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Fishing
Catch big Carters Lake spotted bass that are eating spawning shad early in the morning, and then target the spots on spawning banks after the sun gets up. That simple plan will offer you some fast action and possibly a personal best spotted bass if you make a trip to Carters in April. Carters Lake…
Carters: Level: 0.3 feet above 1074. Temp: 62 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter, with Carters Lake Guide Service, reports, “Shad and spot spawns are the key. Fish rocky, main-lake points early with topwater, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits around shad and bass hitting them. Move fast until you find activity. After the sun gets up…
Burton: Level: 1.8 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 53 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been great the last few days. We have caught fish in almost every pocket/cove around the lake. A lot of the fish are spawning right now. We have had good success with a weighted Zoom…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below 521. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan, with Summerland Outdoors, won the March 22 Lazy Man tournament with 14-11, beating the second-place weight of 14-10. Bass are hard-core spawning in April. Fish the back halves of pockets in Halawakee Creek. Early mornings,…
Blackshear: Level: Full at 237. Temp: 66 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “As we head into the month of April, the bass spawn is in full effect. I expect the majority of the big females and males (fry guarders) to be shallow all month long. The first two weeks of this…
Blue Ridge: Level: 8.6 feet below 1686. Temp: 48-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. It’s that time of year when spring is in the air, and the days are getting longer, which means water levels are coming up and the water temperature is on the rise. In…
Allatoona: Level: 4.5 feet below 840. Temp: 58-61 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “Allatoona is on fire this month. The month of April is when bass are in all phases of the spawn. Most of the largemouth will spawn this month. Some spotted bass began to spawn at the end of…
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