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Fishing Reports
Chatuge: Level: 7.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 50-51 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve had some crazy weather. It’s cold for a few days, and then it warms back up and then drops a lot of rain, and then cools back down. All and all, wintertime is…
Weiss: Level: 3.3 feet below 564. Temp: 49 to 51 degrees. Clarity: Stained to clear. Multiple Species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Fishing is poor, and they are still on the creek and river channel ledges. Deep-running crankbaits and Carolina rigs are catching fish. A lot of bass are on secondary points and roadbeds. Crappie fishing is…
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Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above 528. Temp: 52-53 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain from end to end. The upper Tussahaw Creek above the bridge is a little clearer. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports some bass being caught on main-lake rock and wood cover. Sunny weather will pull them up shallow on those banks with seawalls, natural…
Oconee: Level: Full pool. Temp: 51 degrees. Clarity: Stained to muddy all over the lake. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “While the majority of bass anglers enjoy fishing the bank and rip-rap, I am confident you can catch a sack full of fish out deep, especially right now and into February. Concentrate your efforts on…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey, of Miss Judy Charters, reports, “Inshore fishing in February can be very good for redfish, but you need to keep in mind that the water is a lot clearer, causing the fish to be a bit more skittish. When fishing, be as quiet as possible. Pick areas in the sounds where sloughs flow onto…
Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet below 1071. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: The main lake is mostly clear up to the Highway 369 bridge, and then stained up to Highway 53 up the Chestatee and to Gainesville Creek up the Hooch. From these points up the river, arms are very stained as are all the major creeks…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 below 521. Temp: 54-57 degrees. Clarity: Stained but some clear water in the mid to lower portion of Halawakee Creek and pockets near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan with Summerlin Outdoors reports both spots and largemouth are feeding on rocky points and banks on the main lake. A red…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.9 feet below 330. Temp: 48-55 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear, and the rivers above Soap Creek and Lloyd Creeks are stained to muddy. Bass: D.J. Hadden, with Hadden Outdoors in Appling, reports that bass are still holding in the ditches and channels 15 to 20 feet deep or deeper…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below 340. Temp: 52-56 degrees. Clarity: The rivers have a heavy stain but there is some clearer water in Rooty, Rock and Island creeks. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Despite all the ups and downs in rain and temperatures, the last Berry’s tournament took 24 pounds to win, and the last Middle…
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