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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 74-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch reports, “We’re catching a lot of fish on a variety of baits — drop shots, flukes, Trick Worms, shaky heads and tubes. The fish are on points, drops and brush. There is no real pattern right now; the…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river; clear in the pockets. Bass: Good. Brian Davis said the fish have moved out to the deeper trees and deeper docks with brush. Brian said it may seem strange, but the quality bite has been…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 74 to 79 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main river; good stain in some of the creeks. Bass: Decent. Dennis Hudson said the fish are starting to transition into their summer patterns, and he’s been able to catch a bunch of fish lately. They’ve all been…
Allatoona: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 79-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “June may be hot, but the fish still have to eat,” said Matt Driver. “Topwater is still good first thing in morning up until around 8 or 9 on poppers. Try the Spro Dawg 100 and the Zara Spook Jr. fished…
West Point: Level: 2.0 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier said the fish were in the heart of the spawn April 19. The topwater bite should heat up as more postspawn fish start to move back out. Fish a Pop-R or Rico, bone or baby bass in color.…
Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. Warren Barnes reports, “Largemouths have moved up and are at the late stages of the spawn, and the majority of the spotted bass are in the postspawn stage, as well. I have been starting out early in the backs of spawning pockets…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “Some fish are still on the beds,” said Clayton Batts. “Throw a Big Bite Baits lizard in junebug around spawning areas, and sight fish the beds with a white Big Bite Baits Fighting Frog or a green-pumpkin tube. In May, look for the fish…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 64 to 70 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Good for numbers, said Mike Cleveland. He said you can catch up to 40 fish in a day on Sinclair right now, but most of them are smaller buck bass. The fish are still in all stages of the…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The bass are nearing the end of the spawn, and most fish are on their way back out to their postspawn areas. Some fish can still be caught near sand, but as the water continues to warm they…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “April has been a good month for the whiting bite on the coast. May should be even better with the water temp rising every day and bait starting to show up. Redfish have been eating all winter and show no signs of stopping. On the other hand, spotted seatrout…
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