Lake Oconee

Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below 435. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Stained to the Highway 44 bridge. Bass: With summer winding down, September will begin a transition month, but not until cooler weather settles in a little more consistently. Don’t let that week of nice weather in mid August fool you. We’re not quite done with the brutal muggy Georgia heat just yet. Early mornings and on cloudy days, throw Trick Worms or Senkos anywhere you find grass. Proximity to deep water will still be key, especially as daytime temperatures remain in the upper 80s and 90s. The cooler the weather, the less that adjacent deep water will be a factor. There will always be a dock bite on Oconee, but expect those fish to begin filtering back into the creeks and pockets as baitfish begin their migrations shallow. However, don’t expect to see that push shallow until the end of…