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Fishing Reports
April is the month when every bass fisherman feels like he or she can hit the water and catch fish. All our lakes are good this month, with bass feeding in shallow water in or near the spawning areas. To experience one of the most interesting shallow-water lakes Georgia has to offer, head to Lake…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Good. Jim Murray Jr. says half the bass will be spawning, and the other half will be in prespawn and postspawn stages in April. Regardless, they are all feeding in shallow water. Cypress trees and grassbeds are the key to catching April bass on…
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Heavy stain. Bass: Very good. Jim Murray Jr. said it’s been taking sacks weighing in the mid-20s to win at Blackshear recently. The fish are staging in ponds and stump rows, and they are biting lipless crankbaits. Jim likes a 1/2-oz. Red Eye Shad…
Blackshear: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 48 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “With the cold weather, the bite has been slow. CBT finesse jigs and medium-diving crankbaits have been producing the few bites. As the weather warms, look for areas on a north bank where the sun is shining…
Blackshear: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “The lake is slowly returning to full pool. For numbers, a Shad Rap or medium-diving crankbait around creek channels and shallow ledges have been producing. For the larger bites, flipping a CBT jig around boat docks usually…
Blackshear: Level: 4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Clear; 2-foot visibility. Bass: Good. Jason Bryan, winner of the Blackshear Buddies Nov. 20 tournament with 17.7 pounds, caught a lunker 7.7-pounder that hit a DT10, CBT shad-pattern crankbait. Jason reports, “The bass are moving with the shad this month as usual. In the…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool, but a 3 1/2-foot drawdown is scheduled for Nov. 1-15. At that time, the safest boat ramp will be at the state park. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Good color. Bass: Fair. Brian Davis reports, “Fish have moved shallow in the creeks following shad. In the mornings, fish seawalls with a CBT-painted,…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: About 84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Brian Davis, who won the Sept. 25 Fishermen for the Hungry event with his partner Jim Murray Jr., said the fish are with the shad in the mouths of the creeks. The early topwater bite produced a 6 1/2-pounder and a few others from…
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: 92 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain on the main river. Bass: Poor. Jim Murray Jr. reports, “The high water temperatures have put the fish in their summertime pattern. Big shady docks and brushpiles have been the most reliable cover lately. Both of these can be fished with CBT shaky head and…
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