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Blue Ridge: Level: 14 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: There are still a few bass breaking at Blue Ridge, said fishing guide Nathan Lewis, but they are still out in the middle of the lake. “The fish are still out in open water, following the bluebacks,…
September bass fishing in Georgia is tough. The bass are still on summer patterns, the water is as hot as it gets, and the oxygen levels are at their lowest point. And it is still uncomfortable fishing most days. It just makes sense to head to the cool north Georgia mountains and Lake Blue Ridge…
Blue Ridge: Level: 11 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Decent for August, according to Nathan Lewis. “The fish — mostly spots and smallmouths — are starting to break some,” he said. “We are catching a few more largemouths around shallow shoreline cover on things like a jig ’n pig…
Blue Ridge: Level: Down 6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: The better fishing at Blue Ridge is early and late, said guide Nathan Lewis. “There are some fish breaking early, but they are usually out in the middle of the lake. If you see five or…
Blue Ridge: Level: 2.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 80s. Clarity: The main lake is clear. Bass: The fishing is slow, said mountain lake guide Nathan Stewart. “It is getting hot, and the fish are deep on the summer pattern. Your best bet is a drop-shot rig or a worm in deep brush. There…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.9 feet above full pool. Temp: Upper 60s, low 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, according to Blue Ridge fishing guide Nathan Lewis. “We are catching a few on worms and on topwater. The smallmouths are hitting a fluke or floating worm in white or pearl. When the sun comes up, the smallmouths…
Blue Ridge: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: The main lake is clear, the creeks are good fishing color. Bass: Good. Blue Ridge fishing guide Nathan Lewis was on the lake April 26 with Clayton Chambers and in a half day they caught 27 bass. The fish were a 50/50 mix…
“Let’s pull up here and really fish this hole a minute,” said David Hulsey, manager of Unicoi Outfitters’ Blue Ridge fly shop, while leaning back on the oars to slow the drift boat and drop anchor. The anchor plopped quietly into the water and skidded to a halt as we slid up next to a…
Blue Ridge: Level: 5.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 50 to 53, a little warmer back in the pockets. Clarity: The main lake is clear, up the river and backs of the creeks are a little dingy. Bass: Good. April is a good time to fish on most of the mountain lakes, said guide Nathan…
The white bass population has declined rapidly at Lake Blue Ridge since the illegal introduction of blueback herring, but there are still a few left in the lake. A decade ago, there were some trophy white bass in Blue Ridge, including the largest ever recorded from Blue Ridge that was caught in 2008. Jesse Mckeral,…
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