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Public Fishing Area Reports Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes remain 2 to 3 feet below full pool. Lake Horseshoe 3 is 4 feet below full pool due to winter drawdown. Water has been pumped up into Horseshoe 2. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained. Bass: Fair. Several anglers have made reports of bass…
Take a trip to many of Georgia’s lakes, and you can almost hear the familiar gurgle of bathwater draining from a tub. The broadening rings of shoreline around Lanier, Allatoona and others are tell-tale signs that the state is in its worst drought in a century. “North Georgia is in an exceptional drought, one that…
Marben PFA: Level: All of the ponds are down from the drought. The boat ramp at Bennett continues to be unusable. Clarity: 24 to 30 inches. Temp: Low 70s. Bass: Bass are moving into shallower water at this time and are starting to hit spinnerbaits and some topwater lures, especially early and late in the…
Public Fishing Area Reports Marben PFA: Level: Several of the ponds remain low due to lack of rainfall. Margery Lake is about 4 inches below full. Bennett is very low, and the boat ramp remains closed. Canoes, kayaks and small jonboats are options on Bennett until the water level increases. Clarity: 18 to 26 inches.…
Paradise PFA: Level: Most lakes remain 2 to 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 84-85 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Fish black Texas-rigged worms just off the edges of the weed lines early in the morning. Work it slow, and give the lure plenty of time to reach the bottom. Switch to crankbaits by…