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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: 1.5 feet above 188. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Rivers have a good stain, but the creeks are murky. Bass: Jake Maddux, with Guiding and Advanced Electronics Trips, reports, “The month of May is a month of change on Lake Eufaula. Some patterns are ending while others are beginning. One of the reasons Eufaula is so good is the extended spawning season compared to most lakes. February through May you may find bass on beds. While May is the tail end of the spawn, some bass will head off the bank, while others will stay shallow. For the shallow-water pattern it’s pretty simple; focus in on the bream beds or mayfly hatch. Go to a shallow bait, like a Deps Buster K popping frog in swampster or visible black colors. For the offshore bite, things get a little more advanced. The bass may be on a variety of structure,…
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April 6, 2002: Walmart BFL, Oconee Sugar Creek Marina hosted the second of five Walmart BFL tournaments to be fished this season. In a competitive tournament of some of the state’s finest anglers, Jim Murray Jr., of Arabi, took first place with five fish that went 18-lbs., 2-ozs. Jim caught his first two fish on…
Lake Eufaula is famous for its shallow flats and big bass. February is a good month to find bass beginning to move out of the river and creek channels across the flats toward shallow water. Find the right spot and you can load your boat right now. The flats at Eufaula are extensive and shallow,…
Duke Campbell Jr., of Hazelhurst, was fishing with his daughter Chelsea when he caught this 3.5-lb. black crappie from Lake Eufaula to establish a new lake record. Duke caught his Eufaula slab on Feb. 15, 2001.
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 |