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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 0.2 feet below above pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; clear in most creeks; stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier likes to keep it simple when fishing the summer patterns on West Point. Points, roadbeds, humps and ledges all hold fish this time…
Weiss: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Very good. “Largemouths and spotted bass are up on the flats early and are being caught on all types of topwater baits,” said guide Warren Barnes. “The best producers are hard baits like the Jackall Bonnie or the SK Pop. Buzz Frogs…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 90-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair to good. Clayton Batts reports, “The bites early and late have been the two best bites with all the heat and jet skis on the lake. Fish a white Picasso buzzbait or a Rebel Pop-R around seawalls and grass lines for aggressive fish feeding…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Excellent. Mike Cleveland said it’s hot but the big fish are biting. He won the June 12 R&R with a 21.51-sack, and he took second in the June 5-6 Berry’s Classic with a two-day total of 33.88 pounds. Mike said he’s been starting off…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 90s. Clarity: Clear in Spring Creek; slight stain in the Flint. Bass: Good. Jim Murray Jr. said the fish will bite if you can stand the heat. Early in the morning, start off with topwater on the outside grass lines or submerged grass in…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports that the trout are finally biting. “For months I have been reporting about the almost non-existent trout bite. However, this all just might be history. Capt. Matt Williams caught 20 nice trout in one day this past week while fishing his regular inshore spots. He caught them all on…
Russell: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear; a slight stain up Beaverdam. Bass: Decent. Trad Whaley said you can go catch numbers of small spots pretty easily, but the big fish are tough to find right now. He said it’s taking 10 to 12 pounds to win tournaments. If you…
Paradise PFA: Levels: Most lakes are 3 to 6 inches below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Lakes lightly stained; 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair, according to area manager Charles West. “Fishing for bass has been very tough. Try topwater baits during early morning periods,” Charles said. “Switch to crankbaits by mid morning,…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-91 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: Fair. Todd Lowe said it’s as typical a summer pattern as you can get. “First thing in the morning, it’s topwater on the main-lake seawalls. Throw buzzbaits, Pop-Rs, Spooks or any bait that looks like a shad. After the sun comes up,…
Nottely: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: High 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Striper: Fair to good. Jeremy Seabolt said there’s a pretty good striper bite going on between points 2 and 5, and that the fish are starting to school up pretty tight on humps in the 20- to 30-foot range. Early on some…
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