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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore fishing in February can be very good for redfish, but you need to keep in mind that the water is a lot clearer, causing the fish to be a bit more skittish. Keep things as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto bars…
Hartwell: Level: 1.8 feet below 660. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: 1 to 4 feet, the main lake is very clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fish are deep and on the winter pattern. Most fish are being caught 20 to 50 feet deep on points, humps and creek runs. The key this time of year…
Eufaula: Level: 1 foot above 188. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The rains, temperature swings and muddy water have the fish in a total state of confusion. The creeks are very muddy; the river will tend to clear up a little faster. The south end will naturally clear up a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.8 feet below 330. Temp: 47-50 degrees. Clarity: The water is dirty in all the bigger creeks and rivers up the lake to about mid lake. The level has been fluctuating a lot this month because of the rain we have been getting. Bass: Tournament angler Trad Whaley reports, “Looking ahead to…
Carters: Level: 2 feet below 1,074. Temp: 45 degrees. Clarity: 4 feet. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “From now until April is the time to see a trophy-sized female walleye in this lake. Look for the fish to start stacking up around deep structure in the river channel staging for the spawn next month. These…
Lanier: Level: 0.3 feet below 1071. Temp: 45-50 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear and becoming slightly stained as you venture toward the backs of the creeks. Bass: Jimbo, from Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “The early prespawn on Lake Lanier can be a fantastic time to catch a huge spotted or largemouth bass. The…
Level: 13.6 feet below 840. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: Clear but stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “January will be different this year. At the first part of the month, the water temperatures were still in the mid 50s. Normally I would talk about low water temperatures in the mid 40s,…
West Point: Level: 4.7 feet below 635. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Last week it was fairly clear all over the lake. That may change a bit after recent rains. Backs of the creeks and the Hooch north of 219 will likely stain up. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fair. Bass fishing in January can be…
Weiss: Level: 5.6 feet below 564. Temp: 49-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Crappie: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Crappie fishing is good, and they are on the creek and river channel ledges 18 to 25 feet deep. Spider rigging with live minnows and jigs over brush and stumps is the way to catch fish in the fall.…
Sinclair: Level: 1.1 feet below 340 Temp: Mid to high 50s. Clarity: Rivers are staining up, along with the Oconee River. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The bass can’t decide if it’s spring or winter! Ed at Lakeside Chevron had a club tournament yesterday that took 19 pounds to win and 18 was second.…
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