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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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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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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District has received 16 hiring freeze exemptions to bring on additional Park Rangers to support public recreation sites across the region. The exemptions include six positions at Lake Lanier, two at Walter F. George (Lake Eufaula), two at the Black Warrior and Tombigbee Rive Lakes, and six…
In 2003, Georgia introduced the first-ever alligator hunting season in the state. Public interest was high, and sportsmen readily applied to get one of the few coveted permits. That first season, 2,560 people applied for one of 184 permits that were available, and 64 gators were harvested. The numbers of applicants and permits have grown…
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…
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…
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 Lake Records
| Largemouth Bass | 16-lbs., 8-ozs. | John B. Giles | 03/12/1980 |
| Shoal Bass | 6-lbs., 9-ozs. | Joe Wikoff | 12/14/2002 |
| Black Crappie | 3-lbs., 8-ozs. | Duke Campbell Jr. | 02/15/2001 |
| Hybrid Bass | 15-lbs., 8-ozs. | Dennis Hutto | 03/27/2000 |
| Striped Bass | 39-lbs., 8-ozs. | Buddy McKeller | 06/02/2007 |
| Blue Catfish | 111-lbs. | Tim Trone | 10/17/2020 |
| Chain Pickerel | 1-lb., 12-ozs. | Zach Luckie | 03/30/2019 |
| Warmouth | 15.68-ozs. | Cody Young | 03/23/2023 |
| Bluegill | 1-lb., 3.04-ozs. | Charles Wynn | 07/20/2020 |
| Flathead Catfish | 43-lbs. | Shawn Morman | 04/30/24 |