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Fishing Reports
Allatoona: Level: Full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: 4 feet. Bass: Tournament angler Matt Driver reports, “The month of May brings closure to the bass spawn and the beginning of a topwater smash fest! Shad have already started spawning, and the bass are feeding like crazy. The white bass and hybrid join in, as well.…
Blue Ridge: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: 61-63 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Fishing is getting good. The spotted bass are trying to spawn on rock, long points and flats. Fish a Z-Man Ned rig, a drop shot, a tube and a Strike King 3.25-inch swimbait. Largemouth are trying to bed in the…
Jackson: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “The spawn is winding down and the bass are staging and feeding up to make their way to deep water. Topwater and crankbaits are producing good numbers right now, especially since the lake hasn’t seen a…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Stained up the river and in the backs of some of the creeks. Bass: Access a Map-of-the-Month article with patterns and 10 GPS locations for May bass on Hartwell. Linesides: Guide Preston Harden reports, “May fishing on Lake Hartwell should be spectacular. Most mornings I have been…
West Point: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained except down in the dam area. 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…
Clarks Hill: Level: Water levels continue to fluctuate, but mostly the lake is at full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Water is clear on the lower end and gradually gets stained as you move up the Little River arm of the lake. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “The lake is hot…
Blackshear: Level: Recent storms in the last weeks of April have kept water levels rising and lowering, also affecting the visibility. It’s currently about full. Temp: 72-76 degrees. Clarity: The lake is very muddy on the northern end, leaving the creeks with very little visibility. The southern end of the lake is stained, but expect the…
Weiss: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide and tournament angler Mike Carter reports, “This has been an up and down spring for Weiss bass with several different weather changes that have created several days of flooded conditions. This has made staying on a consistent bass fishing pattern extremely…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: The lake has returned to muddy up the rivers to stained down the lake and in the backs of pockets from recent heavy rains. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron, the shad spawn is on in the…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Dennis Hudson reports, “Bass fishing has been good for the last few weeks. It will probably slow down some until the water clears up. By then the bass will be in the early summer patterns. The fish…
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