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Paradise PFA: Levels: 6 to 12 inches below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair. Schooling bass are feeding on baitfish in Lakes Patrick and Bobben. Topwater baits are the preferred choice. Most bass are running small, although a few anglers have reported boating 15 to 20…
Oconee: Level: 1.0 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: The upper ends of Lick and Sugar creeks are muddy, along with the Apalachee River. Richland Creek is clear, and the rest of the lake has a light stain. Watch for logs and debris. Bass: Mike Cleveland said you can catch a bunch of…
Nottely: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Muddy upriver; clear down the lake. Downlake should be getting pretty dingy over the next couple of weeks. Linesides: Wide open. Jeremy Seabolt said the fish are schooling better than he’s seen in years down around the dam and around the islands from point…
Lanier: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-79 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for some color in the creeks and up the rivers. Spotted Bass: Improving, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The lake is turning just a little right now, but the fishing is good. The lake has come up 3 1/2 feet with all…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: “We were hit hard by the recent storms, and the lake filled up well above full pool,” said Eric Perkins. “But now they have the gates open, and the water is pouring out. I would say it was at least 2…
Hartwell: Level: 3.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Josh Fowler reports, “The run-and-gun topwater techniques have really fired up over the last few weeks. The fish are bunched up on offshore points, humps and ledges all over the lake. On Sept. 12, Greg Kellum and I won the Relay…
Eufaula: Level: 2.7 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Muddy on the main lake, stained in the creeks. Largemouths: Good. Sam Williams said you don’t want to be on the main lake right now unless you’ve got a steel hull to deflect all the big trash floating down the lake. However, the fish…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “Clarks Hill has gotten off to a mild start for the fall schooling season. Largemouths, stripers and hybrids are chasing threadfin shad and this year’s blueback herring hatch to the surface on the lower end of the lake.…
Chatuge: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: The main body is still clear, but some of the creek runs have a slight stain. Largemouths: Good. John Hembry said the lake is fishing well following heavy rains. The lake has come up several feet and flooded a lot of bank structure in…
Carters: Level: 7.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 76 degrees and falling. Clarity: The main body of the lake is still clear, but there’s a light stain up the river. Bass: Wayman Ledford said when the water temperatures gets around 70 degrees, the fish will start hitting spinnerbaits and crankbaits. By the time this issue…
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