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Level: 1.8 feet low. Temp: 73-74 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. “In the morning I’m still going to search for shad in the grass,” said Aaron Batson. “After about an hour I’m going to hit some short pockets and flip docks. Don’t go in the long coves. I’ll flip docks with a brushhog or…
Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Robert and Rick Tindell won Valley’s tournament on Sunday, catching a few on topwater and several on hydrilla edges. “They’re on those hydrilla edges now,” said Robert. “I like to flip a worm in there, let if fall and they’ll usually hit it…
Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temps: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. The middle-lake bite during the day is getting tougher as the water warms and the largemouths begin to make a move to a summer pattern. You can still catch them on the shoal markers with a Carolina-rigged Trick Worm or U-Tail worm…
Level: Full pool. Temp: 72-74 degrees. Clarity: Stained all the way to the dam, except for Richland Creek which is clear. Bass: Good. There was major shad-spawn activity around May 20 that was still going on when this report was filed May 22. Also, some mayflies are hatching. The combination makes for some great topwater…
Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, according to Ronnie McDonald. “They brought the lake level up suddenly, and during the middle of the spawn, and that seems to have the fish messed up. It only took six pounds to win the last tournament,” he said. Striper/Hybrids: Good. “The…
Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temps: 68 to 72 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear; slight stain in the backs of some creeks. Spotted Bass: Good, although the odd weather pattern slowed the bass fishing a bit. “Things are starting to get more stable,” said guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman. “Most of the…
Level: Down 1.4 feet. Temp: 70-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain in the rivers and clear down the lake. Bass: Tough. “Word is that six to eight pounds is winning night tournaments,” said Aaron Batson. “When the fish came off the bed they hit slow mode. People are catching some small fish but no kickers. The…
Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: Good. The Spooks & Flukes pattern is well underway. Zara Spooks, Sammys, Creek Chubs, and unweighted Zoom Super Flukes on main-lake points, humps and reef markers is a top pattern in June and throughout the summer. When the fish…
Level: 1.8 feet below full. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear, to a light stain. Bass: Ronnie Gregory and a friend went out last Tuesday, and their best five went about 17 pounds. “We caught them shallow in grass near deep water on a Paca Craw fished Texas rig with a 1/4-oz. weight.” They also…
Level: 2.0 feet below full. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Between the Top Six and BASS tournaments, the lower end of Clarks Hill has been hammered with pressure this spring. However, Larry Gilpin said the blowthrough bite is just now firing up, and it’s stronger and later than it was last year. “The…
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