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Fishing Reports
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “In December, fish catching can happen. Spotted seatrout, flounder and redfish are bulking up for those unpredictable but fast-on-the-way cold-weather patterns. It’s also a great time to be a weather watcher. Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time when there is an approaching cold…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has turned on this week with the water cooling off and starting to clear up from the turnover. The good thing about fishing this time of year is the bass are feeding up. You have the lake…
Nottely: Level: 13.5 feet below 1,775. Temp: 55-59 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “There have been some nice fish showing up. Most of the fish have been caught pulling large herring on freelines and on planers early mornings. Then we have been moving over to downlines around 10 a.m. or so. Fish…
Jackson: Level: Almost 9 feet down and not a single boat ramp is available to launch from. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Word has it that Lake Jackson will start to fill sometime after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I did not have the information on how quickly Lake Jackson will become ramp accessible/boat launchable. That being…
Blue Ridge: Level: 12.3 feet below 1681. Temp: 55-55 degrees. Clarity: 10 feet. Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Bass are on the points 20 to 30 feet deep crashing bait on the surface and holding deep on rockpiles in 40 feet of water. We are catching them on vertical offerings while walleye fishing, but I’m sure…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s to 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Bass fishing is great at Lake Sinclair. It’s taking between 18 and 21 pounds to win the tournaments right now. The lake has really cleared up. Ed at Lakeside Chevron says Shad Raps and Berkley crankbaits…
Allatoona: Level: 3.3 feet low. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “December looks to be great! Good numbers were caught in November, even though fish were scattered. In December, as temperatures cool, the bass tend to concentrate and be a bit more predictable. Water temps are starting to drop into…
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: 71-74 degrees. Clarity: Turnover is in varied stages throughout the lake, and water clarities are clear to weak coffee colored, depending on how hard the turnover is in the area you are at. Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley, of Jimbo’s Spotted Bass Guide Service, reports, “Many anglers make the common mistake of…
Allatoona: Level: 3.9 feet low. Temp: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Fishing continues to be good in the month of November. Shad are on the move, and we are seeing huge pods of them migrating into the creeks. Water temperatures begin the month in the high 60s to low 70s…
West Point: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 69-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Shallow water fishing remains good now and should improve even more during November, especially with higher than normal lake levels and falling water temps. Try the cuts and pockets, starting north of…
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