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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Largemouth bass are going into their summer pattern,” said Bill Crompton. “Schooling fish can be found on humps, points and blow-throughs. These fish can be caught early and late in the day on flukes, Spooks, Sammys and Gunfish. This is a…
Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair, according to John Hembree. “It’s not been wide open, but it’s been pretty good,” he said. “Over the last few weeks it has been taking 10 or 11 pounds to win a nighttime tournament. The last tournament we fished we…
Carters: Level: 1.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear. Bass: Slow. “I’m looking for June to be the best we’ve ever had, because it’s been so crummy the last two months,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “Everyone is saying we’re two weeks behind everyone else.” Some bloody tails…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The spotted bass have been biting great early in the morning, according to guide Wes Carlton. “We have been using flukes and soft plastics. Later in the morning I have been switching to small crankbaits (River 2 Sea), and large bass minnows. The largemouths have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.9 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s, low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Blue Ridge fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “We are catching a few on worms and on topwater. The smallmouths are hitting a fluke or floating worm in white or pearl. When the sun comes up, the smallmouths…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Ernie Broughton, tournament director for the Blackshear Buddies. “It will probably slow down in June when it gets hotter, but so far, it’s been holding up.” The team of Smith and Goodin brought in 17 pounds to win the May 17 tournament;…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Gin clear on south end, slight stain near the mud flats in the middle of the lake. Bass: Good for numbers, but the big fish are non-existent, said Dennis Hudson. With a 30-boat field, he won his Tuesday night tournament last week with a 9-lb., 5-oz.…
Allatoona: Level: Up 0.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. “The fishing on Allatoona has been hit and miss in May,” said guide Mike Bucca. “We started off slow, then ended up getting a lot better, and now we are back to slow again due to a cold front. We…
West Point: Level: Down 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake and in the creeks. Stained up the river. Bass: Fair. “I think most of the larger fish have bedded out already, but there will be fish moving up onto the beds all the way through the next…
Weiss: Level: Up 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 64-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the main lake; the backs of the creeks and the Coosa are stained. Bass: Good. “The bass are shallow staging for the spawn,” said Weiss guide Mark Collins. “There are a few fish on the beds already and a lot cruising…
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