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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 8.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. In late February, John Hembry was still waiting on some warmer nights to pull the fish up. He said the best bite is still for big spotted bass on wind-blown, main-lake points in 15 to 25 feet of water. When…
Carters: Level: 2.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 42-48 degrees. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: Good, but many fish are suspended. Guide Mike Bucca reports, “I am strictly throwing the Float N Fly. There are a lot of quality fish being caught at Carters right now. Try the main-lake points around Doll Mountain and…
Burton: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 40s. Clarity: Clear to slight stain. Bass: Anthony Rabern reports: “The abnormally cold water temperatures going into March will keep the spotted bass and trout bite a little more sluggish than normal for this time of year. Trolling live bait on warm afternoons around…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 46-49 degrees. Clarity: Clear on main lake; slight stain up the creeks and up the river. Bass: It’s good and getting better, said guide Nathan Lewis. The smallmouths and spots are in between stages right right now, and you can catch them on the banks as…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; just a tinge of stain in the backs of some of the sloughs. Bass: Ernie Broughton said the fish have moved up, and it took 17 pounds to win his most recent tournament. The big fish weighed 6-lbs., 13-ozs. “They’re definitely moving…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “They’re still biting, but they’re getting smaller again,” said Dennis Hudson. “It seems like you just have to go out on a particular day and figure out what’s working.” He said the crankbait bite is either on or off, but when it’s on…
Allatoona: Level: 9.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s. Clarity: Stained from Little River to Red Top Mountain. South of Red Top to Blockhouse is fairly clear, and north of Little River was clear as of last week. Bass: Good. Guide Mike Bucca reports, “It seems like when the water started rising this week…
West Point: Level: 4.3 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Lightly stained down the main lake and stained in the backs of the creeks and up the river. Bass: Fair. Guide Paul Parsons reports: “Largemouth and spotted bass are moving into deeper water with the colder water temps. A good way…
Weiss: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 42-45 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Warren Barnes reports: “I have recently been catching some quality fish on swimbaits in the clearer areas of the lake. The Reaction Strike Revolution Shad has been my swimbait of choice. I have been using a medium to fast retrieve, and…
Tobesofkee: Level: 6 feet below full pool for special draw-down until Feb. 8. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Very good. Clayton Batts reports: “The bass are still up shallow and biting. I have not caught a fish over 6 feet deep since the lake has been down. For the shallow fish in the…
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