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Fishing Reports
The southwest corner of Georgia is a fishing paradise with 37,500-acre Lake Seminole. It’s been said by locals that you can fish Seminole for the rest of your life and never need to leave the lake and venture anywhere else. However, in recent years the region has enhanced its reputation as a fishing paradise. Lake…
Jackson Sibley says unashamedly that he loves his life that revolves around fish. You’d think that the 32-year-old WRD fisheries biologist would get his fill when he goes to work every day, but he can’t wait to rush home, hook up his boat and go fishing—sometimes every afternoon. “I live and breathe fish,” he said…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.3 feet above 330. Temp: 58-64 degrees. Clarity: The river is dirty, the water mid-lake is stained, and the water down the lake is clear. Bass: College tournament angler Daelyn Whaley reports, “Look for your shallow-water patterns to start heating up in the backs of the pockets. Start looking for spawning fish…
Chatuge: Level: 6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54-56 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing has been good. We’ve been having some warm days and cold nights, but these bright, sunny days have been making fish active. The lake is still 6 feet below fool pool, the fish have been moving up and have…
Carters: Level: Full. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Walleye: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “Spring has surely sprung here on Carters Lake. Water temps are perfect for just about any kind of fishing. We have been mainly focusing on the walleye as spring is one of my favorite times to catch them. This year has been great…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 56 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Tyler Clore reports, “With spring blowing in and bringing warmer days and nights, the water temp is on the rise. The largemouth are moving out of the staging areas and moving into the shallows in the pockets. You will start seeing the beds everywhere…
Oconee: Level: 0.7 feet low. Temp: 60-65 degrees. Clarity: The rivers are red mud and it’s heavily stained to 44 bridge. The lake is stained almost down to dam and it is stained in the upper part of Richland Creek. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Special thanks to the 4 Lakes Bass Club for…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above 528. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “It took 15-plus pounds to win Berry’s tourney on Sunday, but the guys are tight lipped on what it took to catch them. This is the month to be on Jackson. There will be bass spawning all…
Blue Ridge: Level: 9.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The bite has been good. We just had Daylight Savings Time, so our days are getting longer, the water levels are rising along with the water temps. This means the baitfish are getting more active and the bass are…
Eufaula: Level: 0.4 feet below 190. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Good stain. Bass: Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The water level has been holding for the past two weeks. This is giving the bass an opportunity to begin to fan out their beds. We are seeing new beds fanned out but no fish holding on them yet.…
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