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Fishing Reports
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.…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below 77.5. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear but looking to stain up after the rains. Bass: Capt. Paul Tyre reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been very good through December, and as we move into January, the bite should get even better. January and February are great months for…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “December fishing has been really good. Trout, redfish, black drum and stripers have been active up the rivers. Water temperatures have been all over the place. Two weeks ago it was around 53 degrees, and on Dec. 19 it was 62 degrees. January fish catching will all depend on…
Russell: Level: Full pool at 475. Temp: 55 to 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The water has finally cleared up from the turnover and the fish are biting. We have been catching most of our fish on main-lake points and in ditches using a variety of baits. The key this…
Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 55 degrees in Sugar Creek on the morning of Dec. 20. Clarity: The lake is clear, even up the Apalachee River. Only the Oconee River above I-20 is stained. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “Bass fishing on Lake Oconee is getting better every day, but there are still days…
Nottely: Level: 14.2 feet below 1775. Temp: 53-55 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been fair. We have been catching a mixed bag of fish. The stripers and spots have been hanging in the 20- to 40-foot depth, but we have all been catching them up shallower on planer boards and…
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