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Lake Eufaula

Lake Eufaula, also known as Walter F. George Lake, named for the United States Senator from Georgia, is formed on the Chattahoochee River along the state line between Alabama and Georgia. Eufaula has long been a great fishing lake, especially for largemouth bass. The town of Eufaula, Ala. is home to Mann's Bait Company and Humminbird Electronics. The 46,000-acre U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake extends north about 85 miles from the Walter F. George Lock and Dam and has approximately 640 miles of shoreline.

 

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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report – June 2025

By GON Staff | May 28, 2025

Eufaula: Level: 0.5 feet above 188. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, with Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The water level is still holding steady. The shallow bite is getting better by the day. Where you can find pads and grass, the frog has come into play again. Blade baits are also getting attention. Texas-rigged soft plastics are working along the edges. Senkos and Trick Worms in red shad and black and blue plus watermelon candy are good colors to work. The deeper bass are scattered near natural and man-made structure. Use lipped crankbaits geared for the depth you find bass in. Shad colors and sexy shad have been good, and the blue-backed crystal glow finish is good on a sunny day. Jigs with creature-bait trailers in pearl or white with the tails dipped in J.J.’s Magic chartreuse scented dip are doing well, too. Throw a lipless…

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Lake Eufaula Fishing Articles

Lake Eufaula Postspawn Bass

Largemouth bass staging on creek ledges… bass feeding on bedding bream… bass hunting for the tail-end of the shad spawn… and bass eating bream around mayfly hatches. The choices for bass fishing on Lake Eufaula during the postspawn period in May are wide and varied. Walter F. George Reservoir, Lake Eufaula to most fishermen, is…

Ben Cleary Tops 700-Angler Field To Win Big Bass Tour Event On Lake Eufaula

Monticello’s Ben Cleary topped more than 700 anglers to win a new Nitro bass boat in the 3rd annual Minn Kota and Humminbird Owners Tournament, which took place from March 28-30, 2025 out of Lake Point State Park on Lake Eufaula. The event featured anglers from 27 states and Canada, awarding more than $230,000 in…

Old Schoolin’ It For Eufaula Slabs

It’s too easy to get caught up in it all. Oh, I’ve been there; was snared for a couple of years. A jury of my peers would unanimously have found me guilty: Laboring While Fishing. It’s easy to lay it at the fins of that old largemouth, the species that shook fishing’s foundation and built…

Eufaula 12-Foot Gator Kicks Off 2024 Season

When I was a little boy, I loved dinosaurs. I loved how big they were, how cool they looked and how exciting it was that the world used to be covered in them. I had all the dinosaur toys you can imagine, went to see every Jurassic Park movie, read and re-read the dinosaur encyclopedia and…

Hunting Permits Now Available For Corps Property At Lake Eufaula

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Walter F. George Lake announced that 2024 and 2025 season hunting permits are now available online at www.recreation.gov for $20. Applicants can access the permit website at https://www.recreation.gov/permits/5232323. Permits are required for all hunters 16 and older, and they must create an account on www.recreation.gov. Each account is…

Eufaula Lake Records

Largemouth Bass16-lbs., 8-ozs.John B. Giles03/12/1980
Shoal Bass6-lbs., 9-ozs.Joe Wikoff12/14/2002
Black Crappie3-lbs., 8-ozs.Duke Campbell Jr.02/15/2001
Hybrid Bass15-lbs., 8-ozs.Dennis Hutto03/27/2000
Striped Bass39-lbs., 8-ozs.Buddy McKeller06/02/2007
Blue Catfish111-lbs.Tim Trone10/17/2020
Chain Pickerel1-lb., 12-ozs.Zach Luckie03/30/2019
Warmouth15.68-ozs.Cody Young03/23/2023
Bluegill1-lb., 3.04-ozs.Charles Wynn07/20/2020
Flathead Catfish43-lbs.Shawn Morman04/30/24