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Fishing Reports
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.…
Russell: Level: 1.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Moderately stained in the larger creeks. From Bond Creek south is pretty clear on the main lake. Bass: Guide Wendell Wilson will be looking for bass stacked up along the timber edges this month. “Shad are the key,” Wendell said. “If you find the…
Oconee: Level: 1.2 feet above pool. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tough. Todd Lowe reports, “Fish are very close to cover. A few are being caught on spinnerbaits and jigs. The conditions are pretty nasty right now, so the fishing is fair at best. We are still catching them shallow, and I haven’t tried…
Nottely: Level: 11.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Josh Garrison reports, “Look for the warmest water on the lake. If there has been a warm rain, head to the backs of the creeks and the river. If there hasn’t been any significant rain, head to the main body from Point…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained in the backs of the creeks. Largemouths: Fair. Billy Boothe reports, “The largemouth bite is pretty slow. The big fish bite is there, but the numbers aren’t. There are only two baits you need for…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Stained in the rivers; good color in the main lake. Bass: Decent. Eric Perkins reports, “It’s not all that great for numbers, but some really good fish have been showing up. You have to slow way down unless we get some warmer weather. You…
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Fair. Josh Fowler reports, “The most consistent bite is in the ditches or drains that lead out into the timber. Most of these ditch fish are holding in 25 to 35 feet of water. You need to have several places…
Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Stephen McCord stays shallow to catch bass on Eufaula in January. “They are going to be close to points and flats, holding tight to wood, and the key to finding them is to look for these structures close to the deeper water,”…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Lake is stained on the upper end of Little River and Savannah River; slight stain down lake. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson reports, “The best pattern in the clear water seems to be cranking hydrilla clumps in 15 to 17 feet of water. Use…
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Lightly stained, but the lake should clear up very quickly if there aren’t any more rains. Bass: Slow. “Things are pretty dead right now,” said Charlie Baldwin. “I haven’t even seen any boats out on the lake.” Charlie said your best…
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