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Fishing Reports
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…
West Point: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained on the main lake; clear up the creeks; stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Tim Peek said topwater is the deal on West Point right now, and this fun way to catch bass should last well into the month of…
Weiss: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear down the lake; lightly stained in the upper sections. Bass: Excellent. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Largemouths are up in the grass and on the seawalls early and are being caught on all types of topwater baits. The frog bite seems to be the…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-83 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Clayton Batts reports, “The day bite is getting better with the water clearing, and the night bite is starting to turn on with all the hot weather. Look for fish around docks that have brush around them and deep water close by. Throw a…
Sinclair: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid to high 70s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Mike Stalnaker said he’d be fishing the shallow grassy pockets early with a black buzzbait for the big bite. If they don’t want a buzzbait, try a topwater jerkbait. Once the topwater bite is over, it’ll be time…
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