move shallow. However, fishing grass is an added bonus on Sinclair. Early morning will be best this month. Horny Toads, buzzbaits,…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Matt Baty reports, “The two best techniques I have found to work lately are flipping and fishing a jerkbait. Flipping main-lake grassbeds in 7 to 10 feet of water is a good way to pick up some bites. If the bite…
Russell: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Trad Whaley said you can catch all the small schooling spots you want in the mouths of the creeks over timber with a Rat-L-Trap, and a few largemouths are being caught up on the banks in the creeks on…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good. Capt. David Newlin reports, “The trout are biting. All over the St. Catherines and Ossabaw sounds, all of the drops seem to be holding some fish. There are a lot of small fish with some good fish mixed in. There’s a whole lot of action. I have caught redfish from 10 inches…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 82-83 degrees. Clarity: The lower lake should remain clear, but up the rivers will be muddy. Bass: Kip Carter won the Oconee Marine event over the weekend by going up the river in a jet boat. This month, Aaron Batson said to look for balls of shad…
Nottely: Level: 7.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 77-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 4 feet visibility. Spotted Bass: Eric Crowley reports, “Some nice spots have been caught down by the dam on topwater. You will see them there crashing baits in the afternoon.” Linesides: Eric reports, “The topwater bite is steady in the early morning all…
Lanier: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Fair. Ryan Coleman reports, “I have moved shallow over the past week with jigs and worms to catch some nice fish. I have mostly been using a Creepy Crawler and jig-head worm on steep rock banks in 5 to 15 feet…
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