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Fishing Reports
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below 77.5. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure reports, “Currently the bass have been biting topwater lures in the mornings and afternoons. Walking baits like a 6th Sense Dogma topwater walking bait and buzzbaits continue to generate some explosive strikes on the grasslines…
Chatuge: Level: 1.3 feet below 1925. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good. We’re in our summer patterns. There has been a little bit of topwater action going on, but I’m still marking a lot of bait deep. The bait has not been staying up in the water column for…
Carters: Level: 3.4 feet below 1074. Temp: 83-87 degrees. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield with Carters Lake Guide Service reports to that right now is when to target red clay points 10 to 20 feet deep with a Picasso Rhino or Shakey Vibe shaky head, drop shot or a 3/16-oz. Little Spotty jig…
Burton: Level: 0.3 feet below 1865. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have been deep the last few days with the warm temperatures we have had. We have been catching most of our fish near the main lake channel on long points in and around brush. A drop-shot…
Sinclair: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: The lake is clear from Nancy Creek to the dam with a slight tint to the water elsewhere. Clarity: Low 90s. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said it is definitely the dog days of summer. The fishing has slowed as the water…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “In September, once you get the bite going, it’s easy to change your bait. For instance, if you start using live shrimp and they all happen to die or you run out, your best bet then is to change over to any leftover parts from previous hits and/or start…
With school starting back up in most areas and the heat still upon us, the number of reports decreased this week, but some really good catches were made. Ponds, the Okefenokee Swamp and saltwater are where most of the better reports originated. Altamaha River: Chuck Dean and Jake Duncan had a fun trip to the…
Rivers are up and down again this week—you’ll just have to check the gages regularly before planning a trip. Every gage except the Satilla at Waycross was opposite of last week’s status (rising or falling). Bites in saltwater and in the swamp were good. Satilla River: The river is back out in the floodplain again.…
Rivers are up and down—you’ll just have to check the gages regularly before planning a trip. Bites at the Swamp and ponds were good. The inshore saltwater bite should improve this week with better tides. Satilla River: Chuck and Hunter Dean fished the lower river Sunday and ended up catching 14 bowfin, a gar and…
Hartwell: Level: 0.7 below 660. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear, maybe a little stain in backs of creeks after a heavy rain. Bass: Guide Jason Burroughs reports that bass are suspended over brush in 25 feet on humps on the creek and river sides of them and on long points that run out to the…
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