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Fishing Reports
Fishing is heating up with the current warm-up! The flatwater produced the best reports this week. Rivers are still high but are getting fishable. Alapaha River: The exciting news from the river this week was an Angler Award and new river record channel catfish caught by Christopher Quiggins. He fooled the giant with a minnow.…
I fished with Chris Edenfield this past weekend for an upcoming GON story, and we managed to catch some really nice bream with topwater bugs during that trip, even though the water temperature was still hovering in the mid to high 60s. Look for the action to pick up heading into the weekend as the…
The reports were as varied as the weather this week. The best reports came from ponds and the Okefenokee Swamp. Saltwater was hit-and-miss. The southeast Georgia rivers are still high but are falling now that the leaves have budded out and the trees are pulling more water. St. Marys River: The Temple Landing is currently…
West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below 635. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. If you want to catch some fish, April is usually the most consistent month of the year for all types of fishing. The weather is usually beautiful, and it is just a great time frame to be…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below 340. Temp: 69 degrees in Little River. Clarity: Heavily stained most places but clearing by the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Ed at Lakeside Chevron says the first wave of spawning bass has occurred. A Trick Worm in dark colors or merthiolate is your best bet in the backs of…
Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below 77.5. Temp: 61-64 degrees. Clarity: Spring Creek is clear and the Chattahoochee River has a slight stain. The Flint River is stained. Bass: Capt. Paul Tyre reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been excellent. Senkos and lipless crankbaits have been very productive. If planning a trip to Lake…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “April should be a good month for fish catching. It is usually the month that officially ends winter on the coast. Everything starts getting active, bait moves shallow and so do the fish. Redfish should be out of the upper rivers and out toward the sounds and creeks off the…
Russell: Level: 1 foot below 475. Temp: 60-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear on main lake with some stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Now is a perfect opportunity to catch fish and take a kid to enjoy the great outdoors. The month of April is one of the best times to catch…
Oliver: Level: 1 foot below 337. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan said to refer to the March Map-of-the-Month article and go halfway back in the mentioned sloughs. “Cast to all stumps with a wacky-rigged Senko for bass bedding by them. Look all the way in the…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet below 435. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: The north and south end of the lake is clear, but it’s muddy mid lake on the Oconee side. Clear in Richland. Bass: Guide Nick Knapp, with Elite Guide Service, reports, “April is a month when a lot of things happen on this lake. You…
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