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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 86-91 degrees. Clarity: About as clear as it gets for Oconee with a little color in the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Michael Lynch has been on the water a lot in June and reports that you can catch numbers and be off the lake by 10,…
Nottely: Level: 1.2 above 1775 Temp: 81-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Summer is here and the big schools of stripers are school up. We have been catching fish a lot of ways from downlines and weighted freelines. We have been finding most of the fish on 25- to 45-foot humps and…
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet below 1071. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “Depending on the water temperatures, there are several techniques you can utilize to stay on top of the fish, sometimes literally, and remain successful on Lanier during the hot summer months. Let’s review…
Hartwell: Level: 0.2 feet above 660. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The fishing is in on fire at Hartwell right now and is the best it has been in several years. There is a lot of schooling activity going on right now with both bass and hybrids. Most of…
Eufaula: Level: 0.5 feet below 188. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Some stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The warm weather has arrived, and early and late fishing is the most comfortable for fishermen. The midday heat is the best time to work on the bass that are transitioning to the first drop to find cooler…
Clarks Hill: Level: Full pool at 330. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Trad Whaley reports, “Summer is upon us with hot weather not letting up. This time of year they are getting deep again setting up above the thermocline. There are some shallow fish to be caught early and late on topwater…
Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet above 1925. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. I’ve been catching a lot of fish in the mornings on topwater. You will also see fish breaking and chasing bait throughout the day. I’ve been targeting these fish with a Strike King…
Carters: Level: 0.1 feet above 1074. Temp: 84 degrees. Clarity: 3 feet at best. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “I spent a few days catching spots last week on topwater. There’s a great bite early around the bait balls on the main lake. Spooks, Sammys, even buzzbaits are getting knocked out of the water by…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-85 degrees. Clarity: 12 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley, of Lake And Stream Guide Service, reports, “I haven’t seen any more smallies, but the spotted bass are finally chowing down after a late spawn. They have been clobbering dark-colored crankbaits and chrome spoons fished on points or near brush out deep.…
Allatoona: Level: 0.4 below 840. Temp: 85-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing on Lake Allatoona in July is good. The bass are mostly out deep and suspended during the daylight hours with some schooling activity. The boat traffic has been rough, but you can still catch them if you don’t…
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