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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 to 58 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain up the river. Light stain on the main lake. Bass: Very good, said Barry Stokes. He thinks the fish are rapidly moving into their winter pattern right now. Most of the fish he has been catching have been from Nancy…
Allatoona: Level: 20.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Boating advisory: The only ramps open are at the Blockhouse and the center ramp at Galts Ferry. Expect Galts to close any day. Bass: Very good with a spooning pattern, said Mike Bucca, who is keeping his guide boat in the water. “Concentrate…
Weiss: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Good. Lake Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins said the largemouths are shallow in the main lake and in the backs of the bays. Work main-lake points, road beds, humps and flats near the main river channels with shallow…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 59-61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. You can catch bass shallow in December, especially on days when the weather is stable and warmer, according to tournament angler Tommy Gunn. He said to fish the old, wooden boat docks with a 3/8- or 1/4-oz. Jawbreaker jig.…
West Point: Level: 12.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Clear on main lake, light stain up the major creeks and up the Chattahoochee River. Boating advisory: Low lake level; wear life jackets. The river is not navigable north of the Hwy 219 bridge. Yellowjacket, Horace King, Georgia Access, Lone…
Nottely: Level: 24.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 to 72 degrees. Clarity: Super clear. The ramps at Johnson’s, Hannah’s and Poteets are still open. Bass: John Hembree said in mid October that the spotted bass were breaking on top nearly everywhere. “There are spotted bass coming up just about anywhere you go,” he said.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.3 feet low. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Great. Tony Postell won the two-day Mr. Clarks Hill tournament with about 26 pounds. “Schooling fish were hard to find,” said Bill Crompton. “If you did find them, they were throwing flukes, Spooks and a Gunfish. Some fish were on buzzbaits early…
Eufaula: Level: 5 feet below full pool. Temp: About 80 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. Tim Malcolm said the fish have not yet made a major move from their summer patterns. “(They’re) still being caught on shallow ledges in 10 to 12 feet of water. Your efforts should be concentrated around the mouths of…
Hartwell: Level: 9.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Hartwell bass fishing guide Josh Fowler, whose cable TV show, Fishing With Fowler, airs on the Hartwell cable, said it has been good in mid October for numbers of fish, but the bigger largemouths have gone missing. Josh and his partner…
Jackson: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “Fishing has been pretty good lately and should get even better with the cooler weather,” said Eric Perkins. “The topwater bite has been pretty strong down the lake with Sammys and Super Spook Jrs. calling up some magnum spots. A lot…
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