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Fishing Reports
Weiss: Level: 6.4 feet below full. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Larry at J.R.’s Marina said the lake is at winter pool already, but the lake level is expected to continue to drop — possibly going down 4 more feet if there are no significant rains. The bass fishing continues to be fair…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Mark Keaton says he hears that others are doing well catching smallmouths on rocky main-lake points with tube jigs and drop-shot rigs — but he’s not. “I haven’t been able to get on the smallmouths,” he said. He…
West Point: Level: Down 8.8 feet below full pool with a boating advisory. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Good, said guide Paul Parsons. “Fish roadbeds, humps and shoal markers 10 to 20 feet deep with DD22s or big worms like a Zoom Ol Monster in green pumpkin or watermelon seed,” Paul said. “Fishing has…
Burton: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. At the end of August the fish were still on a summer pattern and deep (20 to 25 feet) on brush on main-lake points. Texas-rigged green-pumpkin worms, drop-shot rigs or jig ’n pigs worked slowly through brush were catching some small…
Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes remain 2 to 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Fish black Texas-rigged worms just off the edges of the weed lines early in the morning. Work it slow, and give the lure plenty of time to reach the bottom. Switch to crankbaits by…
Carters: All boat ramps are closed due to low water. Every ramp at Carters is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ramp, and the corps has closed all ramps. There is no ramp access to the lake. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said the bass…
Chatuge: Level: 9.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: John Hembree said he has been doing pretty well for numbers of spotted bass at Chatuge, but there’s not been much size to the fish. At a recent tournament, he and his brother weighed in four fish that weighed just under 8…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.2 feet low. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “September is a great schooling month for bass in the Little River section of the lake,” said guide William Sasser. “Zara Spooks are hard to beat for this type of fishing, and thanks to the blueback-herring population in Clarks…
Eufaula: Level: Down 4.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: Good. Things haven’t changed much since the last report except that the water level continues to drop, said Dr. Tim Malcolm. “This can make navigation dangerous outside the marked channel if you aren’t familiar with the lake. The…
Marben Farm PFA: Level: Recent rains have raised the water level in some of the smaller ponds, but Bennett is still low. The Bennett boat ramp is closed to avoid damaging trailers. Canoes, jonboats, etc. may be carried down the bank and launched. Clarity: 16 to 24 inches. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Bass: Early…
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