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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Fair. The most consistent bite for numbers has been a drop-shot rig or a light Texas rig fished on deep, main-lake brushpiles. Topwater action has been hit or miss — mostly miss. You can try to call up some spotted bass on reef-marker humps…
Jackson: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 90-93 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson said it’s barely fair and getting tougher. “High temps have made the fish difficult to catch. I fished the last Friday-night tournament and had four fish at 7.63 pounds that was good enough for third place. I also…
Hartwell: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Clear; some stained water in the backs of pockets with flooded cover is holding a few shallow bass. Bass: Josh Fowler reports, “Bass fishing on Lake Hartwell has been excellent over the last few weeks, and I expect it to stay strong as we…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Good color; clear down the lake. Bass: Excellent. Sam Williams said it’s been taking more than 24 pounds to win a tournament the past two weeks. “We had 169 teams fish the annual Lee King Benefit Buddy Tournament, and it took…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson said the bite is pretty good, but it’s abnormal for this time of year at Clarks Hill. The schooling bite, which is normally a summer staple, hasn’t shown up yet this year, and it’s about a month…
Carters: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite has been slow but good for big spots throughout the day and into the evening. Early morning I’ve been getting a very strong Scrounger bite on the main lake, this bite is mostly over…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Crowley reports, “The topwater bite is on in the early hours. Smallmouths are schooling on the main lake and crashing schools of bait. You can see them busting on the points from about an hour before sunrise until about and hour after. You…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear for Blackshear. Bass: Tough. Brian Davis reports, “Fishing has slowed down a lot. Most of the bass are being caught around shaded docks off of the main lake. I have been able to catch a few bass on the limestone bluffs on the Crisp County side…
Bartlett’s Ferry: Level: 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Decent. “It’s getting to the old summer toughness,” said Dennis Hudson, who won his three-hour, Tuesday-night tournament recently with 8 1/2 pounds. He said the grass bite is picking up pretty well if the water level is right…
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 87-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is still in the good range, but it’s tougher than in weeks past. The fish have moved deep but will come to the surface for an early morning bite. Brushpiles and rock are the keys for getting bit this month. If…
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