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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 77 to 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the south end; stained from mid-lake up and in the pockets. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said you can catch all the 2- to 2 1/2-lb. fish you want right now, but the bigger fish have been hard to find. In…
Nottely: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The early morning topwater bite should be going on at Nottely right now as the spotted bass feed up after the spawn and get ready to move into a summer pattern. Look for fish busting on top on main-lake points, and throw…
Lanier: Level: 0.2 feet above full. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Billy Booth reports, “The largemouths are starting to move into their typical summertime patterns. Start out early on the main river points with a small wake bait. I’m using a ghost minnow Mann’s Baby Waker, and the fish are taking it a lot…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Stained in the rivers but clear in the main lake. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Fishing is fair but improving. Fish are presently in a transition stage right now moving out toward main-lake summer holes. Look for a continued early morning bite on seawalls and…
Hartwell: Level: 1.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Josh Fowler reports, “Bass fishing on Lake Hartwell is starting to improve. On Saturday, May 15, it took 22 pounds to win the NSA Team Trail Tournament, and I expect these kinds of weights to hold up over the next few weeks.…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86-87 degrees. Clarity: Clearing, good fishing color. Bass: “If you don’t catch them early, it’s a long day,” said Steve Holt. “The lake is up, and the fish are in the grass. They are just feeding on the shad early, and then it’s pretty much over.” Two weeks ago, Steve…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bill Harvey said the BASS Elite Series pros struggled at the Clarks Hill tournament. Fishing just isn’t that good, he said. “There’s some topwater early, with a Pop-R or Gunfish, and a Fluke, obviously,” said Bill. “It’ll last maybe 40 minutes.…
Chatuge: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. John Hembry said the bass are feeding up in postspawn patterns right now, and the bite has been pretty good, with 10 to 15 fish in half-day tournaments and sacks weighing 13 to 15 pounds. John has been catching 90 percent…
Carters: Level: 1.0 feet above full pool. Temp: 75-77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Louie Bartenfield said, “Fishing has been very good during the day throughout the month, and the night bite can be hit or miss, but when it’s there, it’s really good. I had a night last week that we boated 10-plus stripers/hybrids and…
Burton: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Excellent. “We’ve had the best postspawn and spawn bite I have ever seen,” said guide Wes Carlton. “These fish have really gained some weight this year from eating the bluebacks. Several trips we had spots over 6 pounds…
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