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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp.: 51-57 degrees. Clarity: Muddy up the creeks and rivers, stained throughout most of the main lake except for clear water in Richland Creek. Bass: Good. Bass are moving into staging areas for the spawn. Main-lake points at the mouths of short pockets and secondary points in the major creeks are…
Nottely: Level: 14.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 40s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, but the backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: Good-sized largemouths up to 5 pounds and some spotted bass are hitting flukes on a lead-head jig pulled off the river channel ledges up the lake, said guide Jeremy Seabolt.…
Lanier: Level: 17.7 feet below full pool. Ramps at Tidwell, Shoal Creek, Charleston and Clarks Bridge are open. A rise of 1 foot will open East Bank, Van Pugh, Little Hall and Big Creek. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Fair, and getting better, according to guide Ryan Coleman. “The spotted bass have started…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temperature: 49-52 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the Alcovy, fairly clear in the Tussahaw area. Bass: Great. Eric Perkins said March is a great month simply because the fish are shallow. “You can pretty much stay in the 1 to 6 foot range this month,” said Eric. “My…
Hartwell: Level: 12.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and the rivers are clear, the backs of some creeks are stained. Bass: Good. The B.A.S.S. Classic was won by Alton Jones with a three-day catch of 49 pounds. According to Hartwell bass-fishing guide Josh Fowler, Jones caught his fish on…
Eufaula: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-57 degrees and changing a lot throughout the day depending on weather. Clarity: Stained, with the clearest water on the main lake and in short pockets. Bass: Tournament angler and national collegiate champ Anthony Goggins said the big female largemouths and small male bass are moving shallow…
Clarks Hill: Level: 12.0 feet below full pool. Temperature: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: Upper tributaries are muddy after recent rains, but the dam area has good color. Bass: Bass are going into the backs of the creeks, ditches and cuts, according to Bill Crompton. “Keep on the lookout for schooling fish in the backs feeding on…
Chatuge: Level: 15 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. March is usually when the winter doldrums end at Chatuge. With about 5 degrees more of water temperature, the spots will begin to move up on main-lake points and rocky banks staging for the spawn and the cranking bite will pick…
Carters: Level: 15 feet below full pool. Some ramps have re-opened! Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. According to Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle, although the fishing was slow last weekend, the team of Charlie Childers and Scott Dean managed to catch an impressive 18.88-lb., 5-fish sack to win the first tournament…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: According to Wes Carlton of Georgia Lake Trout guide service, the largemouth bite is getting better and he had caught several fish in the 4- to 5-lb. range last week using small Norman’s crankbaits. The spotted bass seem to be moving out on the points.…
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