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Fishing
The day was absolutely beautiful. Blue, cloudless skies, no wind, and a high of about 80 degrees. It was Dec. 10, and an unseasonable warm spell had hit the Southeast driving temperatures far higher than their normal. As a result, the water temperature was also on the rise, so the typical winter striper pattern was…
Clarks Hill: Level: 13.3 feet below full pool. The following ramps are among those still open: Amity, Cherokee, Lake Springs, Clarks Hill Park, Parksville, Plum Branch, Dorn, Wildwood, Modoc’s and Elijah Clark. Temp: 50-55 degrees. Look for temps to drop into the 47-50 range by late January. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Fishing has been…
“Year-round, there are fish in this hole,” said Clifford Swygert, who was keeping track of eight rod tips, his depthfinder and his GPS as we slow-trolled over a deep area far up Little River on the South Carolina side of Clarks Hill Lake. “There’s one bumping it,” he said, nodding toward a 12-foot rod off…
Clarks Hill: Level: 12.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-63 degrees. Clarity: Very Clear. Bass: Great. Guide Ron Figueroa said humps and trees are popping up everywhere. “This time of year I like to throw a buzzbait or a Bang-O-Lure above the grass,” said Ron. “A Buckeye Lures 1/8-oz. blue-glimmer spinnerbait above the grass does…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.3 feet low. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Great. Tony Postell won the two-day Mr. Clarks Hill tournament with about 26 pounds. “Schooling fish were hard to find,” said Bill Crompton. “If you did find them, they were throwing flukes, Spooks and a Gunfish. Some fish were on buzzbaits early…
The never-ending heat wave was back. With temperatures tickling triple digits and not a cloud in the sky, eight hours on the deck of a boat had Clarks Hill feeling a little like Clarks H-E- you-know-where. However, two key variables turned less-than-ideal fishing conditions into a pretty good day on Georgia’s largest lake. First, a…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.8 feet low. Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: October will provide cooler temperatures, and fishing conditions will improve as bass begin schooling on giant pods of blueback herring — the lake’s primary food source for predatory fish. “There are some shad in the lake, but the bass really key on bluebacks,…
Clarks Hill: Level: 6.2 feet low. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “September is a great schooling month for bass in the Little River section of the lake,” said guide William Sasser. “Zara Spooks are hard to beat for this type of fishing, and thanks to the blueback-herring population in Clarks…
Level: 5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Pro angler Danny Kirk said to begin the morning throwing topwater near the humps and main-lake points. He said to watch for them on your locator, and then throw above them. “When the baitfish move, the bass are going to move with…
Clarks Hill: Level: 3.5 feet low. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Danny Kirk fished the Bassmaster Weekend Series event at Clarks Hill on Sunday and had three fish that went 9.32 pounds; he finished sixth. “It was tough,” said Danny. “There are still some fish schooling, and you’ll see some in July. When…
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