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Blackshear: Level: Down 3.7 feet. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Clint Brownlee said the primary pattern right now and through the winter months, especially with the lake down, is to find the deeper docks at the mouths of pockets and sloughs. “You can get bit with crankbaits or split-shot, green-pumpkin Trick Worms. Those…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good for numbers. Dennis Hudson has won two of the four pot tournaments he’s held on Bartletts since they switched from Tuesday evening to Saturday with the time change. The average sack is weighing about 7 to 9 pounds right now,…
Allatoona: Level: 12.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Matt Driver said they’re catching terrific numbers of spotted bass, and the quality is getting better as it gets colder. For lots of bites, fish a drop-shot rig on rocky secondary points. Matt recommends a No. 6 or No. 4 Gamakatsu…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s and falling. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; stained in the backs of the creeks; muddy up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Largemouths and spots are in their fall transition, said guide Paul Parsons. He said to try small crankbaits like a Shad Rap or a 1/4-oz. Rat-L-Trap.…
Weiss: Level: 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s, low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great, according to Warren Barnes. “The largemouths are in the creeks and pockets following the schools of shad. I’m using War Eagle spinnerbaits and buzzbaits and varying the bait color depending on the water color. After the sun gets high,…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Special Notice: Tobesofkee will be drawn down 6 feet this winter so repairs can be made to docks and seawalls. The drawdown begins Dec. 5, and lasts until Jan. 31. Bass: Good, according to Clayton Batts. “The water temp is dropping, and the fish are starting…
Sinclair: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-68 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Very good. Mike Cleveland said the fish are up shallow chasing shad and stocking up for the winter. he said the main-lake pockets are producing really well right now, and the fish are in just a foot or two of water. The…
Seminole: Level: 6 inches below full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good said Matt Baty. “The Recent BFL regional was won by flipping grass mats in the Spring Creek area,” Matt said. “This is a good pattern to win tournaments as long as the grass is still matted. Fish the grass points…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin said the wind has muddied up the water, but the trout fishing is good when you find clear water. “Live shrimp have been best, but we caught a bunch yesterday on pink-green DOA Shrimp under a popping cork. The redfishing is real good on the last of the high tide…
Russell: Level: 2.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear Bass: Improving, according to Terry “T.J.” Johnson. “The largemouths are back in the creeks and pockets,” said T.J. “Try a crankbait like a Little Earl or a DT 4 or DT 6 or Normans Baby N. A 1/4-oz. spinnerbait in chartreuse and white…
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