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Fishing Reports
Oconee: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear from Sugar Creek to the dam. There is some stain in the backs of some pockets, and there is a heavy stain up both rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Special thanks to Tony Couch for all his help this summer…
West Point: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “During September, expect the shallow bite to slowly improve, especially if we get a lot of rain or a little cooler temps. Shallow-water baits such as unweighted Trick Worms, flukes, Senkos, buzzbaits and…
Weiss: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Moderate stain. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is fair. The bass are still on a summer pattern on main-lake points, roadbeds and the creek and river channels. Shad-pattern crankbaits and Carolina rigs are working well. Slow-rolling a spinnerbait is also working.” Crappie:…
Seminole: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Light stain in the Flint and Chattahoochee; Spring Creek is clear. Bass: Guide Chris Taylor reports, “As August comes to a close, expect to see more of the same pattern on Seminole well into September. I am catching all my fish…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been decent the last week or so. We have not been catching a lot of numbers but have been catching some quality fish. Drop-shotting Roboworms in brush and grass seems to be the ticket. Most of the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: The bite has been slow, but anglers can work up some bites on shaky-head worms fished on brushpiles in 8 to 14 feet of water. Concentrate on brush on secondary points and docks that are close to deep water. First…
Hartwell: Level: Just above full pool. Temp: 85-89 degrees. Clarity: Lots of rain has stained the water, so expect 2 to 3 feet of visibility and zero to 1 foot in the creeks. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “August is considered the dog days of summer, but with higher-than-normal oxygen levels, the fish don’t seem…
Eufaula: Level: 0.7 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Light to moderate stain. Bass: Look for bass on high spots and main-river ledges from the causeway down to White Oak Creek. This is a crankbait bite that depends on current from water being pulled at the dam. When they’re not moving water,…
Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 81-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Lake Chatuge has been fishing good. We’ve only been out early in the mornings fishing the first four to six hours and getting off the lake before it gets hot. There has been some topwater action going on, some fish breaking out in open water,…
Carters: Level: Slightly above full. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: 4 to 5 feet. Stripers: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “The summer striper pattern was late arriving this year, but it’s here now for sure. The key is starting early. We are getting a few shots at stripers just before dawn on live baits fished under the Hydro…
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