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Fishing Reports
There are a few anglers who it seems can slap a big sack of bass on the scales tournament after tournament this time of year. As much as some would like to believe it’s luck, the guys who consistently wow the crowds are using no magic, but time-tested, methodical approaches to catching quality fish during…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to high 40s, getting up to 52 on sunny days. Clarity: Muddy in the creeks; slight stain in the main river and lower lake. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “Fishing for largemouths remains poor, but it should begin to change for the better. February can be…
Picture, in your mind’s eye, a 45-foot-high hardwood tree lying on its side 35 to 40 feet down in Clarks Hill Lake. It’s one of about 200 trees Capt. William Sasser, of Evans, has placed in the lake over the last 30 years or so. “I’ve sunk trees from the dam to (Lincoln County’s) Georgia…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Lake is stained on the upper end of Little River and Savannah River; slight stain down lake. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson reports, “The best pattern in the clear water seems to be cranking hydrilla clumps in 15 to 17 feet of water. Use…
Clarks Hill: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 64 degrees. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained downlake; muddy up the river. Bass: Poor. Dale Gibbs reports, “Rising water on ‘The Hill’ did not improve our fishing. Recent rains brought Clarks Hill over 2 1/2 feet above full pool, but the largemouth didn’t seem to care.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.9 feet below full pool. Temp: High 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained downlake; muddy up the river. Bass: “November should be a good month,” said William Sasser. He was on the lake during the recent BFL regional and said most of the crowd stayed down the lake in…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 79-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Dale Gibbs reports, “Clarks Hill has gotten off to a mild start for the fall schooling season. Largemouths, stripers and hybrids are chasing threadfin shad and this year’s blueback herring hatch to the surface on the lower end of the lake.…
One of the most exciting things in bass fishing is watching a largemouth slam a topwater bait. The anticipation of the strike keeps you on edge during the retrieve, and it is almost impossible not to flinch when the spray erupts around the moving bait as the bass hits. The only thing that beats it…
Clarks Hill: Level: 5.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Look for fish to pull back shallow and start schooling on top. Turn to page 22 for info. Linesides: Good. “We’ve had an oxygen problem on the lower end of the lake, but mid-lake up we are still catching limits…
Clarks Hill: Level: 4.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Slow. “August will probably be another tough month on Clarks Hill,” said guide Dale Gibbs. “There has been a lot of controversy lately over the low oxygen levels in Clarks Hill. There have been reports in the last week that…
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