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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 3.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 57-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Fish are on rocks and brush in 2 to 6 feet of water. Rapala DT5s in crawdad and spinnerbaits are working. Also, jigs under docks are producing. “With colder night temperatures upon us, look for fish to be moving out deeper…
Lanier: Level: 18.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Boating advisory: Shoal Creek and Tidwell parks are the only places open to launch your boat. Don’t be surprised if they are both closed in the next few weeks. Both are very close to the end of the ramps right now. Largemouths: Good,…
Nottely: Level: 23.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. The backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: The standards on Nottely in the winter are a jigging spoon, a worm and occasionally a crankbait, said John Hembree. A jigging spoon on main-lake points and humps will generally catch fish. A green-pumpkin…
Oconee: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool and dropping. Temp: 58 to 62 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Boating advisory: When Georgia Power is moving water the level may drop by 1 to 1 1/2 feet so use caution when running the lake. Bass: Good, said Al Bassett. “They are in very shallow water, less than…
Saltwater: Inshore: Very good. “The inshore fishing has been some of the best I’ve seen in years for specks,” said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “It seems like every place you fish is holding good numbers of trout! I’ve been catching them on float rigs using live shrimp as well as DOA shrimp and Spike-It grubs. The…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Crystal clear in Spring Creek. Slight stain up the rivers. Bass: Excellent. “There’s tons of shad in the grass. It’s as good as I’ve ever seen it for fall fishing here,” said guide Mike Sloan. Mike has been doing well throwing a 1/2-oz., red…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 to 58 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain up the river. Light stain on the main lake. Bass: Very good, said Barry Stokes. He thinks the fish are rapidly moving into their winter pattern right now. Most of the fish he has been catching have been from Nancy…
Allatoona: Level: 20.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Boating advisory: The only ramps open are at the Blockhouse and the center ramp at Galts Ferry. Expect Galts to close any day. Bass: Very good with a spooning pattern, said Mike Bucca, who is keeping his guide boat in the water. “Concentrate…
Weiss: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Good. Lake Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins said the largemouths are shallow in the main lake and in the backs of the bays. Work main-lake points, road beds, humps and flats near the main river channels with shallow…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 59-61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. You can catch bass shallow in December, especially on days when the weather is stable and warmer, according to tournament angler Tommy Gunn. He said to fish the old, wooden boat docks with a 3/8- or 1/4-oz. Jawbreaker jig.…
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