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Fishing Reports
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The spotted bass have been biting great early in the morning, according to guide Wes Carlton. “We have been using flukes and soft plastics. Later in the morning I have been switching to small crankbaits (River 2 Sea), and large bass minnows. The largemouths have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.9 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s, low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Blue Ridge fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “We are catching a few on worms and on topwater. The smallmouths are hitting a fluke or floating worm in white or pearl. When the sun comes up, the smallmouths…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Ernie Broughton, tournament director for the Blackshear Buddies. “It will probably slow down in June when it gets hotter, but so far, it’s been holding up.” The team of Smith and Goodin brought in 17 pounds to win the May 17 tournament;…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Gin clear on south end, slight stain near the mud flats in the middle of the lake. Bass: Good for numbers, but the big fish are non-existent, said Dennis Hudson. With a 30-boat field, he won his Tuesday night tournament last week with a 9-lb., 5-oz.…
Allatoona: Level: Up 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. “The fishing on Allatoona has been hit and miss in May,” said guide Mike Bucca. “We started off slow, then ended up getting a lot better, and now we are back to slow again due to a cold front. We…
West Point: Level: Down 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake and in the creeks. Stained up the river. Bass: Fair. “I think most of the larger fish have bedded out already, but there will be fish moving up onto the beds all the way through the next…
Weiss: Level: Up 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 64-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; the backs of the creeks and the Coosa are stained. Bass: Good. “The bass are shallow staging for the spawn,” said Weiss guide Mark Collins. “There are a few fish on the beds already and a lot cruising…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-75 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. Tournament angler Clayton Batts said most of the bigger females have moved off the beds. “The smaller fish are still on the bed and can be caught sight fishing with a Big Bite Baits Biobait Lizard in junebug or white colors, a Spro K-Finesse…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: 64 degrees early, warming up fast to 74 degrees. Clarity: Stained in Little River, clear or clearing over the rest of the lake. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Mike Cleveland said there are still a few bedded fish, but the postspawn stuff is the ticket right now. The shad spawn was…
Seminole: Level: Down 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: About 70 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the Flint and Chattahoochee, pretty clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Good, said guide Mike Sloan. “It’s really a fun time of year down here,” he said. “We’re catching them in all three phases of the spawn right now.” There…
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