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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 11.4 feet low. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Relatively clear. Bass: Good. Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle said the topwater bite should pick up in November. It usually strengthens when the water temperature hits 65 degrees. Spooks, buzzbaits and Pop-Rs are good. A white spinnerbait has been picking up bass around the…
Chatuge: Level: 6.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) biologists were on Chatuge sampling fish populations with electrofishing equipment in early October and found largemouth bass concentrated in downed treetops along the shoreline. The bass averaged two pounds, with one out of every 10 fish weighing more…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The bass fishing is on at Burton, said Daniel Workman. “I am catching them on topwater and on small crankbaits,” he said. “The topwater has gone crazy — you can catch them on Sammys. If a Sammy won’t work, you can call them up with…
Blue Ridge: Level: 13.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The bass fishing has been improving as the water temperature drops, said guide Nathan Lewis. “The topwater bite early and late has been the strongest pattern,” said Nathan. “Then when the sun gets up, if it isn’t windy, try a white…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Clint Brownlee and Jerry Gray won the Blackshear Buddies tournament on Saturday, October 21 with a sack that weighed 16.3 pounds. Second place weighed in 16.1 pounds, so the bite has improved. Clint said they fished up the river and culled from a dozen keepers.…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Fish are moving toward the backs of the pockets, and David Lowery said spinnerbaits, shallow-running crankbaits, buzzbaits and Trick Worms fished around wood are a dynamite way to catch bass this month. Key on brushpiles, stumps and dock posts on…
Allatoona: Level: Down 10.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Bucca said the fishing can be pretty good if you can get out on a nice day. There are lots of fish at the mouths of the creeks and mouths of the pockets, and Mike…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temps: Mid-50s Kyle Burrell of River Through Atlanta Guide Service said that Lanier is starting to turn over so the water coming out of Buford Dam is a little off-color. But, he reported that the fishing has been good and that there has been a lot of surface activity, including terrestrials which…
Marben PFA: Level: Margery Lake is about four inches below full. Bennett Lake remains very low. The boat ramp is not useable for boats that need to be floated off the trailer. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained, 18- to 26-inch visibility. Bass: Bass remain active and are moving into shallower water during…
West Point: Level: 4.2 feet low. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Guide Paul Parsons has been catching a lot of spotted bass in two to eight feet of water on small Carolina rigs. “Green pumpkin Zoom Finesse worm is working best,” said Paul. This month look from main-lake points back to the…
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