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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,…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: 87-91 degrees. Clarity: Clear down on the main lake. Clear in the creeks. Stained up in the Chattahoochee River. Bass: Good. Despite the warm water, West Point is still producing some pretty good 14-16-lb. sacks to win evening tournaments, said tournament angler Ken Bearden. “There are still a lot…
Weiss: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 to 98 degrees. Clarity: Good fishing color. Bass: Good, according to tournament angler Warren Barnes. “Bass fishing is good to great,” he said. “Most largemouths and spots are still up on the flats early and are being caught on a variety of baits such as buzzbaits,…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Clarity: Slight stain. Temp: 86-88. Bass: Good early and late in the day, but the best bite has been after dark. “There have been several schools of fish schooling in the early morning and late afternoon,” said Clayton Batts. “Some of these fish are hybrids and stripers, but there are some…
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 85-92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on main lake; stained up the creeks. Bass: Good. Mike Cleveland said there is a good deep-water bite going on right now, and that everything is happening out on the main lake. Look for mayfly hatches on main-lake bushes early and…
Seminole: Level: Down 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Slow. Guide Mike Sloan said the fishing has slowed dramatically with the warm water temperatures. It took just 13 pounds to win a recent tournament out of Wingate’s Lunker Lodge. There is still a decent morning and evening topwater bite…
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