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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Robert Barnett reports, “With cool winter months arriving, please do no think the saltwater fishing action is over. There have been good catches of sea trout in both Wassaw and Ossabaw sounds in the last weeks. The redfish are starting to school, and I mean some large schools. Look to the shallow…
Russell: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good for numbers. Josh Fowler said the numbers were good at a recent Royston Bass Club event, but the tournament was won with just 8 pounds of mostly spotted bass. Josh suggested concentrating on deep-water roadbeds in the creeks…
Oconee: Level: 1 foot above pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: On the Oconee River side of the lake there is a lot of trash in the water, and the lake is very muddy. Down the lake near the dam and most of Richland Creek has a little stain. Bass: Fair to good. Guide Todd Lowe…
Lanier: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Spotted Bass: “Improving,” guide Ryan Coleman reports. “Fish are starting to move up shallow and around the boat docks in pockets. I have been doing very well fishing a jig or Creepy Crawler around the docks in 10 to 25 feet of water…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Stained up the river; slight stain near the dam. Bass: Eric Perkins reports, “With the recent heavy rains the boards tripped at the dam, and they let the lake way back down for the second time. Fishing is always great on Jackson…
Hartwell: Level: 1.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair over the last few weeks. “The high water level combined with the lake trying to turn over has scattered the fish,” said Josh Fowler. “The largemouths are just starting to show up in the backs of the major creek arms, but…
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 62 to 66 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Very good. Stephen McCord is on a couple of very good patterns right now at Eufaula. He’s won the last two tournaments he’s fished there with weights of 19 and 22 pounds. The first thing he’s been doing to get…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained downlake; muddy up the river. Bass: Poor. Dale Gibbs reports, “Rising water on ‘The Hill’ did not improve our fishing. Recent rains brought Clarks Hill over 2 1/2 feet above full pool, but the largemouth didn’t seem to care.…
Chatuge: Level: 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Poor. Charlie Baldwin said recent rains have fluctuated the water levels, and the bass fishing has been pretty dead. He also thinks the lake may have turned over a couple of weeks ago, and the fish have not yet settled back into…
Carters: Level: 3.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-63 degrees. Clarity: Three feet of visibility. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley said one of his favorite ways to catch big spots in December is to slow roll a 6-inch, soft-bodied Spro swimbait. On sunny days, work the bait 10 to 22 feet deep around wood or any…
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