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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: “During April, you will be targeting shallow fish all over the lake,” said guide Aaron Batson. “Early in the month expect to find some early spawners and some fish still staging on transition areas. The staging fish can be caught with…
Hartwell: Level: 9.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 degrees early, mid 50s later in the day. Clarity: The main lake and the rivers are clear, the backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: Good, said guide Josh Fowler. “Right now all the rain has stained the water pretty good. Jerkbaits are usually a good…
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 50s in the mornings, climbing to the mid 60s by late in the afternoons. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Excellent. There are bass in all stages of the spawn, according to Randy Tharp of Gardendale, Ala., who won a new boat with a first-place finish in the Sten Series tournament at…
Chatuge: Level: 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: April is crankbait time on Chatuge, said guide Nathan Lewis. “The spots are up, and a Shad Rap is a good bait on main-lake points,” he said. “You might also try a small jerkbait like a Pointer 78, and I prefer to…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the lower end and dingy in the upper areas. Bass: Bill Crompton said the bass are coming out of the deep water to find a place to bed. “Buck bass are all around the banks, cuts and shallow water,” said Bill.…
Carters: Level: 5.9 feet low. Temp: 56-60 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain up the river. The cleanest area is from Wurley Creek south. Bass: Good. The predominant pattern is a crankbait on shallow, main-lake points. “They are using shad-colored, deep-diving crankbaits and plowing them across the points,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “They…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Daniel Workman. “You can’t go wrong on any of the mountain lakes with a crankbait, spinnerbait and jerkbait,” said Daniel, who said the next six weeks or so will offer some of the best bass fishing of the year. A jerkbait is…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 to 53, a little warmer back in the pockets. Clarity: The main lake is clear, up the river and backs of the creeks are a little dingy. Bass: Good. April is a good time to fish on most of the mountain lakes, said guide Nathan…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Ernie Broughton, who runs the Blackshear Buddies tournament trail on the lake, broke the lake record for a five-fish tournament catch in his tournament March 1. Ernie had five fish that weighed 23.14 pounds including an 8.2-lb. and a 7.14-lb. bass. He caught all the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “The fish have definitely moved up on the banks now,” said Dennis Hudson, whose Tuesday-evening tournaments started March 18 with the time change. Spinnerbaits, Texas rigs and the occasional jig bite led to five-fish sacks in the 12- to 14-lb. range the last…
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