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Carters: Level: 1.7 feet low. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. In the Coosawatee Shiners Club tournament it took a little over 16 pounds to win. “Doodling in deep brushpiles won it,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. Buddy said climbing temperatures have pushed the fish deeper. Stick to the deep brush,…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Daniel Workman has been catching both spots and largemouths on main-lake points by targeting brushpiles and keying on grass. “The spots are really on the brushpiles,” said Daniel. “You can find brushpiles on just about any point on the lake by watching your graph.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Guide Nathan Lewis was on the lake last week with is dad and caught a few smallmouths. “We were throwing topwater lures,” said Nathan. “I was throwing a Pop-R, and my dad was throwing a Spook or Super Spook Jr.…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: The sloughs are clear, the main lake was stained by heavy rain June 25. Bass: Slow. The most recent Blackshear Buddies tournament was won with more than 16 pounds anchored by a 7 1/2-pounder. Most of the anglers, however, were weighing in one or two bass. “The…
Level: Down 2.9 feet below full pool. Temps: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Mike Bucca said he is catching good numbers of spotted bass, and the quality has been fair. He recommends topwater and swim baits early fished on rocky, main-lake and secondary points. The drop-shot bite is the best pattern right now, but…
Chattahoochee Tailwater Water temp: Mid 50s Duane Stalnaker said that the hatches on the ‘Hooch below Buford Dam are dwindling down, but that there are still a few caddis and blue-winged olives flying around. If there aren’t enough of those hatching to make the trout look up, don’t hesitate to tie on a nymph. Duane…
Inshore: The inshore fishing for trout has been very good, and June should also be very good for numbers and better chances at bigger fish, according to Capt. Greg Hildreth. He said the trout are biting good on the standard slip-float rigs baited with good, lively shrimp. Also, he has been doing well sight fishing…
Evans County PFA: Level: Full pool. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: 30 inches. Bass: Good. Several bass in the 5- to 10-lb. range were caught throughout May. Anglers using crankbaits, flukes, and live shiners fishing in six to eight feet of water are most successful, and this pattern should continue into June. Smaller bass have been…
Level: 2.9 feet low. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. degrees. Clarity: Light stain up river, clear in lake. Bass: Good. Charlie Baldwin said some days in June he’s throwing topwater all day. Try buzzbaits, Zara Spooks and Sammys. “I’m keying on wood real close to deep water,” said Charlie. “A lot of times they’ll hit…
Level: .5 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-75 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: The bass were up in the grass and shallow in mid May, but when the lake dropped about five inches, the bass pulled out to shallow brush and stumps. “They weren’t in the grass, but they hit lizards or…
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