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Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Poor, according to Ernie Broughton, who runs the Blackshear Buddies tournament. “Eight pounds won the last tournament, and 2.14 pounds was the lunker,” he said. “The winning string was shoal bass caught way up the river.” According to Ernie, there are usually shallow fish around…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: Full pool. Temp: 84-86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, according to tournament pro David Lowry. Early, try a Pop-R fished slowly along the seawalls. During the day, try a Trick Worm skipped under boat docks or fish slow and deep with a worm in brushpiles. David said the best bite is at…
Allatoona: Level: Down 8.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. “Fishing was phenomenal on Allatoona for big fish in August,” guide Mike Bucca said. “Lots of big largemouth were roaming in the main lake due to the creeks drying up from our lack of rainfall. The biggest pattern was throwing…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temp: Mid 50s Phil Sharpe of Fly Box Outfitters in Kennesaw said that he and some clients have had good luck with wooly buggers, prince nymphs, hare’s ears and pheasant tails. “Buford Dam is only generating two to three hours each night, so the water is low,” Phil said. He suggests more…
Inshore: The inshore bite has been good, said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “The trout are hitting on live shrimp as well as on the DOA shrimp in the glow color,” he said. You can also catch redfish on the mud flats at low tide by sight-fishing and casting soft jerkbaits. “The black tip shark action as…
Marben Farm PFA: Level: Most of the ponds are several inches low from lack of rainfall. Clarity: 16 to 24 inches. Temp.: Mid 80s. Bass: As usual for this time of year, early morning and late afternoon have been the most productive for bass,” according to John Wilson of WRD Fisheries Section. “Four- to 7-lb.…
Level: 5.1 feet low. Temp: 89-90 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Paul Parsons says, “The big spotted bass and largemouths are holding in the shade during the day. We’re catching them around 10 to 12 feet deep in 30 to 40 foot holes. We’re using six to eight-inch gizzard shad and catching 5-…
Level: 1.4 feet below full. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Kevin Randall said he had been catching a few bass on a jig ’n pig fished around brushed-up boat docks with five to eight feet of water under them. Kevin opts for a black-and-blue jig with a Zoom Super Chunk. “Nine out of…
Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Kim Carver says, “When the water’s moving, fish the points and humps in 20-30 feet of water. Zoom green-pumpkin finesse worms, and redbug, also by Zoom, are good colors to Carolina rig.” Mullet: “Get out the salt block and the hog feed,” said Kim…
Level: 1.1 feet low. Temp: 84-90 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and Flint River are crystal clear but should get cloudy in the next week or so. The Chattahoochee is muddy and hardly flowing at all. Spring Creek is almost dry and isn’t flowing. Bass: Poor. The bass fishing is extremely slow. Jack Wingate said,…
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