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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: The main lake is pretty clear, but the rivers are heavily stained. Bass: Eric Perkins’ top baits this month will be a jig and a crankbait. “I’ll just be covering water,” said Eric. “Fish are up shallow, going into creeks. Look on…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid to high 70s. Clarity: Crystal clear. Bass: Slow. Guide Billy Darby said the fish are in their fall transition period right now. He said they are scattered and hard to pattern. “This time of year, if you try to go fishing after these first major fronts…
Clarks Hill: Level: 15.9 feet below full pool. The lake is definitely turning over. By the time you read this, it will already have happened, and the fish could be anywhere in the water column. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Bill Crompton said the lake is dangerous. “Watch out putting your boat in…
Chatuge: Level: 7.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: For the second year in a row, Heath Pack won the Masonic Lodge tournament on Chatuge. Heath and his partner brought in three largemouths and two spots that weighed just under 16 pounds to win the Oct. 4 tournament. “The fish are…
Carters: Level: 7.1 feet below full. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Light stain in the backs due to roll over. Bass: “Now is the magic time on Carters,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “Throw topwater early, like a small Pop-R or the smaller Spook, and then work a…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: More smallmouths have shown up at Burton, a lake where they have never been officially stocked. On Oct. 15, Jeff Blair of Gainesville was fishing with Burton fishing guide Wes Carlton and downlining bluebacks when he caught a 4.0-lb, 19.75-inch-long smallmouth bass. The fish edges…
Blue Ridge: Level: 16.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The spots are biting at Blue Ridge, said Heath Pack. “We are catching a few smallmouths, too,” he said. “We are catching some nice 2 1/2- to 3-lb. spots deep on a drop-shot rig in water 20 to 30 feet deep.…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Ernie Broughton said the fishing has been fair for this time of year. “Steve Phillips won the last tournament fishing alone,” said Ernie. “He had 15.9 pounds and the big fish at 4.8.” Ernie said most of the fish were still coming from up the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70s and dropping. Clarity: Pretty clear. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the fishing has picked up. There have been reports of 12- to 14-lb. sacks weighing-in during Saturday tournaments. Dennis said the upriver bite at the shoals is really picking up on shallow or topwater baits in the…
Allatoona: Level: 8.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-69 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good despite the recent cold fronts, said guide Mike Bucca. “Prior to the cool fronts, the number of fish being caught was outstanding. The fish are starting to move up on points and are working their way back into the creeks…
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