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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.7 feet below 330. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Jon Hair, with Greenfish Tackle, says that more bass move up shallow and the movement speeds up in October. Run the bank early with a buzzbait—try both the Hammerhead Buzz and Toad Toter Buzz—to find and catch active fish. Concentrate on shallow…
The bite has been good pretty much everywhere this week. Jamie Hodge had a phenomenal catch of crappie from the Altamaha River, including some fish over a pound apiece. A few other anglers had great bass catches from the river this week, as well. Trout fishing was excellent in Brunswick for an angler flinging plugs…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Stained. I visited Lake Blackshear yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 12, finding light rain, wind and no other boats on the lake. The water temperature was down to 79 degrees, and the fish were chomping. The fall bite has begun! I was really pleased to run into white crappie, which had…
These cooler temperatures have been great for anglers, and most of the bites have fired off, as well. The Altamaha system bass bite has remained great. Saltwater has been consistent, as well. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River: The bass bite has been great on the Altamaha system. Bill Stewart fished with me on Friday in the lower Altamaha,…
The bites have mostly been good this week. The Altamaha system bass bite has been great. Saltwater has provided a good bite when you could get out. Several days this week it was howling! At least two river records were set this week. Check out the write-ups in the Altamaha and Withlacoochee sections. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River:…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Stained. With it being Labor Day weekend, we stayed with my parents at their house on Lake Blackshear on the Sumter County side. I went out on my boat early Sunday morning before the wife and kids started stirring and had a great time. I stayed…
The fish are starting to move out of their summer patterns and move around more. It can be good and bad. It’s good because they feed better than in their mid-summer mode, but it’s sometimes hard to find them in the fall. Altamaha/Ocmulgee River:– My prediction in last week’s report about the Ocmulgee was correct.…
Burton: Level: 2.2 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The bass bite has been tough the last couple of days. Most of the fish we have caught have been mid-lake chasing schools of herring around. Jackall 110 chrome jerkbaits have been…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.2 feet below 1686. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been fair but should start getting better this month. TVA has already started lowering the lake, and we’ve begun having cooler nights, and the water temp is starting to cool off some. Two great…
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…
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