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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet below 530. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Muddy in the South and Yellow rivers, the Alcovy and Tussahaw Creek have a light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that Jackson is pretty much unfishable from 10 a.m. until after dark on the weekends. The night bite has been…
Hartwell: Level: 0.9 above 660. Temp: 78-88 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 4 feet. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “The fishing has started to get much tougher. Fish have moved into more traditional summer patterns and should stay put until the lake turns over in September. The main pattern right now is finding schools of fish…
Eufaula: Level: 1.1 below 190. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Good stain Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The recent rains have left the water level up at full pool. This has covered the shoreline vegetation, and the fish are feeding on the critters in there. The bass are doing well early and late in these areas…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet above 77.5 Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The water is stained to heavily stained with the recent rains. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Bass are on Carolina-rigged worms, Texas-rigged worms and flipping for the most part. Fish topwater baits like Zara Spooks, Rico’s, Devil’s Horses and Jitterbugs early morning and late evening.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.9 feet above 660. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is clear, but recent rains have stained the upper arms and backs of creeks a little. Bass: D.J Hadden with Hadden Outdoors reports that your best bet is to run and gun a summer herring pattern. Concentrate on water 15 to…
Russell: Level: Full at 475. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing has been good the last couple of weeks, and a few big fish have been showing up to the scales. The bass are still scattered from shallow to deep, so they are still hard to pattern, and…
Chatuge: Level: 0.4 above 1925. Temp: 75-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. They have moved out to their summer areas but have been scattered. There has been a little bit of topwater action going on, but I’m still marking a lot of bait deep. The…
West Point: Level: 0.2 over 635. Temp: 80s. Clarity: The water is pretty clear over most of the lake with some stain in the backs of the creeks. There is floating debris all over the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The combination of cooler-than-normal surface temps and the heavy, late June rains filling the…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: 81-87 degrees. Clarity: Most of the lake is stained to muddy with a little clearer water near the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “The bass are biting, and they are shallow, according to Ed at Lakeside Chevron. Ed says the hot areas are up Little River, up the…
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet above 840. Temp: 74-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Temperatures are a little behind for Lake Allatoona this year. It appears that the heat wave is coming, and things will change. The topwater bite is still good early in the morning, and a good swimbait and jerkbait…
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