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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1 foot below 340. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Lake is clearing but very stained up the rivers and visibility is only 2 feet until you get below Nancy Creek. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron, the bass are still very shallow and around the hydrilla. Several baits…
Oconee: Level: 0.2 feet below 435. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Near the dam there’s some stain but you can see your bait 3 feet down, but as you go north, the water really stains up and the rivers are muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Michael Lynch has been on the water a lot…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 1071. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Some color all the way to the dam. Visibility is 2 to 3 feet at the dam and the stain increases as you go up lake. The rivers are clearing until the next rain hits. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “A lot of bass…
West Point: Level: Approaching full pool. Temp: 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear on most of the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth are being caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and aggressive fish, especially around bream beds. A…
Weiss: Level: 0.5 feet below 564. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is good, and they are shallow in the bays and creeks in the spawning areas. Spinnerbaits and shallow-running crankbaits are catching a lot of fish.” Multiple Species: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Crappie fishing is fair, and they are suspended in the spawning…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.2 feet above 330. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Some stain from rains. Bass: Guide Trad Whaley reports, “The water level was as high as 5 feet over full pool, and in less than seven days it’s back to full pool. It’s dirty in the rivers, and this has caused a later-than-usual spawn,…
Chatuge: Level: 1.5 feet below 1925. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “Fishing has been good, but mother nature has not been kind lately. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, cold and windy days, along with rain and sleet. Not to mention the lake is filling back up…
Russell: Level: 0.2 feet above 475. Temp: 65-70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has been good now that the weather has warmed back up. The blueback spawn is in full swing, so first thing in the morning we are throwing a Zoom Super Fluke and topwater on main-lake…
Lanier: Level: 0.4 feet above 1071. Temp: 63-68 degrees. Clarity: Water clarity varies from stained up in the river systems, slightly stained south to the Highway 53 bridge on the Chestatee side and the Highway 60 bridge on the Chattahoochee side and in most of the southern creeks, and clearing up down to Highway 369.…
Hartwell: Level: 0.3 feet above 660 Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Linesides: Preston Harden, of Bucktail Guide Service, reports, “Fish are shallow and eating. May is the most consistent and reliable month of the year. Most game fish have spawned and are hungry. Early mornings are the best time to find feeding fish. Hybrids and stripers…
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