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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: Down 8.8 feet below full pool with a boating advisory. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Largemouth: Good, said guide Paul Parsons. “Fish roadbeds, humps and shoal markers 10 to 20 feet deep with DD22s or big worms like a Zoom Ol Monster in green pumpkin or watermelon seed,” Paul said. “Fishing has…
Burton: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. At the end of August the fish were still on a summer pattern and deep (20 to 25 feet) on brush on main-lake points. Texas-rigged green-pumpkin worms, drop-shot rigs or jig ’n pigs worked slowly through brush were catching some small…
Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes remain 2 to 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Fish black Texas-rigged worms just off the edges of the weed lines early in the morning. Work it slow, and give the lure plenty of time to reach the bottom. Switch to crankbaits by…
Carters: All boat ramps are closed due to low water. Every ramp at Carters is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ramp, and the corps has closed all ramps. There is no ramp access to the lake. Temp: 89 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said the bass…
Marben Farm PFA: Level: Recent rains have raised the water level in some of the smaller ponds, but Bennett is still low. The Bennett boat ramp is closed to avoid damaging trailers. Canoes, jonboats, etc. may be carried down the bank and launched. Clarity: 16 to 24 inches. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Bass: Early…
Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear down the lake and slightly stained upriver. Largemouth: Good said guide Paul Parsons.“Fish roadbeds, humps and shoal markers 10 to 20 feet deep with DD22s or big worms like a Zoom Ol Monster in green pumpkin or watermelon seed,” Paul said. “Fishing has been…
Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Jim Windham said to begin the morning throwing topwater. “I like to start out with white or black buzzbaits or Pop-Rs. As far as I’m concerned, they only make one color Pop-R and that’s blue-chrome,” said Jim. He said he…
Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear at Spring Creek; cloudy up the Flint; slight stain up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Steve Holt said to start off on the grass close to drops-offs into 15 to 20 feet of water. Throw Zara Spooks and Chug Bugs early in the…
Inshore: Good for redfish and trout, but quality fish have been a bit more difficult to catch lately. For trout, try float-cork rigs with live shrimp or artificial shrimp fished around piers and shell beds. For redfish, try soft jerkbaits. Capt. Judy Helmey reports an ususual inshore bite — large Spanish mackerel were being caught…
Level: Down 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 81-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow during the day — typical for Russell in the summer. Tournament angler Trad Whaley said, “It’s just summertime dreaming here, not much of a bite in the daytime at all.” Trad said the topwater bite has completely died, and some people…
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