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Fishing Reports
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Special Notice: Tobesofkee will be drawn down 6 feet this winter so repairs can be made to docks and seawalls. The drawdown begins Dec. 5, and lasts until Jan. 31. Bass: Good, according to Clayton Batts. “The water temp is dropping, and the fish are starting…
Sinclair: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-68 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Very good. Mike Cleveland said the fish are up shallow chasing shad and stocking up for the winter. he said the main-lake pockets are producing really well right now, and the fish are in just a foot or two of water. The…
Seminole: Level: 6 inches below full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good said Matt Baty. “The Recent BFL regional was won by flipping grass mats in the Spring Creek area,” Matt said. “This is a good pattern to win tournaments as long as the grass is still matted. Fish the grass points…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin said the wind has muddied up the water, but the trout fishing is good when you find clear water. “Live shrimp have been best, but we caught a bunch yesterday on pink-green DOA Shrimp under a popping cork. The redfishing is real good on the last of the high tide…
Russell: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear Bass: Improving, according to Terry “T.J.” Johnson. “The largemouths are back in the creeks and pockets,” said T.J. “Try a crankbait like a Little Earl or a DT 4 or DT 6 or Normans Baby N. A 1/4-oz. spinnerbait in chartreuse and white…
Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes are 12 to 18 inches below full pool. Lake Patrick is 18 inches below full pool. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Visibility on Patrick is 3 feet. Bass: Fair, according to area manager Charles West. “Several anglers have reported good results using crankbaits in lakes Patrick, Russell and Bobben.…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: There is a slight stain except for on the lower end, which is clear. Bass: Good. “There are a lot of fish very shallow in the very backs of the coves,” said guide Al Bassett. “Use a small crankbait, a 3/8-oz. Ol-Nelle spinnerbait in white and chartreuse…
Lanier: Level: Down 18.2 feet below full pool. Only a handful of ramps are open. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Very good. “The spotted bass are feeding very heavily on bluebacks right now and ignoring the very available threadfins,” said guide Ryan Coleman. “They are working in the mouths of the major creeks…
Nottely: Level: 15 feet below full pool. Temp: 67 to 71 degrees. Clarity: Gin clear. Bass: Nathan Lewis said that if you can find dingy water, look for largemouths in shoreline structure. For spotted bass, back off to brush in 15 to 20 feet of water and fish a jig-head finesse worm in cherry-seed or…
Hartwell: Level: 18.4 feet below full pool. All corps ramps are posted as closed, but boaters may use them at their own risk. “We have signs posted showing the ramps as closed,” said corps spokesperson Tonya Grant. “But we can’t say whether it is safe or not depending on the type boat and the tow…
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