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Fishing Reports
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 78-84 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Matt Justice reports, “Boat traffic has been worse than usual this year, so getting out early is the biggest thing. A shallow water topwater bite is still good around bream beds and willows. The canepile bite is getting better and will continue all the…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Stained to heavily stained up the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “Bass fishing is good considering it’s the hottest part of the year. Early morning topwater is producing some good quality fish. Run and gun the most productive water that you can and throw a Spook,…
Russell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing has still been slow for the most part with a few big bass being caught late in the evenings. Typically this time of year the bass are bunched up in schools of bait, but they seem to…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: 82-85 degrees. Clarity: Water is stained above the railroad trestle and in the backs of some coves with recent rain. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron Bait And Tackle, the tournament on Saturday was won on a monster worm in junebug red and…
Week 16: Mark Stanley, 142 5/8 typical County: Whitfield Date: Dec. 28 Mark Stanley is 53 and lives in Dalton. “I have hunted our family farm since I could hold a gun,” Mark said. “It was only small game up until the mid to late 90s, and then we started to get a…
The record for redbreast on the Savannah River was broken on back-to-back days back in May. The second fish—and the new Savannah River record redbreast—was caught on May 14, 2020 by Donavan Pruitt, who is a farmer near Sylvania in Screven County. We’re just now reporting on Donavan’s redbreast only because he’s been busy farming,…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear in the river; light stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Dennis Hudson reports, “The bass bite has been slow, but a few can still be caught. The topwater action has been hit or miss. Small buzzbaits and frogs fished early around…
Eufaula: Level: 1 foot below 190 full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Light stain to clear down the lake. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The fishing on the river continues to get hotter every day. The tournament fishermen are bringing in 20-lb. bags. The shallow bite is still great early and late. Frogs are doing…
Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, of Lake Seminole Fishing Adventure, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole this past June was excellent. As predicted, the big bass were biting, and we expect it to continue through July. If planning a trip…
Weiss: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Mike Carter reports, “Weiss is finally in its full summer patterns, which have arrived late due to the odd spring we had this year. We had several later than normal cold fronts and flooded conditions that has put a lot…
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