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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.1 feet low. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is clear, but the upper tributaries are muddy. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson is scratching his head because the fish are acting strangely. “They’re in the ditches from like 10 o’clock on; I can’t get bit before 8,” said Craig. “Usually it’s just…
Chatuge: Level: 8.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: In February, look for the spots to begin to pull up on the flats getting ready for the spawn, and when they do, it’s a good time to throw a suspending jerkbait, said John Hembree. “If I was going to Chatuge in…
Carters: Level: 2.4 feet above full pool. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said the tournament weights have been pretty decent. Look for fish to head deep this month into brush that is 40 to 50 feet deep. “The shallow bite is fixing to come to a…
Burton: Level: 7.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: Clear. Burton’s annual drawdown is nearly over. The lake is down nearly eight feet, but the level should begin to rise in February. The only usable boat ramp on the lake at the moment is at Murray Cove. Bass: Think deep — unless you…
Blue Ridge: Level: 17.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair for smallmouths — and walleye. Most bass fishing is on a spooning bite right now, said mountain-lake fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “The smallmouths are about 40 feet deep, but they should start moving up soon, and a Shad Rap bite…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The Saturday, January 27 Blackshear Buddies tournament was won by Bob Hudson and Wayne Dunman who went up the river and returned with four bass that weighed 16 pounds. Second place dropped to six pounds; third place weighed in three pounds. “The lake is…
Allatoona: Level: Down 16.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 44-47 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy except for clear water from Stamp Creek to the dam and up the Allatoona Creek arm to above Allatoona Pass. Bass: Slow. The water is cold, muddy and the bass are deep. Cold weather this week is expected to result…
Marben Farm PFA: Levels: Most of the ponds are down from the continued drought. The boat ramp at Bennett Lake is unusable, although anglers can continue to slide canoes, kayaks or small jonboats in to access the lake. Clarity: Clear, more than 36 inches of visibility in all of the ponds. Temp: 52 degrees. Bass:…
West Point: Level: 6.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low- to mid-50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. West Point guide Paul Parsons warns that with the water down so low, boating can be treacherous, with unmarked obstacles being a concern for boaters who don’t know the lake. He said the largemouth aren’t biting too well right…
Weiss: Level: 5.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is stained. Bass: Good, according to Jason Tucker at J.R.’s Marina. “It took 19 1/2-pounds to win a tournament last Saturday (Dec. 16).” Jason said the bass are on the ledges, and the winning pattern was bouncing jigs off the edges…
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