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Carters: Level: 4 feet low. Temp: 74-76 degrees. Clarity: Algae bloom has begun. Bass: Fair. Buddy Callahan says after a slow mid-May tournament weights had rebounded nicely. He said an 11-lb. bag average is winning his four-fish-limit tourneys. The five-fish-limit tourneys are averaging 16- to 18-lb. winning bags. A 4-lb. spotted bass is the normal…
Chatuge: Level: Down 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In June, the bass at Chatuge are still fairly shallow, said John Hembree. “I’d probably be throwing an unweighted fluke around boat docks and any wood structure — blowdowns or brushpiles. If you are fishing brush, the fish will be in…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In June I concentrate on fishing around brushpiles and grassbeds, said Daniel Workman. Early and late there is a good topwater bite over brush and near the grassbeds. Daniel recommends Sammys and Pop-Rs and gives the nod to smaller-profile baits like a Tiny Torpedo. Later…
Blackshear: Level: At full pool. Temp: Upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Clint Brownlee said your best bet is to start on grassbeds on the main lake early in the morning. Fishing back in the coves and pockets hasn’t been as good as out on the main lake, he said. This time of year, Clint would…
Blue Ridge: Level: Down 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 72-73 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow unless you are fishing after dark, said fishing guide Nathan Stuart. “You can catch a few fish at daybreak or after dark, but the daytime bite is extremely tough. They are not going to bite unless they have pulled…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Down 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 71 degrees upriver, 79-80 degrees in the lake. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Dennis Hudson said the limits in his Tuesday-night pot tournaments are coming in on the light side. The big fish were averaging 3 to 4 pounds late in May, and Dennis said the…
Allatoona: Level: Down 2.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair, and improving. “We had some nasty winds all throughout May which made main-lake fishing for postspawn fish somewhat difficult,” said guide Mike Bucca. “Mini Me spinnerbaits were the hot item as were Pointer 78 jerkbaits and 4-inch blue-pearl Yamamoto…
Public Fishing Area Reports Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes have dropped 6 to 12 inches below full pool, Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Lakes lightly stained. Visibility in Lake Patrick is 24 to 36 inches and Lake Bobben is 24 inches. Bass: Fair. Bass in the 3-lb. range have been caught in Lakes Patrick, Bobben and…
West Point: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 60s. Clarity: Light stain upriver; stained in creeks. Bass: Fair. Fishing slowed a little for largemouth due to the bad mid-April cold fronts, said guide Paul Parsons. He suggested backing off the banks and fishing the brushpiles in 5 to 8 feet of…
Weiss: Level: .2 feet below full pool. Temp: mid 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Jason Tucker at J.R.’s Marina said it took only 12 pounds to win an April 18 Wednesday night pot tournament, and that catch was anchored with a 6 pounder. “The largemouths had moved up to spawn, then the water temperature…
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