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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid to low 80s. Clarity: Various stained conditions throughout the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “October usually marks a big improvement in fishing in general. As the days start to get a little shorter and the temps cool, expect a drastic improvement in the…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70s. Clarity: The main lake is cloudy and stained in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been slow the last few weeks with the lake turning over. With the unusually cool temperatures and large amount of rain, the fishing should get better faster, especially…
Oconee: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: Mid to high 70s. Clarity: The rivers are muddy, and the mud has made its way to the Highway 44 bridge. The pockets above 44 are stained, with visibility about 6 inches to a foot as you work your way into the long pockets. It’s clear down at the…
Nottely: Level: 5.1 feet low. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “We have been catching a lot fish from Point 6 to the dam. Fish are holding out over a 50- to 80-foot bottom. We have been catching fish a lot different ways the last few weeks. The first few hours of morning,…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “The fall bite isn’t very far away. Topwater in the mornings is wide open. Throw a Spook, buzzbait or Pop-R along deeper seawalls. Run as many spots as you can before the sun gets above…
Blue Ridge: Level: 7 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been a little tough, with all these crazy weather changes, but the main thing is we’re heading in the right direction. TVA has started dropping the lakes down, and the water temps are starting to fall.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 75-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The lake has come up and flooded the grass, and the frog fishing is doing well. Finding grass on points and fishing a Horny Toad around the points is taking some good fish. This is mostly…
Carters: Level: 5 feet low. Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “Spotted bass are starting to spread out from main-lake humps and points closer to creek mouths and channel swings. Expect lots of surface schooling throughout the day as we move into fall. Flukes and topwater baits like Pop-Rs and…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: Water temps have dropped into the 70s after the last tropical storm and cool morning temps. Clarity: Above the railroad trestle is heavily stained, and you will find various levels of stain in the backs of most pockets. The south end is clear right now, but that may change…
Lanier: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 70s and steadily dropping. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and the creeks are only slightly stained. Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing is excellent right now on Lanier. The fish are up on humps and points and feeding very well. There is still a great topwater bite right…
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