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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “This time of year, usually the cooler water temperature gets the surface activity going,” said John Hembree. “Sometimes you will see them breaking out in the middle of the lake, and other times you can call them up with a big topwater…
Clarks Hill: Level: 14.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 76-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bill Crompton had a bass heavier than 6 pounds in the boat on the morning of Sept. 22. “He hit a merthiolate floating worm on a point in about 7 feet of water,” said Bill. Concentrate on main-lake ditches and points…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the middle section of the lake; clear on the lower end. Bass: Fair. The quality bites are few, but if you stay with a jig and flip the docks you can catch a chunk or two. Bright and sunny days are best. For numbers,…
Paradise PFA: Levels: Full. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair on Texas-rigged black-plastic worms. Fish the edges of the weed lines in the early morning. Work it slow. Switch to crankbaits by mid morning, and concentrate on the deeper water down to about 6 to 8 feet. This…
Saltwater: Inshore: Improving. Capt. Bob Barnette, fishing out of Richmond Hill, said, “We are catching a lot of small trout and a lot of what we call rat-reds — short redfish.” He said to use an adjustable float rig with a live shrimp. “Fish the mouths of the creeks and inlets around oyster beds and…
Allatoona: Level: Down 4.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-87 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Inconsistent. “It’s basically a junk pattern — covering as much water as possible with finesse-type baits,” said Mike Bucca. “August historically is a tough month.” He recommends fishing deep brush with drop-shot rigs, spoons and jigs. “You really have to cover…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Slow. Guide Mike Sloan at Wingates Lunker Lodge said the rains dropped the water temps significantly, but the fishing remained slow. The morning and evening topwater bite on the grass is hit or miss. Anglers have had some success throwing frogs in the grass, but…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear, but expect some stain hitting the lake after Fay rains. Bass: Fair. For a full feature on Dennis Hudson’s Bartletts Ferry September tactics, see page 66. The hottest pattern on the lake is a schooling bite where the shad get bunched up…
Sinclair: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 80-82 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the main lake. Heavy stain up the creeks. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said the fish are starting to move up with falling water temps. “They finally went to biting on Sinclair,” he said. “The deep water stuff is over, and they’ve…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Clint Brownlee recommends the slow approach with a Carolina rig until the water temperature drops. “Your best bet would be fishing main-lake docks near the creek channel in 8 to 12 feet of water with a Carolina rig,” said Clint. “The…
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