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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Some stain the creeks and rivers but mostly clear on the main lake. Bass: Guide Matthew Justice reports, “The winter patterns have set in completely. Fish the points, rockpiles and ditches with underspins and brown football jigs. Fishing a red crankbait in stained water…
West Point: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Early in the month of December, the shallow bite should be pretty good and could improve even more, especially with a little stained water, higher than normal lake levels and water temps still in the…
Weiss: Level: 3.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “The bass bite on Weiss has gotten a lot more aggressive with the cooler fall temps. Covering a lot of shallow points close to deeper areas can produce some solid action, especially…
Sinclair: Level: The lake is still drawn down but scheduled to start filling back up starting on Nov. 29. Temp: 66 in the morning and up to 70 in some pockets in the afternoon. Clarity: The lake is mainly clear with stained water in Little River and Murder Creek areas. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry…
Seminole: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Light stain to clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been excellent with the falling water temperatures as the bass have begun their fall feed. The big largemouth have been feeding heavily…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “Normally the inshore bite will turn on big time 18 to 24 hours out before a big weather change. The best natural bait is going to be live shrimp, and the best artificial baits are those that imitate them. Live shrimp will work under popping or traditional adjustable corks or just…
Russell: Level: 0.3 feet low. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Stain in much of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “Not much has changed from last month. The water is the warmest I have ever seen for late November, so the bass are scattered both shallow and deep. We are still catching a lot…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62-66 degrees. Clarity: The lake is clear, even up the Apalachee River. Only the Oconee River above I-20 is stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The bass fishing is really good for numbers. It’s the size that varies. Michael Lynch recently fished the ABA on Oconee and has been…
Nottely: Level: 11 feet low. Temp: 57-62 degrees. Clarity: Creeks are stained, main lake is clear. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “Fishing has been OK for all the crazy weather we have had. We have been catching most of our fish on large herring and shad in the creeks and on long points that get…
Lanier: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: 63 degrees but an overdue cold front will drop it like a rock. Clarity: The turnover is coming to an end, so the water clarity is improving slowly. There is very little stained water. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing has been sketchy but good. There has been a…
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