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Fishing Reports
In the past year, we’ve added 27 fish to GON’s Georgia Lake and River Records list, up from the 17 fish we added in 2019 and 21 fish that were added in 2018. Part of that increase is an effort to establish ‘benchmark’ records for new lakes and rivers, and for some species of fish…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 55 degrees. Clarity: Has varied between clear and muddy depending on rain Various Species: Brad McDaniel at Flint River Outdoors reports, “The crappie bite has been very difficult with all the rain that has fallen north of us. With normal February weather, the bite should be on fire with some crappie…
Blue Ridge: Level: 15.5 feet low. Temp: 47-48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “The Float-n-Fly is working on deep banks around the dam and upriver. I try bright colors on cloudy days and natural colors on sunny days. We’ve also been catching fish on 3.5-inch tube and a Ned rig with a Z-Man…
Chatuge: Level: 6.5 feet low. Temp: 47-48 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “Sunny days have been more productive than cloudy days. Most of the fish have been 12 to 45 feet deep on points and deep, rocky banks. We have been catching some good spotted bass on a 3/16-oz. Fish Head Spin…
Clarks Hill: Level: Nearly full. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: The lake is starting to clear up from all the rain we received so quickly. Bass: Tournament angler Josh Rockefeller reports, “With Clarks Hill at full pool, it has the fish shallow in the right places. Pitching a Texas rig to the base of willow trees…
Eufaula: Level: 1.9 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher reports, “The fish are biting, and they are biting good. I have heard lots of good reports of lots of Eufaula bass being caught shallow on a spinnerbait, swim jig and ChatterBait. One angler caught…
Hartwell: Level: Full pool. Temp: 50-55 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main portion of the lake with stained water in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Matt Justice reports, “Fishing has stabilized in a winter pattern. Skipping jigs and shaky-head worms under docks in 5 to 20 feet of water around brush is a…
Jackson: Level: Full. Temp: Mid to upper 40s. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Tournament angler Brian Lee reports, “This month has always been one of the best months to fish Jackson as the bass will start to transition to spawn. Bass will flood the shallow water as they prepare to move up onto spawning areas. The…
Nottely: Level: 13.3 feet low. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: The creeks and river are stained but fishable. Linesides: Guide Jeremy Seabolt reports, “The fishing has been OK—we have been having to work for them. They are on the move with the bait. We have been finding most of our fish out over deeper water and…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet low. Temp: Low to mid 50s in the main lake and as low as mid 40s in some places. Clarity: See below. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Bass fishing went from really good to very slow after the last round of heavy rain. The entire lake really got muddy, but…
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