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Fishing Reports
Eufaula: Level: Full at 188. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The unseasonably warm winter has kept the water temp up for this time of year. This has kept the shallow bite active longer than usual. The bite continues to be extremely slow. It takes work to cause the bass to…
Lanier: Level: 2.2 feet below 1071. Temp: Low 50s but dropping fast with the recent cold. Clarity: Water clarity is clear on the main lake to a slight stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “While the outside elements are not always…
West Point: Level: 5.3 feet below 635. Temp: The temperature is in the middle 50s but will drop to the upper 40s next weekend. Clarity: There is a medium stain on the Hooch down to the railroad trestle. It’s still pretty clear down the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, January is typically a slow…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 below 340. Temp: Low 50s and colder in some pockets. Expect the temp to drop into the mid 40s by January. Clarity: The lake is muddy up above Twin Bridges and stained all the way below the 441 bridge. It is also muddy in the back of Rooty Creek, Crooked Creek and…
Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Mud from recent rainfall has moved all the way down to Cuscowilla. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “Bass fishing is very different on Oconee in January. Some fish will go after small crankbaits, ChatterBaits and even Little Georges, but you can also catch them deep on…
Allatoona: Level: 10.6 feet below 840. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Stained, but even with all the rain lately, the lake is clear south of Victoria. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing in January is normally tough. After the shot of arctic air we received just before Christmas, we should be moving into a full…
Nottely: Level: 14.4 feet below 1775. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “We have had some nice weather to be fishing for December. We have been catching some nice fish the last few weeks on freelines and downlines out over 30- to 50-foot humps in the mouths of creeks.…
Chatuge: Level: 7.3 feet below full pool 1925. Temp: 56-58 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing is good. We’ve got a lot of rain the past couple of weeks, which has brought the lake up some. But the rain we’ve been having has not really been a cold rain, so…
West Point: Level: 4 feet below 635. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The water has been pretty stable this winter, pretty much clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports “Fair. December is typically a decent month for bass fishing, and the shallow bite for largemouth has remained OK so far this winter. The shallow bite could improve…
Lanier: Level: 4.8 feet below 1071. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: The lake is down several feet and most of the lake is clear as turnover is almost over. There is a little stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “While the outside elements are not…
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