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Level: 2.0 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Summer bass patterns at Blue Ridge include some downsized topwater as the sun goes down and then working deeper water on rocky main-lake points. Topwater baits like a Sammy or Spook will work on Blue Ridge, but a Pop-R or Zara Puppy…
Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 90s degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. Clint Brownlee and Jerry Gray won the most recent Blackshear Buddies tournament (July 15) by running up the river. “I have a friend who has a tunnel-hull boat, and we were able to go way up the river,” said Clint. “The…
Level: Full pool. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear, some of the feeder creeks have a little stain. Bass: Poor. “It’s taking six to nine pounds to win tournaments. You can throw white or black buzzbaits and silver or black Pop-Rs and catch a few before 9:00,” said David Lowry. “Fish the shaded banks, docks and…
Level: Down 5.3 feet below full pool. Temps: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. First thing in the morning, there is a very short-lived topwater bite, said guide Mike Bucca. He said to fish the main-lake points with a herring-colored Sammy. Also try around the mouth of Cooper’s Branch and throw topwater or a fluke.…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temp: Mid 50s Chris Scalley of River Through Atlanta said that summertime is when the ‘Hooch really stands out above the rest because of its constant cool temps. “Thirty miles downstream of Buford Dam, it’s still no warmer than 58 degrees,” Chris said. Chris also noted that the fish will really be…
Inshore: The fishing has been excellent for big, 2- to 3-lb. trout. Capt. Greg Hildreth says to concentrate on areas closer to the ocean as many of the bigger trout move to the beaches. The bite on the beaches is very good, particularly on the Cumberland Island beach (see article on page 60). The redfish…
Evans County PFA: Level: Down one foot. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: 20 to 24 inches. Bass: Good for quality bass around the pier, fish attractors, and lily pads using live shiners and artificial plastics like Super Flukes. During July look for smaller 12-15 inch bass running young schools of gizzard shad. Bream: Good. Anglers have…
West Point: Level: 4.7 feet low. Temp: 86 degrees in main lake. Up the river it’s 72-76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good using big worms and crankbaits, said guide Paul Parsons. There’s also a good topwater bite for about an hour after daylight. Paul has been running main-lake flats in about 15 to 30 feet…
Weiss: Level: 1.1 feet below full. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Weiss guide Mark Collins says the fish have mostly pulled back to deeper areas, which at Weiss means the ledges. He recommends a junebug Dead Ringer on a Carolina rig dragged off the ledges. A 1/2-oz. Oldham spinnerbait in chartreuse and white…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Quantity not quality is the case at Sinclair. Lots of fish but not as big as you’d hope for, according to Aaron Batson. In the morning, go to the grassbeds. Throw Zoom Horny Toads and YUM Buzz Frogs in darker colors. Junebug and…
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