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Fishing Reports
Russell: Level 1.3 feet below full pool. Temps: 76-80 on the lower end, but a cool 68 degrees up the lake below the Hartwell tailrace. Clarity: It’s been very clear, but heavy rains could stain some of the creeks. Bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson said for largemouths throw a Texas-rigged worm in the timber. “Fish…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair to good. First thing in the morning, try a Pop-R or other topwater plug along seawalls and rip-rap. Last week there was a huge mayfly hatch. Look for trees with over-hanging branches, and if you find mayflies, you can catch bass on a…
Nottely: Level: 2.8 feet below full. Temp: 80-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jerry at Jerry’s Bait & Tackle said the bass fishing had been pretty slow lately, with catches under 10 pounds winning most nighttime pot tournaments. Topwater — Spooks, flukes and Sammys over brush on main-lake points — has produced some fish. Once the…
Lanier: Level: 5.4 feet below full. Temps: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent, says guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman. “The level is dropping around one inch per day, and this draw-down has really turned the fish on. Spotted bass are schooling all over the south end of Lanier and attaching themselves to the man-made…
Jackson: Level: Down 1.5 feet. Temp: 84-88 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear in the rivers and clear down the lake. Bass: Good. Aaron Batson said the fish have moved out into 15 to 22 feet of water on deep humps and ledges. The closer to the brushpiles and river ledges, the better. Throw Texas-rig worms with…
Hartwell: Level: 3.5 feet below full. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. The Flukes & Spooks pattern on main-lake humps, points and reef markers still works, said Hartwell fishing guide Mark Waller. If the topwater isn’t working for you, the back-up to that pattern is a Carolina-rigged lizard worked on the same structure. Stripers/Hybrids:…
Eufaula: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Charles Ingram said the bass should really start to stack up on the main ledges in 18 to 20 feet of water. “I like channel bends or mouths of ditches,” said Charles. “I like ledges that have a point on it. If…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.3 feet below full. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson said the best bite is after dark. Look for humps that have brush, rock or hydrilla on them, and throw Spot Removers and big jigs. Craig concentrates from Schriver Creek down to the dam and up to Rosseau Creek…
Chatuge: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Sean Capes was fishing a She Dog topwater plug when a big fish rolled on the bait. “It ripped off about 10 yards of line, and I thought, ‘Man, this is a big spot.’ Then it jumped like it had been shot out…
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,…
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