Carters Lake Fishing Reports

Carters: Level: 0.2 feet below 1074. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield, with Carters Lake Guide Service, says, “January is one of my favorite months of the year for both numbers and quality. Fishing is fantastic. The baitfish have wintered into their cold-weather areas. You will find spotted bass scattered 10 to 45 feet deep. Look in ditches and creek channels around bait. Use jerkbaits for the shallow fish and go to football jigs and drop shots for the deeper ones. The Oneten+1 jerkbaits will get a little deeper, and herring or shad colors will match the…