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Chatuge: Level: 5.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Brothers John and Jerry Hembree won a mid-August night pot tournament with 10 1/2 pounds. “We caught a couple of 2-pounders right off when we found a school of breaking fish,” said John. He caught one on a Sammy; Jerry caught…
Clarks Hill: Level: 14.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear in center, stained on banks due to high winds. Bass: Bill Crompton said he found a great bite on Aug. 22 on a merthiolate-colored floating worm in 2 feet of water around wood. As temperatures cool off, look for bass to move…
Eufaula: Level: 3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Muddy. At presstime, Eufaula was getting hammered with rain, and there were tornado warnings in the area. Guide Billy Darby said it’s tough to predict what the fish will do under flood conditions, but there are couple of bites that could happen as the…
Hartwell: Level: 14.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Josh Fowler said, “Last year at this time we couldn’t buy a topwater bite, but this year with the milder temperatures it’s been wide open. We have been catching 15 to 25 fish per day, and all of…
Jackson: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 86-88 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Aaron Batson said 10 to 12 pounds would be plenty of weight to win a pot tournament right now. “Bites are tough,” said Aaron. “Look for them to stay deep. There is a small window to catch some topwater/schooling fish early…
Lanier: Level: Down 17.7 feet below full pool and falling about an inch a day. Only three corps ramps were open at presstime — Tidwell, Shoal Creek and Charleston. Temp: 81-85 degrees. Clarity: A bit stained because of wave action on red-clay banks. Spotted Bass: Good. “Your best bet lately for numbers has been drop-shotting…
Nottely: Level: 9.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Pot-tournament catches in August have been light — in the 7-lb. range. On a windy day, Nathan Lewis recommended a shallow-running crankbait or a spinnerbait, but the most productive fishing has been bumping a Texas-rigged green-pumpkin or cherryseed finesse worm in…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the middle section of the lake; clear on the lower end. Bass: Fair. The quality bites are few, but if you stay with a jig and flip the docks you can catch a chunk or two. Bright and sunny days are best. For numbers,…
Paradise PFA: Levels: Full. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained; 24-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair on Texas-rigged black-plastic worms. Fish the edges of the weed lines in the early morning. Work it slow. Switch to crankbaits by mid morning, and concentrate on the deeper water down to about 6 to 8 feet. This…
Saltwater: Inshore: Improving. Capt. Bob Barnette, fishing out of Richmond Hill, said, “We are catching a lot of small trout and a lot of what we call rat-reds — short redfish.” He said to use an adjustable float rig with a live shrimp. “Fish the mouths of the creeks and inlets around oyster beds and…
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