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Fishing Tournaments
Clarks Hill: Level: 14.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 76-78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Bill Crompton had a bass heavier than 6 pounds in the boat on the morning of Sept. 22. “He hit a merthiolate floating worm on a point in about 7 feet of water,” said Bill. Concentrate on main-lake ditches and points…
Clarks Hill: Level: 14.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 78-81 degrees. Clarity: Clear in center, stained on banks due to high winds. Bass: Bill Crompton said he found a great bite on Aug. 22 on a merthiolate-colored floating worm in 2 feet of water around wood. As temperatures cool off, look for bass to move…
Clarks Hill: Level: Down 12.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Bill Crompton recently fished with 14-year-old Austin Hopson, and they surprisingly found some fish shallow. “We started out with a 4-lb., 6-oz. fish that I caught on a floating worm,” said Bill. “The next fish was 4-lbs.,…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Bill Crompton said the bass have gone into summer patterns. “Early in the morning fish can be found in the backs of creeks, rip-rap and around bridges and roads,” said Bill. “On a windy morning throw a double-bladed white buzzbait.…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: “Largemouth bass are going into their summer pattern,” said Bill Crompton. “Schooling fish can be found on humps, points and blow-throughs. These fish can be caught early and late in the day on flukes, Spooks, Sammys and Gunfish. This is a…
May fishing is good anywhere you go in Georgia, but blueback herring have made Clarks Hill one of the best bets in the state to catch big largemouth this month. Fueled by spawning her- ring, postspawn bass are hitting on top, the most exciting way to catch bass. You can’t go wrong with a trip…
Clarks Hill: Level: 8.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: The fishing in May this year will be a little different than in years past, said guide Craig Johnson. He said the low-water conditions will cause the herring to relocate to other non-traditional spawning grounds. “I am…
If you’re a gambler (which I am not due to a streak of bad luck as wide as the Savannah River), there aren’t many things you can make easy money on. However, were you to place a friendly wager with a fishing buddy you could start counting your winnings on a few facts. First of…
Clarks Hill: Level: 10.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the lower end and dingy in the upper areas. Bass: Bill Crompton said the bass are coming out of the deep water to find a place to bed. “Buck bass are all around the banks, cuts and shallow water,” said Bill.…
A Bandit 200 and a 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Trap fished in dirty water in Georgia’s Little River was exactly how Tony Green became this year’s Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) Top-Six state champion. Tony weighed in 30.40 pounds of Clarks Hill bass for the March 10-11 tournament, where the top-six anglers from 73 GBCF-affiliated bass clubs converged…
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