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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 6.3 feet low. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The Georgia State Championship is November 4-5, so expect high levels of boat activity during those days. Look for fish to move shallow as they follow shad back into the creeks and pockets. A topwater bite will get better in November. Throw…
Weiss: Level: 3.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Main lake is clear. Bass: With the water temperature holding up through most of October, most of the fish were still deep, according to Weiss guide Jerry Sims. “They are still catching them out on the ledges on crankbaits and jerkbaits,” said Jerry. So…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear, light stain up the Little River. Bass: Great. Aaron Batson got on a great bite last month, and it should still be going on. He’s cranking a new plug from Stanford Lures called a Pug. It’s a square-billed, shallow-running crankbait. “You’ve got…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Butch Tucker said some guys were starting to catch some fish on frogs fished on lily pads and grass. Try the grass in front of Wingate’s and Sealey’s. At daylight fish grass lines with buzzbaits, Pop-Rs and Tiny Torpedos.…
Saltwater: Inshore: On the southern part of Georgia’s coast, the fishing is very good for seatrout and smaller redfish, according to Capt. Greg Hildreth, who fishes out of the St. Simons area. “I’ve been using shrimp as well as DOA shrimp (an artificial) under a popping cork. The sight fishing for the inshore reds has…
Russell: Level: 0.3 feet below full. Temp: 66-68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good in the pockets and in the backs of the creeks where shad are bunched up. Try a Super Fluke or a Pointer 78 jerkbait. Also try a Carolina-rigged green pumpkin worm if you’re not seeing bass chasing shad. Early and late and…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in some creeks; the south end of the main lake and Richland Creek are very clear. Bass: Fair, and it should get very good soon. “They’re starting to move into the pockets, but they’re still not all the way back,” said guide Al Bassett. “The…
Nottely: Level: 10.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: According to WRD Fisheries Technician Chris Looney, who was on the lake in mid October with biologist Reggie Weaver electrofishing, the largemouths were holding around wood structure in the backs of the creeks and around fish attractors. Crappie were also holding in…
Lanier: Level: 9.6 feet below full pool. Temps: 66-67 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Spotted Bass: Excellent, and the good fishing should continue through the month, according to guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman. “I have been having great success on Super Spooks on top and Xcalibur jerkbaits around windy points,” he said. The spots are holding…
Jackson: Level: Down 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear to light stain. Bass: Good. The lake is unusually clear, but Aaron Batson said if we get some rain and a decent stain up the rivers, he’s going to head up the South and Yellow rivers. He’ll pitch at blowdowns with…
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