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Fishing Reports
Burton: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 42 degrees. Clarity: Clear to slight stain. With the bottom dropped out of Burton, Murray’s Cove ramp is the only public ramp open. Spotted Bass: Decent. Wes Carlton said the spots are biting pretty well now that the ice has melted. He’s finding them in the 20-foot…
Blue Ridge: Level: Down 15.7 feet. Temp: 42-45 degrees: Clarity: Good; 3 to 6 feet. Bass: Eric Crowley reports, “Main lake is where the best action is for smallies. Look for dead baitfish to find the fish. Small baits like white-ice-and-silver colored Zoom Flukes, Smack Tackle Flitter Baits in white and black back, or even…
Blackshear: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 44-46 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Fair. Ernie Broughton said springs are key to his February bassing on Blackshear. They provide good flowing water that is normally warmer and clearer than the body of the lake. Also, with the abundant rains, good current in the creeks can make…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Tough. With the cold weather and frigid water temperatures, Bartletts has been tough of recent, said Dennis Hudson. The flood gates have finally closed, and generation schedules have gone back to normal, changing the pattern from what was working when…
Allatoona: Level: 10.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 38 to 47 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Slow. Mike Bucca reports, “Fishing is tough on Allatoona. The Etowah arm is fishing very hard now. We had ice on almost the entire north end of the lake, and not much fishing was done. We also had…
West Point: Level: 4.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Muddy up the Chattahoochee; stained in the creeks; light stain on the main lake. Bass: Fair. Paul Parsons reports, “Look for largemouths and spotted bass to suspend in the trees along the river and major creek channels. Bass are also holding…
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “I have found a pattern in the river where I have been catching both spots and largemouths by hopping a black-and-blue Revenge jig with a Grande Bass Mega Chunk through the rocks and stumps. Let…
Sinclair: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair to tough, said Aaron Batson. He reports, “We have been catching good numbers on 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits ScrewBall jigheads with junebug or redbug Zoom Finesse worms in 12 to 14 feet of water. Concentrate on any brushpiles you can find.…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Muddy and fast. Bass: Fair. Matt Baty reports, “Suprisingly, good fish are being caught in shallow water from 2 to 4 feet. Look for current breaks at the mouths of both rivers. The fish are grouping up in the slack water behind islands and…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “December is all but a memory, and January is here. The water temps will be in the mid to low 50s. You should start looking for the larger speckled trout in the deeper water. The live bait of choice will be mud minnows. You can also use plastic swimbaits.…
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