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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 0.6 feet above 660. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, some creeks are stained. Bass: Cole Wilson, with Spot Chaser Guide Service, reports, “Fish are in all phases across the lake. It’s a time of year when you can pick your favorite thing to do and go do it. Look…
Eufaula: Level: 1.5 feet above 188. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Rivers have a good stain, but the creeks are murky. Bass: Jake Maddux, with Guiding and Advanced Electronics Trips, reports, “The month of May is a month of change on Lake Eufaula. Some patterns are ending while others are beginning. One of the reasons Eufaula…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Muddy on the main lake, stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “The bass have all spawned and are feeding really well right now. Try to locate a shad spawn first thing in the morning on rip-rap, seawalls and grass. Look for shad flickering…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full at 330. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: David Earl Thorton, with Franklin Gun Shop in Athens, reports, “The herring bite is in full effect on the lower end of the lake. Spinnerbaits, flukes and topwater will get the job done. Fish them over shoals and shallow gravel points. Blow-throughs are…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below 521. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan reports, “You can still catch some good males guarding fry. Look for balls of fry back in bedding pockets and cast a wacky-rigged green-pumpkin Senko and let it fall through them. Another great May tactic is…
Allatoona: Level: 0.3 feet below 840. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “May is all about the baitfish spawn, whether it be threadfin shad or blueback herring. Shad will be the main target for all bass and gamefish. Shad will spawn on hard surfaces, such as rip-rap and red-clay banks.…
Chatuge: Level: 0.4 feet below 1925. Temp: 69-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. The spawn is pretty much over, so the fish are in postspawn and have been feeding heavily. I’ve been catching fish around rocky banks and pebble flats, throwing a drop shot, shaky head…
West Point: Level: 2.7 feet below 635. Temp: 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. The first hour of daylight can be pretty amazing this time of year. In the mornings, try to be on some rip-rap somewhere and you might get to experience the fish feasting on spawning shad.…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: 76-77 degrees. Clarity: Muddy to stained until you get to the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Ed at Lakeside Chevron says recent weights at tournaments have been impressive—27, 22, 19 and 18 pounds winning these last couple of weeks. Ed thinks that most of the bass have spawned,…
Carters: Level: 1.8 feet above 1074. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, with Carters Lake Guide Service, reports, “The spawn phase was in full swing in April. As May approaches, look for fish to start moving a lot more, especially with the herring spawn in full force. Flukes, spinnerbaits and topwater all…
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