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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 46-49 degrees. Clarity: Good color, just a tinge of stain. Bass: Good. Ernie Broughton reports: “We had some good catches in our last tournament, including a couple of 7-pounders. I had 9 pounds, and we caught them all on Carolina rigs on the railroad trestle. The trestle also produced some…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Good stain in some of the creeks, decent stain on the main river. Bass: “The fish are biting like crazy,” said Dennis Hudson, who won his Saturday pot tournament Jan. 10 with a 19-11 sack. With the cold weather the weekend of Jan.…
Allatoona: Level: 9.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s. Clarity: Stained all the way to Bethany. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Bucca reports: “The best bite going right now by a landslide is the Float-n-Fly. Many different structures are holding fish — lots of humps and brushpiles, as well as boat houses, marinas and bluff…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; lightly stained in the rivers. Bass: Fair. Eric Perkins reports: “Fishing is hit and miss right now due to the cold weather we have had here lately. I fished Saturday (Jan. 24), and the water was very cold 43…
West Point: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Stained on the main lake. Muddy up the creeks and up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Ken Bearden said the same patterns from the December report are still working, but that the deep bite has picked up a little more with dropping…
Weiss: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the Coosa. Bass: Fair to good, according to Warren Barnes. “The largemouths and spots are on the river ledges. I’m cranking the Jackall Muscle Deep10+, adjusting the bait color to the water color. I am working the bait very slowly around the…
Tobesofkee: Level: 6 feet below full pool for special draw-down. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Excellent. It is taking more than 20 pounds to win a tournament right now. “It’s unbelievable,” said Clayton Batts. “The pattern is very simple right now. Pick up a crankbait or Rat-L-Trap, and throw it all day, covering as…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 to 54 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain; clear at the lower end. Bass: Fair. David Lowery said in January he likes a crankbait and a jig. Look for bass on rocks and in 12- to 15-foot ditches closer to deeper water. Crank Norman DD22 or Deep Little…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tough. Guide Mike Sloan said 14 inches of rain flooded the lake and made catching fish pretty tough. He said you can catch a few bass on a red Rat-L-Trap ripped around the grass lines in 6 to 7 feet of water…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports a lot of trout being caught. “Live shrimp are still working well, but artificials have been doing great, too. Fish them deep and slow. A New Penny GULP shrimp has worked great. Redfish are still real shallow on warm days. Stripers have been biting in the Ogeechee River. Use…
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