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Fishing Reports
Marben PFA: Level: Some ponds, including Shepherd and Whitetail, are full. Bennett is the lowest, and its boat ramp remains closed. Other ponds are 1 to 2 feet low. Clarity: Clear. Temp: 52 degrees. Bass: Slow. Try deep water adjacent to submerged creek channels in Fox and Bennett lakes with plastic worms and jigs. Crappie:…
West Point: Level: 12.54 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Light stain up the major creeks and up the Chattahoochee River. Boating advisory: Low lake levels. Use caution. According to guide Bobby Wilson, the following boat ramps are open: Yellowjacket ramp closest to the road; Horace…
Weiss: Level: 5.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s in Little River, upper 50s in the Coosa. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Awesome, said Jason Tucker at J.R.’s Marina. Jason and a friend entered two tournaments on Dec. 8 and won both of them. Their catch was five bass (three spots and two largemouths) that weighed…
Allatoona: Level: 20.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Boating advisory: Guide Mike Bucca reports that access is very limited due to historically low lake levels. “The only ramps open are at the Blockhouse and Coopers Branch near the dam. Coopers Branch ramp was extended,” Mike said. “Gatewood has been extended…
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 55 to 60 degrees on the main lake. About 51 degrees up the river. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Kim Carver said the fish are starting to transition on Sinclair. “The lake started to turn over about two weeks ago, and the fish are moving out,” he said.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 57-60 degrees, but dropping. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Dennis Hudson said his Saturday tournaments are bringing in limits of small fish. “We’ve had quite a few fish brought in on our Saturday tournaments,” he said. “Everybody’s bringing in a limit, and 13 pounds seems…
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56-59. Clarity: Slight Stain Bass: Fair. It has only been taking between 11 and 12 pounds to win the recent Saturday morning tournaments, according to tournament angler Clayton Batts. “The fish have been fairly shallow due to the abnormally warm weather for December, with several fish still being caught on…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 58 to 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimmy Sharp said bass were being caught on crankbaits, Texas-rigged worms and a new bait called a Flappy Daddy made by Gambler. The bait is a small crawfish with a long body and wide crawfish arms. Jimmy has been fishing the Flappy Daddy…
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…
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