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Fishing Reports
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Slow. The best bite has been for early morning topwater action along seawalls. Try a baby Zara Spook or a Sammy walking bait, and buzzbaits have been getting hit some, too. Be on the lookout for mayfly hatches. If you find…
2nd Co-Angler Title For BFL All-American Daniel Buswell Jr., of Fayetteville, became the first co-angler ever to win two BFL All-American titles. Daniel got his second win at Douglas Lake in Tennessee on June 5. He just won $50,000. His previous co-angler title was also a $50,000 payday—a win in 2013 at the All-American on…
The Ag-Pro GON Outdoor Blast, presented by Georgia Drives Chevy, returns this year with a new date and a new location with a significantly large venue. That means more vendors, including lots of new ones who couldn’t attend before because the show always sold out of vendor booths. Some vendors have already let us know…
Georgia DNR is working with NOAA Fisheries to collect data on harvest, discards and fishing effort during the red snapper recreational mini-season scheduled to open later next week. Recreational anglers will be allowed to harvest red snapper in federal waters of the South Atlantic during the weekend of July 9-11. Each recreational angler is allowed…
Bass at Clarks Hill are feeding on main-lake humps all summer, but you have to find the right humps and the right depths to catch these bass consistently. When you find the right places, fat 2- and 3-pounders are common, with a few 4s and an occasional 5-pounder in the mix. Clarks Hill is our…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey reports, “For those inshore fishermen who just want to catch fish, purchase or catch live shrimp. Last month live shrimp was hard to come by. Brown shrimp in the Turner Creek and Wilmington River areas just didn’t grow big enough fast enough to be caught in a net or used on…
Hartwell: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: 1 to 4 feet. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Fishing in July can be quite tough, but if you know what to look for, the fishing can be red hot. Finding fresh brush (cane) piles with the leaves still attached is key. This gives…
Eufaula: Level: 1 foot below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Moderate to heavy stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Heavy rains have brought the water level closer to normal. If the level holds steady, we will again be able to access the areas along the flats and the shallow cover. The pads are…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.5 feet above full. Temp: 80-83 degrees. Clarity: Even with all the rainfall in the recent weeks, the lake and rivers have remained fairly clear lake wide. You will run into some stain in the very backs of the creeks and up the major tributaries, but as a whole, the water clarity…
Chatuge: Level: 0.2 feet above full. Temp: 77-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports: “The lake is full pool, which means the bass have moved out to where they will spend the summer. When fishing Chatuge, you need to make sure you have a topwater bait tied on and on the front deck…
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