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Fishing Reports
Blue Ridge: Level: 16 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 to 50 degrees. Clarity: The river and the backs of the creeks are dingy. Bass: Good for smallmouths, according to Blue Ridge fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “And the muddy water has made the largemouths more vulnerable around wood structure on the banks,” he said. “A…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fishing is starting to pick up at Blackshear, said Clint Brownlee. Clint and partner Gerry Gray won the last Earnie’s tournament on Feb. 16 with 16.12 pounds, and they also had big fish that weighed 7.12. “The fish are starting to move up,” said Clint.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Up 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear down the lake river; stained upriver. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the fish are starting to move up and stage a little, and a good bite has increased the interest in his Saturday tournaments. “There were 28 boats in my…
Allatoona: Level: 9.5 feet below full pool and rising. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: The upper end of the lake is stained heavily. Most of the main lake is fairly clear. Bass: Excellent. “Fishing is great right now,” said guide Mike Bucca. “They are killing Lucky Craft LVR 7s, and fish are moving up and getting…
Paradise PFA: Level: Near full pool in some of the smaller lakes. Lakes Patrick and Bobben are 2 feet below full pool. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Lakes lightly stained; 36-inch visibility on Lake Patrick. Bass: Fair. Anglers reported some bass being caught in lakes Patrick, Bobben and Russell. Spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps fished in deeper water…
West Point: Level: Down 5.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; light stain in the major creeks and up the Chattahoochee River. Largemouths: Fair, said guide Paul Parsons. “Jigging-spoon fishing will probably be the best method to catch bass,” said Paul. “Cold weather coming in will put bass…
Weiss: Level: Down 3.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 45-48 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, the creeks and the Coosa are stained. Bass: Slow. Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins said the bass have moved out to deeper water on the old river channels and main-lake points. Carolina rigs, jigging spoons, drop-shot rigs and…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. “There have been several 18-lb. bags weighed in this month,” said Clayton Batts. “The February jig bite is in full swing right now. Fish a black-and-blue 3/8-oz. Picasso jig with a sapphire-blue trailer when the water stains up this time of year, and a…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 44 degrees except in Little River, where temperatures are in the low to mid 50s. Clarity: Clear on most of the lake. Stained in Little River. Bass: Poor. It only took 11 pounds to win the HD Marine at Sinclair last weekend. “It wasn’t a problem catching…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain except in Spring Creek. Spring Creek is slightly stained. Bass: Slow. The bass at Seminole are waiting on some warmer weather. The recent cold fronts and muddy runoff have made it difficult to catch a fish, said guide Mike Sloan. There are…
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