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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 1 foot above 1074. Temp: 80-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, with Carters Lake Guide Service, “Shorter days mean better fishing. September is a month of changes. Spots and stripers truly have no depth range in September. Fish will be schooling on the surface one minute and in 50 to 60…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “As I write this fishing report, we’re experiencing our first ‘false fall’ of the year. Air temperatures have dipped into the low 60s at night with relatively low humidity. It won’t last long though, as the forecast for Labor…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, is hoping to see an early fall to make the bass transition faster. In the mornings, fish fast with a buzzbait or Spook covering water and watching for bait balls up the river. Fish the…
West Point: Level: 3.7 feet below 635. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “I am hoping for some cooler temps and some rain this month. Expect the lake level to be 5 feet down by Sept. 1 and continue to drop another 5 feet as the month passes. It’s supposed to…
Sinclair: Level: 1.8 feet below 340. Temp: 90-92 degrees. Clarity: The lake is clear on the south end, but there is a stain up the rivers and some color north of the railroad bridge. Bass: Karl Pingry spoke with Ed at Lakeside Chevron who said the fish are still biting. It’s taking 15 pounds to…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below 77.5. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Spring Clear is clear, and the Flint and Chattahoochee arms have a slight stain. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The big bass have been biting this summer on Lake Seminole, and we expect it to continue into the fall. Currently,…
Allatoona: Level: Full at 840. Temp: 81-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing continues to be good. September can be a bit tricky sometimes. When water temperatures begin to cool, we see algae blooms that could slow fishing for a few weeks. It mostly depends on temperature, rain and current, which…
Russell: Level: 0.8 feet below 475. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has gotten tough the last few weeks, and the water looks stained in a lot of areas due to all the wind we have been having. With the cooler temperatures, the bass should start…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below 435. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Stained to the Highway 44 bridge. Bass: With summer winding down, September will begin a transition month, but not until cooler weather settles in a little more consistently. Don’t let that week of nice weather in mid August fool you. We’re not quite done with…
Nottely: Level: 4.2 feet below 1775. Temp: 82-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt, of Lake Nottely Fishing Charter, reports, “August has been off the charts. We have caught some nice fish and lots of big numbers. We have been catching fish a lot of different ways. The best bite has been fishing herring…
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