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Fishing Reports
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees, up to 71 in late afternoon. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Dale Gibbs reports, “The largemouth are bedding and schooling. The herring spawn is in full swing, and the bass are, too. This makes for good fishing, as you well know. It has…
After more than five years of studies and discussion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will ask Congress to fund an Environmental Assessment to determine if sterile grass carp can be introduced to Clarks Hill Lake to control hydrilla. Hydrilla at Clarks Hill has been linked to an algae bloom and neurotoxin responsible for the…
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 0.3 feet above full pool. Temp: 53-60 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Jon Hair reports, “The spawn is about to go full swing with the next new or full moon. The bass are moving into shallow pockets hanging around stick grass and any cover on the bank. Spinnerbaits, square-billed crankbaits, Zoom lizards…
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 52-59 degrees. Clarity: The water is starting to clear up where all the winter rain and wind had it stained. The lower end is already almost clear. Bass: Very good. Tournament pro Jon Hair reports the bass fishing is wide open. On Saturday, it took…
Carters: Level: 0.4 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 40s. Clarity: 6 feet. Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “I’ve had my success with Spotsticker Crawler jig heads and the old-school unpainted ball head tipped with Big Bite Baits skirted twin tails and Shaking Squirrel worm in green-pumpkin color. I’ve also had some success…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 50s. Clarity: Clear with a slight stain in the creeks. Bass: Tournament angler Jon Hair reports, “Fish are in the ditches that have good grass. Watch for the schooling activity, and cast to them with a Super Fluke or a Fish Head Spin. The bigger…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Dale Gibbs reports, “The fishing for largemouth is getting better. Fish are gathering in the backs of creeks and feeding on shad. Most of these can be caught on small jerkbaits, spinnerbaits, Rat-L-Traps, swimming flukes and the like. The shallow-running…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temperature: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Jon Hair reports, “The bite is still shallow on buzzbaits, Zoom Trick Worms (merthiolate) and spinnerbaits. As the water cools, the fish will move deeper and get in hydrilla. Your best bet then is to throw a Greenfish Tackle…
Clarks Hill: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Stained but clearing. Bass: Tournament angler Jon Hair reports, “The fish are moving shallow. You can catch them early on a Zoom Trick Worm in merthiolate and also a buzzbait. Later I would try a Greenfish Tackle Creeper Head in 1/4-oz.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Good. Tournament fisherman Jon Hair reports, “It has been taking 15 to 18 pounds to win tournaments. Fish are being caught both deep and shallow. If you want to fish deep, stay around the 18- to 20-foot range, and throw Greenfish Tackle…
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