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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.5 feet below full. Temp: Upper 60s. Clarity: Light stain to clear. Bass: There’s a good, fairly consistent bite for anglers willing to fish slow with a Texas-rigged finesse worm on shallow cover like stumps, dock posts and blowdowns. Junebug and watermelon are good colors. For anglers wanting to fish faster, run…
Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “What a crazy month for fishing. We’ve had so much rain that our lake actually went above full pool in just a matter of a few days. That’s not good when it’s spawning time, not to mention we had some…
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity is clear on the main lake to slightly stained in the backs of the major creeks and stained in the river systems. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman, of LanierSpots.com, reports, “Lanier is awesome! The fish are in all stages right now and can…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-73 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy up both rivers. Some stain past the 44 bridge that was clearing up after 10 days of no rain. Clear near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “The shad spawn is in full swing, but finding the bass with them is the…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton, of Georgia Lake Fishing, reports, “The bass bite has finally turned on! We have caught fish shallow, deep and in the creek rapids. Trick Worms have been working good mid-morning in pockets. Jerkbaits have been working best on main-lake points. We have…
Nottely: Level: 0.8 feet above full. Temp: 61-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the creeks, but the main lake is clearing up. Stripers: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “It has been an awesome April. We have caught some nice fish and lots of them. We have had the best luck pulling planers with shad and large herring…
West Point: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained up the river and in the upper-lake creeks. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth are being caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as popping frogs, Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “May is a month that can dictate the remainder of the summer on Jackson for any fisherman. The spawn is winding down as the last wave of females take to the shallows as others are…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: It was near 78 degrees, but the day after we had 4 inches of rain the water temps were 68 early and 72 in the afternoon. The water temps will rebound this last week of April. Clarity: The water is stained up both rivers and clear on…
Weiss: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss has turned on this past week, and this great bassin’ action should continue for the rest of April and throughout the month of May. Most of the fish have begun to spawn,…
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