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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: 90-91 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Aaron Batson said, “If it gets any hotter, we’ll just have to run around in our tournaments, and just see who can scoop up the biggest fish.” Aaron said to cover a lot of water, and you can pick up fish here and there.…
Hartwell: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “The bass are set up on points, humps and ledges all over the lake. The topwater run-and-gun bite is still the key to catching the quality fish during the daylight hours, but the high water temps have made…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to mid 90s. Clarity: Ranging from clear to stained. Bass: Good. Sam Williams, of Hawk’s Guide Service, said bass are hitting Big Bite Baits Top Toads and the new Revere Maxx weedless frogs early and late. “The old popper baits are holding the fish up…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Dale Gibbs said the fishing has been tough, with 10 to 12 pounds winning most tournaments. The standard schooling bite around main-lake humps has been mostly small fish, with the occasional 2-pounder thrown in. You can catch a bunch of…
Chatuge: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “It’s been taking around 12 pounds to win tournaments on Lake Chatuge. Fish have been hanging around 20 to 30 feet deep on brushpiles. Try fishing a Texas rig with green-pumpkin or watermelon plastics.…
Carters: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite on Carters at night has been strong. It’s not very consistent, but on any given night you could have the night of your life. There have been some really big weights in the tournaments over the past month,…
Blue Ridge: Level: 10.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The bass have been scattered. You can catch some bass by either fishing a Texas rig with green-pumpkin plastics or by fishing a drop-shot rig with Roboworm in Aaron’s magic color in 20…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river. Bass: Poor. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “The high water temperatures have put the fish in their summertime pattern. Big shady docks and brushpiles have been the most reliable cover lately. Both of these can be fished with CBT shaky head and…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river; clear in Halawaka Creek. Bass: Fair at best, said Dennis Hudson. Dennis said the grass bite seems to have petered out. You can still catch a few small fish off the edge of the grass with a…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Matt Driver reports, “Hurry up fall, because summer has been tough out there for bass, with near 100-degree days and the boat traffic. We have been catching a few keeper fish on the drop-shot rig using the Big Bite Bio Minnow and a new…
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