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Fishing Reports
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…
Hartwell: Level: 13.25 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bass fishing has been fair the past few weeks said bass-fishing guide Josh Fowler. “It took 14 pounds to win the pot tournament on Dec. 8, but it only took 7 pounds to get second and third. Everybody seems to be catching…
Jackson: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the main lake, and the rivers were stained from recent rains. Bass: Good. “Jackson has held up pretty good through the drought, but it has made the lake turn super clear,” said Eric Perkins. “And in turn with the cooler weather, we…
Lanier: Level: 18.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Boating advisory: With the lake level still falling, boat-ramp access is all but gone. On Dec. 21 with a lake level 1050.9, 20.1 feet below full pool, there were only two public ramps still open, and both of those were already at levels…
Nottely: Level: 15.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. The back of the creeks are stained. Bass: A lot of spots and largemouths were caught the first half of December on worms, jigs and crankbaits worked in shallow water. There was a little topwater activity, too. As the water temperature drops,…
Oconee: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool and dropping. Temp: 51 to 52 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: Mike Cleveland said he’s finding plenty of fish shallow. “I’m fishing main-lake…
Russell: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Terry Johnson said the bass are late, but they’re just starting to set up on their wintertime pattern, which typically produces a consistent deep-water bite for quality bass. “It’s a good time for spoons, and the Blade Runner bite is just…
Saltwater: Inshore: The fishing was excellent in December as big tides pulled shrimp and baitfish into the sounds, and good weather helped trigger the bite. Capt. Judy Helmey reports that seatrout, redfish and black drum can be caught in good numbers on live shrimp, and a few flounder are being caught. “There has been good…
Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The shad are still in the grass, and there is a good bite on the main-lake grass points. A small crankbait fished along the grass is hard to beat right now for numbers and size. Any crankbait that dives…
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