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Fishing Reports
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…
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,…
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