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Fishing Reports
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Ernie Broughton won the Blackshear Buddies tournament he hosted on July 26, but not many fish were caught. Ernie and his grandson Kris Kavanaugh won with a limit that weighed 11-lbs., 10-ozs. They caught fish on the mid and south ends of…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear, with a good shoreline stain on Saturdays because of boat traffic. Bass: Fair. Dennis Hudson said the patterns have been inconsistent, and the big fish are still hard to find. It’s been taking about 9 pounds to win his weekly Tuesday-evening…
Allatoona: Level: Down 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, but you’ll need to concentrate on deep offshore structure. “I’m doing a lot of sonar fishing. I haven’t cast at the shoreline in two months,” said guide Mike Bucca. “I’ve been fishing both the drop shot and the spoon almost…
West Point: Level: Down 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; clear on the creeks. Stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Pretty slow, said tournament angler Charlie Baldwin. He did say, however, that the bite gets good when they’re generating. “If you can catch ’em generating, you can catch…
Weiss: Level: .7 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 89 degrees. Clarity: The Coosa has a heavy stain. Most of the lake is a good fishing color. Bass: Good, according to Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins. “Most bass are starting to show up in deeper water under docks with at least 6 feet of…
Sinclair: Level: Down 0.8 below full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain up the river; clear in Rooty Creek and on the main lake. Bass: Fair. Mike Cleveland said it’s hit or miss on Sinclair. The bite he’s been looking for, the mayfly hatch, hasn’t been showing up for him when he’s been on…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-87 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the main lake, clear on the banks where the hydrilla has filtered out the sediment. Bass: Good. Mike Sloan, a guide out of Wingate’s Lunker Lodge said the the bite has been good but hit-or-miss. Topwater early and late on the…
Saltwater: Inshore: Good for some nice-sized trout. “We’re seeing a lot of trout that are 20 to 24 inches,” said Capt. David Newlin. “We’re fishing mostly out in the far end of the sound out toward the ocean and out on the beachfronts. Live shrimp and small finger mullet are real good right now.” He…
Russell: Level: Down 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair, according to tournament angler Trad Whaley. “It took 14 pounds to win the night tournament last week, and it’s typically been taking only 11 to 12 pounds. The standard right now is Carolina rigs and big worms fished through brush…
Paradise Public Fishing Area: Levels: Most lakes have dropped 6 to 12 inches below full pool. Temp: 78 to 80 degrees. Clarity: Lakes are lightly stained ; there is 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Good, according to area manager Charles West. Bass are hitting buzzbaits and topwater lures in the early morning. Concentrate on…
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