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Fishing Reports
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…
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…
Allatoona: Level: 20.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Boating advisory: The only ramps open are at the Blockhouse and the center ramp at Galts Ferry. Expect Galts to close any day. Bass: Very good with a spooning pattern, said Mike Bucca, who is keeping his guide boat in the water. “Concentrate…
Weiss: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Good. Lake Weiss fishing guide Mark Collins said the largemouths are shallow in the main lake and in the backs of the bays. Work main-lake points, road beds, humps and flats near the main river channels with shallow…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 59-61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. You can catch bass shallow in December, especially on days when the weather is stable and warmer, according to tournament angler Tommy Gunn. He said to fish the old, wooden boat docks with a 3/8- or 1/4-oz. Jawbreaker jig.…
West Point: Level: 12.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Clear on main lake, light stain up the major creeks and up the Chattahoochee River. Boating advisory: Low lake level; wear life jackets. The river is not navigable north of the Hwy 219 bridge. Yellowjacket, Horace King, Georgia Access, Lone…
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