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Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82-84. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Bass are staging on main-lake points and docks, and as the water cools, they’ll make a move back into the pockets, according to Clayton Batts. “These fish can be caught on the points with a Stanford Lures deep-diving Cedar Shad, a No. 6 Fat Free…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: There are still a few bass breaking at Blue Ridge, said fishing guide Nathan Lewis, but they are still out in the middle of the lake. “The fish are still out in open water, following the bluebacks,…
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear; stained up the Coosa. Bass: Fair. The bass are deep and in their summer pattern on the old river-channel ledges and main-lake points in 8-14 feet of water, said Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins. “Deep-running crankbaits in shad patterns,…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good according to Burton guide Wes Carlton. “The largemouths are in shoreline cover and hitting buzzbaits and finesse worms on drop-shot rigs. Spots are hitting Pointer jerkbaits and Yozuri Crystal Minnows. I have been catching fish on shallow channels rather than on main-lake points.”…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear; light stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Micah Frazier said it’s pretty tough at West Point for bass right now, but you can still catch some fish by targeting deep roadbeds. He recently fished all the roadbeds between…
Carters: Level: 0.8 feet below full. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said October is setting up to be good with anglers starting to catch lots of numbers. “You can catch buck bass in 5 feet of water,” said Buddy. “Fishing 15 to 25 feet you’ll catch a…
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “This time of year, usually the cooler water temperature gets the surface activity going,” said John Hembree. “Sometimes you will see them breaking out in the middle of the lake, and other times you can call them up with a big topwater…
Clarks Hill: Level: 14.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 76-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bill Crompton had a bass heavier than 6 pounds in the boat on the morning of Sept. 22. “He hit a merthiolate floating worm on a point in about 7 feet of water,” said Bill. Concentrate on main-lake ditches and points…
Eufaula: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Billy Darby pre-fished with Scott Montgomery for a Sept. 13-14 BFL event, and Scott ended up finishing second with a two-day total of about 27 pounds. The best fish came on a ledge bite. Billy said the 10-12 foot ledges of…
Hartwell: Level: 14.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Good. Bass fishing has been good on Lake Hartwell over the past few weeks, and it should get better as the water begins to cool down, said Hartwell fishing guide Josh Fowler. “The fish are…
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