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Fishing Reports
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “There is a pretty good topwater bite going on early in the morning. Fish any topped-out grassbeds that are visible on the main lake. Throw a Big Bite Baits 3 1/2-inch Top Toad in junebug/chartreuse swirl. Swim…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Bob Barnette reports, “July is here, and so are the tarpon and tripletails. Look for the tarpon on the edges of the shallow drops in the sounds where the baitfish are washed across the sand bars. Baits of choice will be pogies and mullet fished on a float or freelined. If you…
Russell: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 87-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Terry “TJ” Johnson said it’s a tough bite right now, and most of what he’s catching are spotted bass. “I’m staying down the lake fishing deep trees,” TJ said. “We won Friday night with 12 1/2 pounds. I’m hunting deep drop-off…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp. 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Some of the pockets from Sugar Creek down the lake are green from algae blooms. Bass: Good. “There have been a lot of mayflies around the lake,” Al Bassett said. “Two of the baits that have been good around the mayflies are a Pop-R and…
Nottely: Level: 1.7 feet above full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Decent. Nathan Stuart said there’s a good mid-day to evening topwater bite for a mixed bag of spots and small linesides. He said to go wherever the wind is blowing and the bait is being pushed up on main-lake…
Lanier: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Light stain up the lake and in some of the creeks. Spotted Bass: Fair to good. The topwater bite has been sporadic. There are fish around the brushpiles on the points and humps down the lake, and a Sebile swimbait, Zara Spook, Chug Bug…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson reports, “I have won three of the last four Tuesday night tournaments fishing deep with Netboy Baits 3/4-oz. football jigs and Texas-rigged soft plastics. The bite has been coming on the main-lake channel in 25 to 35 feet…
Hartwell: Level: 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Josh Fowler reports, “Bass fishing on Lake Hartwell has been excellent over the last few weeks. The offshore topwater bite is in full swing, and it’s taking 15 to 18 pounds to win the daytime pot tournaments up here. The fish…
Eufaula: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained. Bass: Dr. Tim Malcolm reports, “There has been a big mayfly hatch on the north end of the lake. Look for areas where there is surface activity from feeding bream. A small topwater lure is a good bet to catch…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Dingy in the creeks; clear down the lake. Bass: Bill Harvey with Southern Anglers Challenge said the fish have not been real aggressive yet. “Typically we’re whacking them at night, but the winning (night) weights have only been between 8 and 11 pounds,”…
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