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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear, with a slight stain for Chatuge. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman said there has been a good topwater bite in the mornings and evenings over brush and rocks. Daniel likes a Pop-R for this bite, and he sticks with natural colors, anything blue or…
Carters: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Danny Hall said the fish can be caught on their usual summertime pattern on ledges, humps and breaks. “Early and late you can catch them on a Pop-R,” said Danny. “If it’s cloudy, they may hit it all day.” The majority of…
Burton: Level: 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman said there’s a good topwater bite that can last all day during the week on any main-lake point where you find bluebacks on the graph. Daniel said he’s been catching a mix of spots and largemouths…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; slight stain up the river. Bass: Tough. Ernie Broughton said the heat wave in mid June made the fishing tough, mainly on the fishermen. “With this heat, it’s taking a slow presentation to catch them,” he said. “They aren’t…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Very light stain in some areas; clear on the main lake. Bass: Good. The grass bite has come on strong over the last few weeks, and the bite should last until about the middle of July, maybe later, before it’s time to move…
Allatoona: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is fair. The fish are on their summertime haunts like bluff walls and deep brush. Right now, fishing at night or early in the morning is your best bet. For the morning bite, throw a topwater on bluff…
West Point: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; lightly stained in the backs of the creeks; muddy up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Good. There is good topwater fishing first thing in the morning. Pop-Rs and Tiny Torpedos have been working the best. During the day…
Weiss: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Great: Guide Warren Barnes reports, “Bass fishing has been great. The shad have started spawning all over the lake, and the bass are holding close to them. I have been catching both largemouths and spots in and around grass and…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 76-78. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Clayton Batts reports, “Fish are biting well right now feeding up after the spawn. Early and late, fish a Spro Hydro-Pop around main-lake grass and seawalls that have deep water close by. When the sun comes up, it’s time to go fish the docks…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70-71 degrees. Clarity: Various stages of stain. The mid area has the heaviest stain. Bass: Shad were still spawning last week, according to guide Barry Stokes. He caught quite a few bass on a Pop-R and Cold Steele’s new frog called, “The Last Hop.” Be on the lake at daylight,…
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