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Fishing Reports
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…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 86-89. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. “Bass fishing has been tough due to all the boat traffic and hot August temperatures,” said Clayton Batts. For daytime fishing, Clayton recommends skipping a small jig under docks. “Throw a Big Bite Baits 1/16-oz. Fintwist jig head with a green-pumpkin or red-bug finesse…
Blue Ridge: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Decent for August, according to Nathan Lewis. “The fish — mostly spots and smallmouths — are starting to break some,” he said. “We are catching a few more largemouths around shallow shoreline cover on things like a jig ’n pig…
Weiss: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 88 degrees. Clarity: Good fishing color. Bass: Fair, said Warren Barnes. Bass will follow baitfish into the creeks as temps begin to fall. “Use buzzbaits and War Eagle double-willowleaf spinnerbaits early. Throughout the day try flipping baits such as Gambler Bacon Rinds or a Gambler…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Some small fish are being caught out of deep brush and from around brushed-up boat houses on Texas-rigged finesse worms, drop shots or jig ’n pigs. The topwater bite hasn’t lit up yet, but a Pop-R is worth trying early and late over brush…
West Point: Level: 0.42 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Clear in the creeks. Stained to muddy up the Chattahoochee River. Upper creeks have a light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Ken Bearden said it was pretty tough toward the end of August, but with falling water…
Carters: Level: 1.0 foot below full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: According to Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle, the bass are beginning to move up and hit crankbaits. He recommended a deep-diving Bandit 700 in purple haze or a Norman’s DD22 in lavender shad. “Pay attention to the kind of place…
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