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Fishing Reports

Lake Oconee Fishing Report – July 2010

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,…

Lake Nottely Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Lanier Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Jackson Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Hartwell Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Eufaula Fishing Report – July 2010

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 Fishing Report – July 2010

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 Lake Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

Lake Blackshear Fishing Report – July 2010

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…

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