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Fishing Reports
Paradise Public Fishing Area: Levels: 6 to 12 inches below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 24 inches visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair. Texas-rigged, black plastic worms continue to do well. Fish just off the edges of the weed lines during early morning periods. Work it slow. Switch to crankbaits by mid…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. “This year there have been a large number of fish that have stayed in less than 5 feet of water,” said guide Al Bassett. “Fish shallow docks near deep water with a Spot Remover jig with a Zoom Finesse worm in watermelon or…
Nottely: Level: 3.5 below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear to a little stained in the backs of the creeks from recent rains. Linesides: Good. Jeremy Seabolt said the big fish are starting to show up, and he’s catching them around points 3 and 4 fishing live blueback herring from 3 to 5 inches…
Lanier: Level: 6.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Slow, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The spotted bass are holding in 25 to 35 feet of water right now on man-made brush and feeding on very small threadfins for the most part,” Ryan said. “For now, working drop-shot…
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 86-89 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Slow. Aaron Batson reports, “For numbers it is best to stay deep with a 1/2-oz. Carolina-rigged Zoom Finesse worm or Swamp Crawler. Look for bass in brushpiles on the main lake in 20 to 25 feet of water. Spots are being…
Hartwell: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “You have to work hard. The lower end of the lake is all about offshore fishing. The fish are grouped up on points, humps and ledges. If you have brush, it creates a sweet spot. The fish are…
Eufaula: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good. Billy Darby said the fish are stacking up on high spots from the causeway down to White Oak Creek when they are pulling water. The main-river ledges are doing well also. This is a crankbait bite. Billy suggested…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Look for fish to pull back shallow and start schooling on top. Turn to page 22 for info. Linesides: Good. “We’ve had an oxygen problem on the lower end of the lake, but mid-lake up we are still catching limits…
Chatuge: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. John Hembry said the catch has been 90 percent spotted bass, and they have been small. “Some fish have been suspended, and they’re hard to catch, or they’re buried right in the middle of the brush, and they’re…
Carters: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Danny Hall said the fish should start pulling into the creek mouths and eventually work their way to the backs. The migration should begin once water temperatures get into the 70s. Danny likes to burn a 1/2-oz. spinnerbait in shad…
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