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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: 1.9 feet above 188. Temp: 67 degrees. Clarity: Perfect stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams, with Hawks Fishing Guide Service, reports, “The lake level is holding steady, helping the fish acclimate to the winter pattern and shallow water feeding. The bass are working the shallow cover early and late. The forage fish are working the cover and making it easy feeding for the bass. Black lizards with blue tails on Texas rigs are really productive. Red and black stickbaits are the next best choice. Jigs tipped with creature baits in dark greens and blue/black are great, also. The deeper fish are eating larger, dark worms hooked up on Carolina rigs. The deep fish are on cover on the drops. You can locate them on your electronics. Look for the shad action. There has been a new hatch on the last full moon. These fish are good and healthy, and…
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The long-standing record for the heaviest largemouth bass ever caught from Lake Eufaula is a 16 1/2-lb. bass. John B. Giles reeled in the Eufaula bass on March 12, 1980. John’s bass is also one of the biggest ever recorded from Georgia, ranking in the Top-15 on GON’s official records of the heaviest largemouth caught…
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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 |