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Bartletts Ferry

Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding, is a 5,850-acre reservoir on the Chattahoochee River north of Columbus and south of Lake West Point. The lake was built in 1926 and now owned by Georgia Power. Bartletts offers good fishing for spotted bass.

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Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report – July 2024

By GON Staff | June 26, 2024

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, reports that there’s not a whole lot of good fishing going on in July, but you can catch some bass. Fish early mornings, late afternoons and at night. In mid-June, Adam Byrd won a night tournament with 25 pounds. “For daytime, start before the sun comes up, fishing main-river grassbeds with a Toad Buzz—a green-pumpkin Horny Toad on a buzzbait. Also try a hollow-body frog in the grass,” Tyler said. “Stay with places that get some current, avoiding backwaters. As the sun gets up, go up the river and cast a frog under overhanging bushes. Current helps a lot. Also, flip a creature bait or a 1/2-oz. Untamed Tackle Dirty Craw jig into any cover on outside bends and skip under docks. If current is moving, work a 3/16-oz. Untamed…

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Shallow Power Fishing For May Bartletts Ferry Bass

In May, hungry postspawn female bass—both spots and largemouth—feed heavily in shallow water at Bartletts Ferry, and anglers can have a lot of fun catching them. Head to Bartletts this month and go to the mouths of spawning pockets to land numbers of bass, as well as quality fish. Bartletts Ferry is an old Georgia…

Bartletts Ferry November Bass With Kyle Welcher

Bass are following shad into creeks and coves right now on Bartletts Ferry. In late October and November, you can catch all the keeper-size spotted bass you want to eat by finding them suspended under balls of baitfish. But if you want quality fish and more largemouth, stick with shallow structure and cover like seawalls,…

54-Pound Grass Carp Sets Georgia Bowfishing Record

Sometimes when you are shooting fish with a bow from the front of the boat, things are moving fast. The action can happen in a flash. That was the case the evening of June 30 for a group of bowfishermen at Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding.  J. D. Bond, of McDonough, saw a…

Storm Clark’s All-American Plan For Bartletts Ferry Bass

As late May bleeds into June, many Bartletts Ferry bass transition to summer holes and feed in deeper water. Bass set up on predictable places and can be caught on a variety of baits. But as always, there are shallow fish to be caught every day. Bartletts Ferry, also known as Lake Harding, is downstream…

Bass Found Deep On Bartletts Ferry For Fishers Of Men Tourney

It was awesome to get our Fishers of Men Georgia South Division season started on Jan. 29. After rescheduling from the prior weekend as a result of COVID and a potential winter storm, it was good to get the season going. We had a great Friday night with Brent Janney being the speaker. I had…

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