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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 5 feet below full pool. Temp: About 80 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair. Tim Malcolm said the fish have not yet made a major move from their summer patterns. “(They’re) still being caught on shallow ledges in 10 to 12 feet of water. Your efforts should be concentrated around the mouths of…
Hartwell: Level: 9.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Hartwell bass fishing guide Josh Fowler, whose cable TV show, Fishing With Fowler, airs on the Hartwell cable, said it has been good in mid October for numbers of fish, but the bigger largemouths have gone missing. Josh and his partner…
Jackson: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-77 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “Fishing has been pretty good lately and should get even better with the cooler weather,” said Eric Perkins. “The topwater bite has been pretty strong down the lake with Sammys and Super Spook Jrs. calling up some magnum spots. A lot…
Lanier: Level: Down 14.2 feet below full pool. Temps: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Excellent. “Fishing for spotted bass is excellent right now,” said Ryan Coleman, who has his boat wet-docked so he can continue to fish as ramps are closing. “The bass are on the fall feed and eating all over the lake.…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, slight stain in the rivers. Bass: Good, said guide Mike Sloan. “It’s was dismal for the last few months, but this cooler weather has helped us,” Mike said. “We’ve got a good early topwater bite right now.” They’re hitting…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Slight stain above the railroad trestle. Bass: Slow. Jim Windham said the fishing wasn’t so hot during the Sept. 22 Berry’s tournament on Sinclair. It took less than 12 pounds to win. He and his partner caught four fish that were barely keepers…
Allatoona: Level: Down 12.5 feet below full pool and dropping rapidly. Temp: 77-78 degrees. Clarity: It ranges from clear to stained. Bass: Guide Mike Bucca said there’s been a good topwater bite for schooling spotted bass. “The Sammy 100 bite has been the best thing going for the schooling fish,” Mike said. “We also have…
Weiss: Level: 6 feet below full pool. There are very few boat ramps that are usable on Weiss Lake. Most of the privately owned ramps are without water. The ramp at J.R.s Marina is still OK, and owner Jason Tucker said he would do what repairs are needed to keep a boat ramp in operation…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Ernie Broughton, who runs the Blackshear Buddies tournaments, is looking forward to better fishing as the water cools. Schooling should improve as the water temperature drops, and Ernie said he has seen some schooling already. “When they come up, one of my favorites is a…
West Point: Level: Down 10.9 feet below full pool. Because of low water levels, use caution on main lake, and extreme caution up the river. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear on main lake, stained to muddy in the backs of the creeks. Stain up the Chattahoochee, but clearing. Largemouth: Good, said guide…
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