Fishing Reports

Clarks Hill: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. “I expect to find a lot of schooling fish in May,” said Capt. William Sasser. “You would want to throw a Sammy, weightless Fluke, Gunfish or Zara Spook. When the fish are down, fish off main-lake points with Carolina rigs…

Clarks Hill: Level: 0.6 feet low. Temp: 59-64 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the lake. Bass: Excellent. “They are in the middle of their spawn just about all over the lake,” said guide William Sasser. “Hydrilla and grass is the key in 6 to 10 feet of water off the sides of secondary points and creeks.…

Clarks Hill: Level: 4.6 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Look for fish to follow the ditches into shallower water. Jeremy Altman targets ditches 10 to 20 feet deep with hydrilla nearby. He’ll throw a Ditch Blade in the ditches and a Mop Jig onto grassy flats near the ditches. Don’t be…

Clarks Hill: Level: 4.1 feet low. Temp: 52-55 degrees. Clarity: The lower end is clear, but the upper tributaries are muddy. Bass: Fair. Craig Johnson is scratching his head because the fish are acting strangely. “They’re in the ditches from like 10 o’clock on; I can’t get bit before 8,” said Craig. “Usually it’s just…

Clarks Hill: Level: 8.6 feet low. Temp: 55-60 degrees. Clarity: Clear for the most part; the upper ends of the lake have a little stain. Bass: Good. Craig Johnson said the fish have finally got in the ditches, but they’re still pretty scattered. “You can catch them in two feet or in 22 feet,” said…

Clarks Hill: Level: 8.1 feet below full. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Very clear. Bass: Great. Craig Johnson has been fishing spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shallow grass lines. “The key is to fish the small clumps of grass. Some of them are only like 15 feet by 15 feet. Also it has to have a defined…

Clarks Hill: Level: 8.9 feet below full pool. Temp: low 70s. Clairty: Clear Bass: The bass fishing has fired up recently on Clarks Hill according to fishing guide William Sasser. “The bass are on the main-lake points and schooling,” he said. “Any topwater will catch fish — Gunfish, Spooks, Sammys, Creek Chubs.” You can find…

Clarks Hill: Level: 7.2 feet below full. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Craig Johnson has been catching 40 fish a day, but it’s taking those 40 to get 13 or 14 pounds with his best five. “There’s a few moving shallow right now, but the bigger fish are still out deep,” said Craig.…