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Fishing Reports
Fishing opportunities abound on Lake Eufaula, the big border impoundment on the Chattahoochee River that separates Georgia and Alabama. The lake has long been labeled the “big bass capital of the world.” Catfish also flourish and grow in size and abundance, and the bream fishing is seasonally great. Among all the possibilities, the crappie population…
Eufaula:Level: 1.9 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: 60-65 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Cole Burdeshaw and Peyton McCord, bothAuburn University tournament anglers and guides, report, “The fishing is good and will continue to get better as the weather cools off. There are a lot of good Eufaula bass being caught shallow on a number of…
Eufaula:Level: 0.5 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher (#bigbitebaits #alxrods) reports, “Lake Eufaula is headed toward fall mode. The fishing will continue to improve each day as temps begin to cool off. This will make for some good action and some good numbers of fish. There are…
Eufaula: Level: 0.8 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Steady water levels are keeping the early lily pad bite active for you topwater fishermen. Weightless flukes are doing well, as the frog has been seen so much by the bass over the summer. Jigs and Trick Worms…
Eufaula: Level: 0.4 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to fish due to the heat. Keep plenty of drinking water on the boat to keep hydrated. For the shallow bite, there are still bass holding near and under…
Don Oates and Bruce Rucker, both of Lumpkin, made their first gator season a very difficult one to top. They killed an 11-foot, 5-inch beast from Lake Eufaula on Aug. 24. Their hunt started about 5 p.m. in the Florence Marina area where they spotted a gator 100 yards off the Georgia bank. “He went…
Think its too hot to catch shallow bass this month? It’s not if you go to Lake Eufaula. Not only can you catch bass in grass and pads, but you can dredge the famous Eufaula summer ledges and catch bass if that is what you prefer. No hindsight ip unit displayed. There are three good…
Eufaula: Level: 0.4 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler and lure manufacturer Jack Tibbs says you can catch Eufaula bass both shallow and deep in August. “There’s always some quality bass feeding in shallow water in August,” Jack said. The thick grassbed and lily…
Eufaula: Level: 1.1 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Les Bratcher #bigbitebaits #alxrods reports, “Fishing at Lake Eufaula couldn’t be a lot better than it is right now. Anglers are reporting good catches every day, with some taking large numbers of bass. The lake is full of water, and…
Eufaula: Level: 2 feet below 190 full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Billy Darby reports, “Hydrilla sprouts in early June will be about 6 feet long. The open-lake areas where you can best detect grass will be on shallow humps, roadbeds, high ridges and in water generally less than 10 feet. When…
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