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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.7 feet below 340 Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained water up Little River near Cedar Creek, up around Shoulder Bone, and in the back of Rooty Creek. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron. The hot baits working right now are a chrome and blue or crawfish-colored Rat-L-Traps…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below 77.5. Various Species: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Winter is here. The full moon is Dec. 8, and the new moon is Dec. 23. With that being said, you can’t tell what the fish will be doing all the time. Changing water temperatures and storm fronts will change the pattern almost…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “During December, all fish from spotted seatrout to flounder to redfish are doing what they do best, and that’s bulking up for those unpredictable but fast-on-the-way, cold-weather patterns. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold front. The fish usually feed…
Russell: Level: 0.9 feet below 475. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been really good the last couple of weeks, and this should continue through December. There has been a lot of baitfish suspended in 20 to 40 feet of water, and the bass are starting…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet below 435. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear for Oconee. Bass: Capt. Doug Nelms with BigFishHeads Guide Service reports, “Over the past couple of weeks, the bass have really showed up nicely. Anyone reading this probably knows that on most trips my clients really aren’t targeting them, but they have really bit hard…
Hartwell: Level: 5.7 feet below 660. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: 2 to 6 feet. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “As we enter into December and the month passes on, we will have a more established winter pattern with the fish moving deep looking for schools of herring. Look for baitfish in 20 to 40 feet…
Eufaula: Level: Full at 188. Temp: 58 degrees. Clarity: Perfect stain to clear. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The water table has been holding fairly steady. The bigger tournaments have slowed down some, taking some of the pressure off the fish. The bass are feeding in shoreline cover early and late. Frogs are still getting action…
Chatuge: Level: 6.9 feet below 1925. Temp: 60-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing is good. The lake is down at winter pool, and we’ve been having some colder weather, which has helped the water temp come down. I’ve not seen a lot of bass breaking first thing in…
Carters: Level: 1.5 feet below 1074. Temp: 61 degrees. Clarity: 6 to 8 feet. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake and Stream Guide Service, “Carters has been fishing pretty good for the last month. Warmer temps have kept the bait in the creeks and kept the fish nearby. It has been more like springtime fishing than…
Burton: Level: 3 feet low and dropping. Temp: 59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Tyler Clore, of Georgia Cast & Blast, reports, “With the fairly mild November, we have been catching some fish up schooling in the morning on a white Super Fluke and a white SuperFish swimbait head with a 3-inch Keitech paddletail swimbait.…
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