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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 1.08 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. Guide Sam Williams reports, “Bass have been extremely active with lots of action on the first drops. They are feeding in shifts. You will be on them, and then when they slow, back off and fish a deeper…
Hartwell: Level: 4.8 feet below full pool. Temp:. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Josh Fowler reports, “The rising water level has created plenty of shallow cover for the bass, and from the shoreline out to about 12 feet we have flooded weeds and grass. You can find fish in all three stages of the spawn right…
Lanier: Level: 7.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Clear down the lake a slight stain up the lake. Largemouths: Guide Billy Boothe reports, “The spawn is in full swing. I had 19 pounds of bed fish in the April 26 Boating Atlanta tournament, and the bed bite should continue for the next…
Nottely: Level: 4.42 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Slight stain in the backs of the creeks and up the river. Bass: Slow, but it should start picking up soon. John Hembry said the fishing is tough right now, with the bass on the beds, but they should be moving into a…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: There is a very heavy mud line working its way down the lake, and it’s stained to the dam. Bass: Good. Guide Al Bassett reports, “The shad spawn in under way and should last for most of the month. Being on the water at…
Russell: Level: 1.85 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Clear in most of the lake; muddy in Beaverdam. Bass: Steve Levi said to look for some bedding bass up the lake this month as the last wave of fish pull up to spawn. He’ll pitch a white Zoom tube to any bedding fish.…
Saltwater: Inshore: From the Richmond Hill area, Capt. David Newlin reports, “The water temp is right at 68 to 69 degrees in the river. The redfish and trout have been doing pretty good. We’ve had a lot of freshwater coming out of the Ogeechee, so the trout are out in the sound, and they’re catching…
Seminole: Level: 1.08 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “Most of the fish on the lake have already spawned and are heading toward their deep-water postspawn areas. These postspawn fish can be caught on grass points on the rivers and grass flats on the lake. Spinnerbaits or…
West Point: Level: 5.3 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: Upper 40s to mid 50s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; lightly stained in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Very good. Joe Chandler said the first wave of spawning fish moved up in mid March, and the next waves are following. The fish…
Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Warren Barnes reports, “Both largemouths and spots have started moving shallow looking for bedding areas, and the males and females have been feeding pretty constant. Good baits are soft-stick baits like a Gambler Ace or a Jackall Flickshake rig. I have also been catching…
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