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Fishing Reports
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…
Lanier: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temps: 50 degrees on the south end; about 47 degrees up the rivers. Clarity: The backs of the creeks are stained, but the main lake and most of the creeks are clear. Bass: Good, with fish moving deeper even though water temperatures are staying pretty stable. “There are…
Nottely: Level: 12.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 43-46 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow, but a few days of warm weather could turn it around, said Ronnie McDonald. “The cold, windy weather has put the fishing way off,” he said. If you are heading for the lake in February, Ronnie recommends a jig ’n pig…
Jackson: Level: Down 3.0 feet. Temp: Up in the river it’s in the high 40s, down the lake it’s in the low 50s. Clarity: It’s stained at Berry’s, and it will soon muddy up around the Yellow and South rivers. Bass: Fair. “Lately everybody’s been pounding rocks, but it hasn’t been a real strong pattern,”…
Hartwell: Level: One foot below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, the backs of the creeks are stained. Stripers/Hybrids: Fishing guide Steve Crenshaw said the lineside fishing has been good. “I caught 20 last Sunday (January 15), and I caught 12 on Friday (January 20). Steve said he had been…
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the upper end, mostly clear down south. Bass: Fair. Guide Jay Chambless said the most consistent bite he found has been in Cowikee Creek. “Fish ledges that top out in the 15-foot-range,” said Jay. “When the fish are active, you can catch…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.3 feet below full. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: The upper tributaries are muddy. If we get four or five days with no rain the upper reaches of the tributaries will start to run clear. The lower end is fairly clear from 378 south. Little River Carolina is muddy. Bass: A Shad Rap…
Carters: Level: 3.5 feet above full. Temp: 44 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: February can be a tough month on Carters. “Fish are scattered all over the lake,” said Buddy Callahan at Bart’s Bait & Tackle. Then again, it can be a great time to catch a magnum spotted bass. Right now, spots can be caught…
Chatuge: Level: 6.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. The series of weather fronts slowed the late January bite. Ordinarily during February fish can be caught in a variety of ways. A silver Hopkins or a white Flex-it jigging spoon worked just off the bottom in 30 to 45 feet…
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