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Fishing Reports
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Matt Baty reports, “The two best techniques I have found to work lately are flipping and fishing a jerkbait. Flipping main-lake grassbeds in 7 to 10 feet of water is a good way to pick up some bites. If the bite…
Russell: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Trad Whaley said you can catch all the small schooling spots you want in the mouths of the creeks over timber with a Rat-L-Trap, and a few largemouths are being caught up on the banks in the creeks on…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good. Capt. David Newlin reports, “The trout are biting. All over the St. Catherines and Ossabaw sounds, all of the drops seem to be holding some fish. There are a lot of small fish with some good fish mixed in. There’s a whole lot of action. I have caught redfish from 10 inches…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 82-83 degrees. Clarity: The lower lake should remain clear, but up the rivers will be muddy. Bass: Kip Carter won the Oconee Marine event over the weekend by going up the river in a jet boat. This month, Aaron Batson said to look for balls of shad…
Nottely: Level: 7.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 77-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 4 feet visibility. Spotted Bass: Eric Crowley reports, “Some nice spots have been caught down by the dam on topwater. You will see them there crashing baits in the afternoon.” Linesides: Eric reports, “The topwater bite is steady in the early morning all…
Lanier: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Fair. Ryan Coleman reports, “I have moved shallow over the past week with jigs and worms to catch some nice fish. I have mostly been using a Creepy Crawler and jig-head worm on steep rock banks in 5 to 15 feet…
Jackson: Level: 1.7 feet low and rising. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Aaron Batson said October is a time he thinks about big spotted bass down the lake. He’ll focus from Tussahaw to the dam on main-lake, rocky points in 10 to 15 feet of water. Early in the morning, a Sammy or Spook…
Hartwell: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “The excellent fall topwater bite we typically see is running a little behind schedule this year, so I expect October to be a great month. I would suggest staying with the famous run-and-gun tactics that Hartwell is…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “Bass are hitting at first light on frogs and topwater poppers. Soft plastics fished on the FinTech Nuckle Ball jig are doing well all morning. The schooling fish are not hitting on the topwater poppers or lipless crankbaits…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5 feet below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Dale Gibbs reports, “I have had fair luck lately by throwing double- and single-bladed 3/8-oz. Buckeye Lures buzzbaits with gold blades and white skirts. As always, I use a stinger hook and a custom, pearl-colored trailer made by Tony Postell,…
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