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Fishing Reports
Lanier: Level: 0.7 feet above 1071. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear except for a little stain in the backs of the creeks. Bass: Guide Jimbo from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, “Fishing during the spawn can provide some interesting opportunities and many different choices. Bass focused on the spawn are often quite finicky…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “February weather has been a real roller-coaster ride, cold for a few days and then hot. Water temps have been from 46 a few weeks back to 57 degrees this morning. The sudden warming trend has kicked the fish activity into high gear. Redfish and trout activity should be…
Nottely: Level: 12.2 feet below 1775. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: River and creeks are stained. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “February has been up and down on Nottely. We have been catching some nice fish, but we’re having to work for them. On the up side, the last few days have been awesome. We have…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.4 feet below 1681. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Up, down, up, down, this lake level is like a roller coaster. Work on the dam has had TVA drawing water as fast as they can and mother nature is working to fill it up on the other end…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 48 to 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained but cleaner toward the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The current fishing conditions are pretty inconsistent and hard to pattern unless you pull into the right area, (see last month’s issue), but things are about to change. Randy Bush was willing to…
Altamaha River: Dan Stone reports, “The Altamaha River at Charlottesville is currently at 8.3 and falling. Flood stage is 13, and ideal stage is 1 to 4 feet. The current temp is 58 degrees, and the ideal temp is 70 plus. The wet winter months in January and February resulted in four to eight weeks of…
Allatoona: Level: 9.6 feet below 840. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing in the month of March is extremely good. This is the month when you have the best chance of catching a trophy fish on Lake Allatoona. This month fish are migrating toward spawning areas and will actually…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above 528. Temp: 50-51 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Current fishing is slow and poor. The ABA only took 7 pounds to win. With fishing like that, let’s talk March fishing! I managed to talk to two veterans on the lake. They said that right now is…
Hartwell: Level: 0.7 feet below 660. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fishing in March on Hartwell can’t be beat. Prespawn largemouth should be moving into their staging areas directly adjacent to spawning areas, and they can really stack up. Look for rock 5 to 15 feet deep on secondary points…
Weiss: Level: 3.3 feet below 564. Temp: 45-48 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Various species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is fair, and they are on their winter pattern on the river and creek channels. Drop-shot rigs and Carolina rigs are catching fish. Crappie fishing is good, and they are suspended in the…
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