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Fishing Reports
Weiss: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: Clear to lightly stained. Bass: Guide Mark Collins reports, “Bass fishing is good. A lot of fish are moving shallow in the bays and coves following the shad. Rat-L-Traps, flat-sided crankbaits and spinnerbaits are producing good right now. Look for a lot more fish…
Tobesofkee: Temp: 76 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament pro Clayton Batts reports, “The bass have started making their move back into the pockets following the bait. The bait is already in the backs of the pockets, but the bass haven’t found them yet. Look for fish at the mouths of the pockets in the first…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 67-70 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are being caught on topwaters like Pop-Rs and Sammys. Also work a fluke on a jig head down the center of pockets for huge numbers of keepers. Grass is still holding quality fish, and…
Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp. Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass are on a white frog and a watermelon worm. Carolina rigs are beginning to work on the Chattahoochee, as are deep-diving crankbaits in lavender shad (DD22 14). Fish Nichols spinnerbaits in crystal. I have also have…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. David Newlin reports, “The trout and redfish have been biting. As usual, the October fishing has been hot. I have caught the limit of redfish every trip in October. Last Thursday, Oct. 23, we caught the limit and released around 50 more. The redfish have been hitting almost anything that you throw…
Russell: Level: 1.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 65-69 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is sporadic right now with fish in a couple different patterns. You can catch a lot of spots in some of the major creek pockets, especially if there is some scattered timber. Most of the…
Oconee: Level: 0.3 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Light stain up the rivers, and clear on the main lake. Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are feeding up on shad in the very backs of creeks. Try a Rat-L-Trap or square-billed, shallow-running crankbait in the very backs…
Lanier: Level: 2.8 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s. Clarity: Lightly stained in the backs of the creeks, and clear on the main lake both north and south. Spotted Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Ryan Coleman reports, “The lake is turning over all throughout the lake. The areas of turnover pretty much changes…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 65-69 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear.Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good. Spots are the most consistent bite and are chasing bait in the pockets down the lake. Work a Lucky Craft Pointer 78 in the ditches and flats. Also, try to yo-yo a Fish Head Spin…
Hartwell: Level: 4.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 66-69 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament fisherman Kerry Partain reports, “The bass fishing is really starting to pick up now, and there is a lot of schooling activity with the cooler water temps. Most of the bass seem to be on the secondary pockets at the creek…
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