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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 19.3 feet below full pool. All ramps are still closed. Some anglers are hauling small jonboats and kayaks down to the lake. The level is at 1052.7. The corps says they need the lake to hold steady at 1055 for ramps to re-open. Plans are to extend ramps at Woodring, Damsite and Doll…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Brown Trout: Burton brown trout are doggedly chasing the bluebacks around the shoreline of Lake Burton, said WRD Fisheries Biologist Anthony Rabern. “Bluebacks are concentrated around the dam and in the back of Mocassin Cove and in Murray Cove. Trolling is the key to finding the…
Blue Ridge: Level: 24.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 40s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Hit or miss, said Blue Ridge guide Nathan Lewis. “One day you will do good, and then the next day nothing.” The same winter tactics are still holding up — Shad Raps on rocky main-lake banks early in the day then…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. “The fishing had been pretty good until the cold weather,” said Ernie Broughton, who runs the Blackshear Buddies tournaments. Ernie won a recent tournament with four bass that weighed 14-lbs., 5-ozs. The fish all came on a Carolina rig with a black worm with…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 to 47 degrees. Clarity: Clear downriver; light stain upriver. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said the fish are biting well in his Saturday tournaments, but the big fish are hard to find. “We’re catching plenty of 1- to 1 1/2-lb. fish, but I’m having a real…
Allatoona: Level: 15.9 feet below full pool. One lane at Red Top Mountain is now open. Reports are that Gaults Ferry, Gatewood and Blockhouse are also open. Temp: 44-45 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear except for light stain north. Bass: Excellent. “Even with the cold weather, the fishing has been great,” said guide Mike Bucca. He…
Marben PFA: Level: Some ponds, including Shepherd and Whitetail, are full. Bennett is the lowest, and its boat ramp remains closed. Other ponds are 1 to 2 feet low. Clarity: Clear. Temp: 52 degrees. Bass: Slow. Try deep water adjacent to submerged creek channels in Fox and Bennett lakes with plastic worms and jigs. Crappie:…
West Point: Level: 12.54 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Light stain up the major creeks and up the Chattahoochee River. Boating advisory: Low lake levels. Use caution. According to guide Bobby Wilson, the following boat ramps are open: Yellowjacket ramp closest to the road; Horace…
Weiss: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s in Little River, upper 50s in the Coosa. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Awesome, said Jason Tucker at J.R.’s Marina. Jason and a friend entered two tournaments on Dec. 8 and won both of them. Their catch was five bass (three spots and two largemouths) that weighed…
Blue Ridge: Level: 25.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s in the river and 50 in the main lake. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The topwater bite fell off with colder temperatures in mid December. If the fish aren’t on top, Blue Ridge guide Nathan Lewis recommends fishing down until you find them. His two main…
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