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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet above 188. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “This extreme cold weather that we have experienced since the last week of December has cooled the river lower than we have seen in a while. The cool water has driven the fish deeper late in the day and…
Allatoona: Level: 9.3 feet below 840. Temp: The temperature ranges from 44 degrees up north to 52 degrees down south. Clarity: Dirty. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “February fishing on Allatoona should be great this year. We’ve been catching great numbers of fish, 25 to 40 per day. There are several good ways to…
West Point: Level: 6.3 feet below 635. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained north of Highland but clear down the lake. Use caution north of the 219 bridge. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fair. Things are beginning to pick up a bit as the weather improves in February. The shallow bite for bass is fair right…
Chatuge: Level: 7.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 50-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve had some crazy weather. It’s cold for a few days, and then it warms back up and then drops a lot of rain, and then cools back down. All and all, wintertime is…
Weiss: Level: 3.3 feet below 564. Temp: 49 to 51 degrees. Clarity: Stained to clear. Multiple Species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Fishing is poor, and they are still on the creek and river channel ledges. Deep-running crankbaits and Carolina rigs are catching fish. A lot of bass are on secondary points and roadbeds. Crappie fishing is…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above 528. Temp: 52-53 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain from end to end. The upper Tussahaw Creek above the bridge is a little clearer. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports some bass being caught on main-lake rock and wood cover. Sunny weather will pull them up shallow on those banks with seawalls, natural…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy all over the lake. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “While the majority of bass anglers enjoy fishing the bank and rip-rap, I am confident you can catch a sack full of fish out deep, especially right now and into February. Concentrate your efforts on…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore fishing in February can be very good for redfish, but you need to keep in mind that the water is a lot clearer, causing the fish to be a bit more skittish. When fishing, be as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto…
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet below 1071. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: The main lake is mostly clear up to the Highway 369 bridge, and then stained up to Highway 53 up the Chestatee and to Gainesville Creek up the Hooch. From these points up the river, arms are very stained as are all the major creeks…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 below 521. Temp: 54-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained but some clear water in the mid to lower portion of Halawakee Creek and pockets near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan with Summerlin Outdoors reports both spots and largemouth are feeding on rocky points and banks on the main lake. A red…
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