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Fishing Reports
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…
Clarks Hill: Level: 13.3 feet below full pool. The following ramps are among those still open: Amity, Cherokee, Lake Springs, Clarks Hill Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Dorn, Wildwood, Modoc’s and Elijah Clark. Temp: 50-55 degrees. Look for temps to drop into the 47-50 range by late January. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Fishing has been…
Eufaula: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear to slight stain. Bass: Good. The small crankbait bite is on around ditches and hydrilla north of the causeway said guide Billy Darby. He said the fish are feeding on shad in 8-12 feet of water, and that light line, 10-lb. test or…
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…
Oconee: Level: 3.2 feet below full pool and dropping. Temp: 58 to 62 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Boating advisory: When Georgia Power is moving water the level may drop by 1 to 1 1/2 feet so use caution when running the lake. Bass: Good, said Al Bassett. “They are in very shallow water, less than…
Saltwater: Inshore: Very good. “The inshore fishing has been some of the best I’ve seen in years for specks,” said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “It seems like every place you fish is holding good numbers of trout! I’ve been catching them on float rigs using live shrimp as well as DOA shrimp and Spike-It grubs. The…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Crystal clear in Spring Creek. Slight stain up the rivers. Bass: Excellent. “There’s tons of shad in the grass. It’s as good as I’ve ever seen it for fall fishing here,” said guide Mike Sloan. Mike has been doing well throwing a 1/2-oz., red…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 53 to 58 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain up the river. Light stain on the main lake. Bass: Very good, said Barry Stokes. He thinks the fish are rapidly moving into their winter pattern right now. Most of the fish he has been catching have been from Nancy…
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