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Fishing Reports
Nottely: Level: 9.8 feet below 1775. Temp: 45 to 55 degrees. Clarity: Most all creeks and the river is muddy. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, reports, “We are back to fishing most every day. Fishing has been good when pulling large herring on boards. We have lots of nice hybrids showing up in big numbers, and it’s…
Lanier: Level: 0.4 feet above 1071. Temp: Low to upper 50s. Clarity: The corps has been doing very little to drop the lake, which has kept the northern reaches of the lake very muddy as there is very little flow. Most creeks go from a moderate to light stain as you move to the back.…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above 528. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports, “Some bass moved up to bed in March, and waves will continue to move in throughout the month of April with warmer weather. Floating worms in pockets will get bit from mid pocket to…
Hartwell: Level: 0.2 feet below 660. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Cole Wilson, with Spot Chaser Guide Service, reports, “Fish are in all stages across the whole lake. There are some fish in prespawn, spawn and even postspawn out there right now. For prespawn fish, look in ditches and rocky points throwing a Damiki…
Eufaula: Level: 1.2 feet above 188. Temp: 56-64 degrees. Clarity: Muddy to stained. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, with Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The river is remaining high and stable. All the rain and winds have kept it nasty. The bass that are being caught have roe in them at various stages. There is some…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.5 feet below 330. Temp: 60s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, some stain in the creeks. Bass: David Earl Thorton, with Franklin Gun Shop, reports, “You can catch 2-lb. buck bass on any wood structure. Cover water with a spot-remover colored Jackhammer to find fish, then slow down and fish a…
Chatuge: Level: 5.1 feet below 1925. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. The lake level is coming up, and on these sunny days, the baitfish are getting active, which means we’re starting to see some bass breaking on top, so you want to make sure…
Carters: Level: 0.3 feet above 1074. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter, with Carters Lake Guide Service, reports, “Shad and spot spawns are the key. Fish rocky, main-lake points early with topwater, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits around shad and bass hitting them. Move fast until you find activity. After the sun gets up…
Burton: Level: 1.8 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been great the last few days. We have caught fish in almost every pocket/cove around the lake. A lot of the fish are spawning right now. We have had good success with a weighted Zoom…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, won the March 22 Lazy Man tournament with 14-11, beating the second-place weight of 14-10. Bass are hard-core spawning in April. Fish the back halves of pockets in Halawakee Creek. Early mornings,…
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