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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 7.2 feet below full. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Craig Johnson has been catching 40 fish a day, but it’s taking those 40 to get 13 or 14 pounds with his best five. “There’s a few moving shallow right now, but the bigger fish are still out deep,” said Craig.…
Chatuge: Level: 5.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 73-75. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Green-pumpkin worms fished in brush is the most consistent pattern on the lake right now. Rig finesse worms Texas style with a 1/4- or 1/8-oz. weight, and shake them through brush on the 15 to 20-foot range. Drop-shot rigs with the small, hand-poured…
Carters: Level: 9.7 feet low. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Poor. With 11 boats fishing it only took 6.22 pounds to win the Jasper Lion’s Club tournament Saturday. “We had big fish with a 1.80-lb. largemouth that hit a worm,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. “The worm bite is really holding…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Worms in brush in 15 to 20 feet of water has been the primary pattern recently, according to Gary Kilby. Green pumpkin is likely the most popular worm color on the mountain lakes. In October look for the topwater bite to improve over brushpiles…
Blue Ridge: Level: 11.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: The topwater bite at Blue Ridge will pick up in October as the water temperature drops. According to guide Nathan Lewis, a smaller topwater like a Pop-R will produce better than a larger plug like a Sammy. The cooler water will…
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 of a foot below full pool. Temp: Mid 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Still pretty slow in the main lake,” said Clint Brownlee. Clint and fishing partner Jerry Gray have been fishing way up the lake in the river and doing well on shoal bass and largemouths in cooler, flowing water. They…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.1 feet low. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear, but the backs of creeks are stained. Bass: Slow. David Lowry said the fishing has been a little better up the lake in the Blanton Creek area where folks are pitching jigs to deep brush and eddies. Buzzbaits have been catching a few. Once…
Allatoona: Level: Down 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 76-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair and improving. October is a good time to concentrate on shallow water in the creeks — less than 15 feet deep. Baitfish will move into the creeks, often to the very backs. Bass move into the creeks following the baitfish.…
Stocked Streams Because of extreme heat in August, the Lake Burton hatchery had to send their trout to either the Buford hatchery or stock them in the few streams that are still cold enough. “With these heavy recent stockings, there are still lots of trout that can be caught! For example, the Tallulah River in…
Inshore: Real good for trout and reds. Capt. Greg Hildreth said they’re catching a lot of trout. “They’re small, but there’s been a bunch of action,” he said. Traditional float rigs are producing on the trout, while artificials haven’t been as effective lately. An exception is a DOA Shrimp fished under a float rig instead…
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