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Level: .25 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. If you can catch five smallmouths that weight 1 1/2-pounds apiece, you are likely to be in the money at a Blue Ridge tournament this time of year, said John Hembree. “You will catch an occasional 2- or 3-lb. bass, but nine…
Level: Full pool. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Ernie Broughton had 41 boats for his Saturday, May 20 tournament and about half zeroed. It took 13 pounds to win, and big fish was 5.3 pounds. “It was terrible,” said Ernie, who was among he zeros. “We tried everything — spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, buzzbaits, worms,…
Level: Full pool. Temp: 71 to 73 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the upper end, clear on the lower end. Bass: Very good for numbers of fish. Quality bass are tougher to come by, but are still being caught. At first light try a small topwater plug like a Pop R along the seawalls, private ramps,…
Allatoona: Level: Down 0.3 feet below full pool. Temps: 72 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Fishing was outstanding the entire month of May, according to Mike Bucca. “The water temps for May have been abnormally low, and that has done nothing but help the fishing on Allatoona,” Mike said. A variety of patterns have been…
Allatoona: Level: Down 1.9 feet below full pool. Temps: 72 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Excellent for numbers of 1- to 2-lb. spotted bass. “It simply doesn’t get any better than it has been for the entire month of April. Forty- to 60-fish days have been the norm,” said guide Mike Bucca. The spotted bass…
Inshore: The inshore fishing for trout has been very good lately, and this month it should get even better with more big fish coming into play. Capt. Greg Hildreth said he’s had some good catches on live bait on slip-float rigs. “The sight fishing for the inshore reds has also been good. I had some…
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 below full pool. Temp: High 60s to mid 70s. Clarity: Stain up the lake from recent rains, it’s fairly clear on the lower lake. Bass: Professional angler Jay Chambless said bass fishing has been tough lately. Jay said there are still a few fish trying to spawn, but trying to catch them…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temp: mid-50s “We’ve been having a good blue-winged olive (BWO) hatch that is more prevalent than it has been in the past,” said Chris Scalley. He said you can match the hatch by tying on a BWO from size 16 all the way down to a tiny 24. Parachute Adams and comparaduns…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: Low 70s, some warmer water back in stained creeks. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Hartwell’s famous Spooks & Flukes bite is under way. The run-and-gun pattern on main-lake points, humps and reef markers was made famous by Hartwell fishing guide Mark Waller — and he is still catching fish…
West Point: Level: 1.7 feet below full. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, stained upriver. Bass: Guide Paul Parsons said the water temperature is just right, and the new moon should have the big females on the bed. Some anglers are reporting seeing some bedding fish. Paul thinks most fish will be…
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