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Russell: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 degrees early in the morning, reaching 52 by mid afternoon. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough. With surface temperatures below 50 degrees, spotted bass are your most dependable bite right now. For spots, try small crankbaits like a Shad Rap or a Norman’s Little N on rocky, main-lake…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 51-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, slightly stained up the creeks. Bass: The fishing has been excellent lately for numbers and size, according to Jim Pass. “With the warm weather we have been having, the bass are moving up to shallow flats near deep…
West Point: Level: 7.5 feet below full. Temp: 42 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained in places. Relatively clear on the main lake. Bass: The largemouth bite has been crazy, according to guide Paul Parsons. “The warm weather has the fish turned on,” Paul said. He said the warming trends are the times to fish on West…
Blue Ridge: Level: 14.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Early and late, try a No. 5 or No. 7 firetiger Shad Rap on rocky main-lake points to catch smallmouths, said J.R. Donalson. He likes to find windblown points with a little dingy water to throw the crankbait. If the fish…
Paradise PFA: Lake Patrick is four inches below full pool. Clarity: Slightly stained. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Bass: Fair to good. Try spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Traps in four to eight feet of water. Bass have been moving in and out of the shallows. David Hudson, a well-known big-bass hunter, has been fishing Lake Patrick and has already…
Weiss: Level: 5.2 feet below full. Temp: 48-55 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: “If my money was on the line, I’d be out on the ledges,” said John Boggs. Try fishing a Texas-rigged Zoom Finesse worm in green pumpkin or a black/blue jig ’n pig. Position your boat over the river channel, cast up onto the…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 50s. Clarity: Clearing on the main lake with some stain up the rivers. Bass: Fishing has been very good. Butch Tucker says if the weather stays warm, the February full moon could signal the start of some unbelievable bass fishing. “With the warm weather…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain at Little River Park. There’s not enough rain to really muddy it up. Bass: Great. February is a fun time to be on Sinclair. “I was on a pattern down the lake before that Berry’s tournament, but I couldn’t get to my fish because…
Saltwater: Inshore: A very mild winter has kept the inshore fishing going, said Capt. Greg Hildreth. “We’re still sight fishing for reds — there’s been plenty of that — and we’re still catching trout. It’s 72 degrees outside right now,” Greg said on Friday, January 20. “This is the mildest winter we’ve had a while,…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear except for a stain up the rivers. Bass: Fair. Bass are still scattered. There’s a hot and cold shallow bite, and it’s best on warming trends or warmer afternoon. Try a jig ’n pig, Suddeth Little Earl crankbait, or slow-roll a spinnerbait on rip-rap at…
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