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Fishing Reports
Nottely: Level: 9.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Scott Hughes said the fish are starting to move up into a prespawn pattern. He has done well lately targeting fish shallow on the sunny points where the water is warmest. The spotted bass and largemouths…
Lanier: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-57 degrees. Clarity: Clear, with a light stain up the rivers. Spotted Bass: Good. Ryan Coleman reports, “The shallows are full of fish right now, and they are holding in the backs of pockets, around the shallow boat docks and in the grass. That’s right, in the…
Jackson: Level: 5.0 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. “It really hasn’t turned all the way on, and that’s because the water level fell so much in the last week,” said Eric Perkins. “We have been doing the best covering a lot of water with the Spro…
Hartwell: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the backs of drainages. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “The shallow cranking bite has been the best deal going, and it should continue to produce until the fish go on the bed. On March 13 Greg Kellum and I won the NSA…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 50s to mid 60s. Clarity: Muddy on the main lake and main creeks, especially down the lake. A little clearer in some of the backwaters. Bass: Very good. Stephen McCord said the prespawn bite is strong right now in the shallows. He’s been catching most of his fish in…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is lightly stained; up the rivers and creeks are stained. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “Fishing has been improving over the last month for largemouths and will continue to get better as the water warms. The full moon at the end…
Carters: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the river. Bass: Louie Bartenfield reports, “The best patterns so far this month have been small crankbaits, jerkbaits and jerk shads like the Big Bite Jerk Minnow fished early around flats and points close to spawning areas. As the water temps rise…
Blue Ridge: Level: 8.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “Look for the topwater action to turn on with the smallmouths as the temps keep climbing,” Eric Crowley said. “Around the marina and main-lake points are a good places to start. Look for them to be chasing bait, and throw…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Good. Ernie Broughton said the fishing has turned on over the last few weeks. There were a few fish on the beds at the time this report was taken, but they weren’t quite there yet. His Blackshear Buddies tournament is beginning to weigh in…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Good stain; about a foot of visibility. Bass: Good for numbers of small fish. Dennis Hudson thinks the fishing could blow wide open at any time. The current bite he’s on is seawalls in 3 to 5 feet of water using…
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