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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 0.3 feet above 660 Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Preston Harden, of Bucktail Guide Service, reports, “Fish are shallow and eating. May is the most consistent and reliable month of the year. Most game fish have spawned and are hungry. Early mornings are the best time to find feeding fish. Hybrids and stripers…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 61-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. The lake has come up fast the past month, and the fish have been trying to spawn. It’s been a strange spring this year with all the rain and cold weather, with a…
Burton: Level: 2 feet below full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Tyler Clore reports, “Largemouth are pulling up into the shallows in the creeks to bed. You can see the beds from 2 to 8 feet deep. I use a Texas-rigged Senko to pitch around the beds. The spotted bass are in…
Eufaula: Level: 0.2 feet above 188. Temp: Uppers 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The water is finally trying to clear up after the storms and heavy rain here and north of us. The generators have been running nearly around the clock and that helps to clean up the water…
Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 73 degrees. Clarity: The lake is muddy but Spring Creek is clear. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been AWESOME through the month of April, and as we move into May, the bass fishing should get even better! If planning a trip to Lake…
Carters: Level: 2.7 feet above 1074. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: 3 feet. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Walleye fishing has been consistent all spring, and we are seeing some real quality fish. After the spawn, the fish have pulled back out to the main-lake points and humps. They are holding offshore during the day in…
Nottely: Level: 2.4 feet below 1775. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, but the creeks have a light stain. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been sweet. The first of April started off slow, but the fish are setting up good on their spring pattern. We have been catching fish a…
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet below 840. Temp: 71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is great. The month of May is pretty exciting. When the bass spawn ends, the shad spawn begins. When the shad are spawning, they become easy targets. It starts a feeding frenzy for postspawn bass. May is…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.3 feet above 330. Temp: 58-64 degrees. Clarity: The river is dirty, the water mid-lake is stained, and the water down the lake is clear. Bass: College tournament angler Daelyn Whaley reports, “Look for your shallow-water patterns to start heating up in the backs of the pockets. Start looking for spawning fish…
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, but these bright, sunny days have been making fish active. The lake is still 6 feet below fool pool, the fish have been moving up and have…
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