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Fishing Reports
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Wes Carlton said the good-sized spots are schooling on points off the main-river channel all over the lake. Catch them on a 1/2- or 3/4-oz. Hopkins spoon in chrome. A fluke will also do the trick. Wes has also been catching some…
Blue Ridge: Level: 4.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Smallmouth: Fair. “Fish are scattered over the main lake and holding close to structure and rocky points in 20 to 30 feet of water,” said guide Eric Crowley. “Early in the morning you can still find fish busting around the marina and…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Slow. Blackshear has been tough in the hot weather for Ernie Broughton. He said the only pattern he found recently that has produced a few good fish is fishing docks on the main lake with their fronts in about 6 to 10 feet of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Dennis Hudson said the best bite is on shaky-head worms on brushpiles in 8 to 15 feet of water. Look for brush around secondary points and boat docks. A Net Boy Baits worm in Bama bug or summer craw has…
Allatoona: Level: 2.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Bucca said bass and whites are schooling. “There are some big spots mixed in with the white fish, and they are hitting 5- and 6-inch Bull Shad swimbaits in gizzard or blueback color. They are also hitting Sammy 105s…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Good. Micah Frazier said you can still catch a few fish in shallow brush and blowdowns early, but most have moved to deep brushpiles and roadbeds in 12 to 25 feet of water. Micah…
Weiss: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “I have been catching both largemouths and spots in and around grass and seawalls during the early hours, and then flipping docks and fishing creek ledges after the sun gets high. Productive baits have been Revenge spinnerbaits…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Clayton Batts reports, “There is a decent topwater bite early and late on a Spro Hydro Pop around grass and seawalls that are close to deep water. When the sun comes up, fish Tobesofkee’s numerous docks with a Big Bite Baits Biobait finesse worm…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Stained mid-lake up; clear down the lake. Bass: Mike Cleveland said there’s been a real good topwater bite some mornings. “If you get a little shower in the afternoons, there will be a mayfly hatch the next morning,” said Mike. Fish seawalls anywhere you…
Seminole: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “The grassbeds above Jack’s on the lower end of the Flint have been a good option for early morning and late evening,” said Matt Baty. “Fish a 3 1/2-inch Big Bite Baits Top Toad in white. Swim the frog over the…
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