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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: The fishing for sea trout is fair right now, and it will quickly move up to the excellent rating in the next week or so as the water temperatures continue to climb. Some good catches of trout have come on live shrimp on slip-float rigs. There have already been some nice catches of…
Russell: Level: Down 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 64-66 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: The largemouths are going to be coming off the beds and settling into a postspawn pattern that should last until the end of May. Early, try topwater plugs on secondary points. As the sun gets on the water, continue to…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained except south near the dam and Richland Creek. Bass: The bass were in the backs of the pockets and many were hard on the bed the weekend of March 24. Expect another wave to be bedding this weekend. Watch for movement, either the water or shallow…
Nottely: Level: 12.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The water temperature is climbing, and the bass are beginning to pull up onto main-lake and secondary points. Crankbaits, jerkbaits, flukes, small bucktails and small spinnerbaits will all catch fish. Look for windblown points and banks, and pull your crankbait through the…
Lanier: Level: Down 2.6 feet below full pool. Temps: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: “Unreal! Fishing has been off the hook,” is how tournament pro and guide Ryan Coleman describes Lanier’s spotted-bass bite. “The big spots are coming up from the timber and are headed to the banks. Look for a huge spawn early…
Jackson: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Excellent. Aaron Batson reports huge catches of 5- to 7-pounders. In a pot tournament last Sunday it took 28.42 pounds to win. The stringer was caught on spinnerbaits. “At the first of April the big females will already be in the spawning areas…
Hartwell: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. According to Hartwell guide Buster Green, the fish are staging ahead of the spawn, and you should be able to catch bass off nearly any main-lake or secondary point. “They will hit a crankbait, like a Shad Rap or a shallow-running…
Eufaula: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 degrees on main river. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Fair. Billy Darby said the big females are postspawn and will be very hard to catch, but they are suspending off ledges in 12 to 14 feet of water. He said they can be taken on…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.6 feet low. Temp: 59-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the lake. Bass: Excellent. “They are in the middle of their spawn just about all over the lake,” said guide William Sasser. “Hydrilla and grass is the key in 6 to 10 feet of water off the sides of secondary points and creeks.…
Chatuge: Level: 6.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s on the main lake; 58-60 back in the pockets. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Mountain-lake fishing guide Nathan Lewis said Chatuge is red hot right now. A recent fishing tournament on the lake was won with five largemouths that weighed 27.15 pounds. The angler was Heath Pack…
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