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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for a light stain up the river. Bass: Buddy Callahan at Bart’s reports that Texas rigs and jigs still remain a strong pattern. For worm colors, he says sweet potato and morning dawn are working. “Most fish are in the 20- to…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Daniel Workman said the bite has been a little slow, but that they are catching some good spotted bass right now. He won a tournament the week before Christmas with a little more than 15 pounds, including two spots that weighed 4 and 5…
Blue Ridge: Level: 13.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 40s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. John Hembry reported that people are pulling in good mixed bags of smallmouths and spots up in the river above point seven. He said the fish are pulling up shallow in the dingy water, which warms quicker than the clearer…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is still a bit stained; creeks are beginning to clear. Bass: Clint Brownlee reports: “My partner Jimmy Sharp and friend Brian Davis won the last Ernie’s tournament on Blackshear with around 12 pounds. Most of their bites come on Rat-L-Traps and crankbaits, shad and…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Good stain in some of the creeks, decent stain on the main river. Bass: “It’s slowing. The numbers are down, but there are still some good fish being caught,” said Dennis Hudson, whose tournaments are taking 12- to 15-lb. sacks to win. Dennis…
Allatoona: Level: 13.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear; except for stained water moving down the Etowah arm. Bass: Fair. Guide Mike Bucca reports slow action on the south end because of a lack of baitfish, but the north end from the dam up the Etowah arm is better. “The best…
West Point: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool and falling. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; slight stain in the backs of the creeks. Upriver is slightly stained and clearing. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Ken Bearden said there are both shallow and deep bites going on right now. For the deep bite,…
Weiss: Level: 3.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. “The largemouths are in the creeks and pockets following the schools of shad,” said guide Warren Barnes. “I’m using War Eagle spinnerbaits and varying the bait color depending on the water color. After the sun gets high, a crankbait like…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 54-59 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Special Notice: Tobesofkee will be drawn down 6 feet this winter. The drawdown begins Dec. 5 and lasts until Jan. 31. Bass: “There will be a good jig bite at the first of December before the lake begins to drop,” said Clayton Batts. “Fish a black-and-blue…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 to 54 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain; clear at the lower end. Bass: Tough. Mike Cleveland said it took 9 pounds to win a tournament the weekend of Nov. 23, and big fish came in at about 3 1/2 pounds. “That cold front came through, dropped the…
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