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Fishing Reports
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…
Burton: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain; a little trash on the water from rains. Spotted Bass: Very good. “The spots are hungry,” said Wes Carlton. “They’ll eat anything you put on them.” Wes said the fish are in the backs of mid-lake creeks and pockets in 12 to…
Blue Ridge: Level: 10.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear. Smallmouths: Hit or miss. Nathan Stuart said the smallmouths are biting really well one day, and they’re gone the next. But the bite should intensify as the water temps continue to cool. Nathan said to look for fish busting on top up…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees on main lake; 60-65 degrees in the backwater. Clarity: Muddy with some cleaner water in the backs of the pockets. Bass: Tough. Ernie Broughton said with all the muddy water rolling down the river, they are seriously moving some water on Blackshear. “You’d need an anchor to weight…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: High 50s. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Good. During the low water of the last few weeks, Dennis Hudson said the fish were really feeding up in falling water temperatures. It was taking 15 to 20 pounds to win his weekly pot tournaments, which is very good.…
Allatoona: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Clear to stained. Bass: Guide Mike Bucca reports, “Fishing is great right now and will only get better as the weather gets colder. Turnover has finished, and the fish are starting to concentrate more and more. The best two tactics going right now are…
West Point: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Slight stain, but clearing in the backs of some creeks. Bass: Good. The bass are moving up to feed up on shad for the winter months, said Charlie Baldwin. He said to concentrate on wind-blown main-lake points, and throw medium-running crankbaits. He said…
Weiss: Level: 2.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Guide Warren Barnes reports, “All the recent heavy rains have bass really biting on Weiss. I have been using Revenge spinnerbaits around the wood and docks back in the creeks. I am also throwing the Jackall MC60 crankbaits in…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 60s degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Clayton Batts reports, “Bass are starting to move back in the creeks following bait. Fish a Spro Aruku Shad around grass that leads back into the pockets and in the middle of the backs of the pockets. The dock bite should get…
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