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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 to 60 degrees on the main lake. About 51 degrees up the river. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Kim Carver said the fish are starting to transition on Sinclair. “The lake started to turn over about two weeks ago, and the fish are moving out,” he said.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 57-60 degrees, but dropping. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said his Saturday tournaments are bringing in limits of small fish. “We’ve had quite a few fish brought in on our Saturday tournaments,” he said. “Everybody’s bringing in a limit, and 13 pounds seems…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-59. Clarity: Slight Stain Bass: Fair. It has only been taking between 11 and 12 pounds to win the recent Saturday morning tournaments, according to tournament angler Clayton Batts. “The fish have been fairly shallow due to the abnormally warm weather for December, with several fish still being caught on…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58 to 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimmy Sharp said bass were being caught on crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and a new bait called a Flappy Daddy made by Gambler. The bait is a small crawfish with a long body and wide crawfish arms. Jimmy has been fishing the Flappy Daddy…
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…
Burton: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Brown Trout: The trout bite is a little slow with the spawn in full swing, said fishing guide Wes Carlton. “The rise in the water temperature last week sparked a few fish to bite. BFL pro Kevin Stowers and I fished last week…
Chatuge: Level: 12.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: December and January are usually good months to catch fish fishing vertically at Chatuge. “A spoon is one of the best ways to catch them this time of year,” said John Hembree. “You just start looking for balls of bait in 25…
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…
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