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Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Clear to slightly stained. Bass: There’s a good topwater bite early in the shallow flooded cover. The midday bite is better on the ledges. Guide Sam Williams reports, “Cooler weather and cloud cover have made for some fantastic fishing conditions. When the sun comes…
Eufaula: Level: 2.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The bass are working on topwater really good. The bite is holding later in the mornings now. Frogs are really strong, as are hard topwater baits. The bite down south has been strong the past week or so.…
Eufaula: Level: 2.2 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stained in the creeks, clearing on the river. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “The overcast days have lowered the water temperature, and the river has dropped a little. The baitfish are still holding in the shallows where you find cover. The corps has had…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Stained back in the creeks, good color on the main lake.Bass: Good. There’s a shallow bite early, and the famed Eufaula summertime cranking bite on the main river ledges has been very good the past couple of weeks. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The lake…
Eufaula: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Capt. Sam Williams reports, “The water is at full pool, keeping the fish scattered. All the cover on the banks are under water now, giving the baitfish more shallow water to hide in. Fishermen need to move a little…
Eufaula: Level: 0.8 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Heavy rains have again impacted fishing. Look for a “new-water” shallow bite if the lake is rising or stable, but if it’s dropping fast, pull back and concentrate on ditches and main-lake ledges with crankbaits, jigs or big…
Eufaula: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 72 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. “The fishing has stabilized a little more,” said tournament pro Randy Duncan. “There will be some spawners still on beds, but look for postspawn fish moving out of spawning coves. In the last couple of weeks, tournaments have been won…
The Georgia Bass Chapter Federation (GBCF) held this year’s Top Six Classic on March 25-26 at Lake Eufaula. Held under FLW’s The Bass Federation (TBF) program, the Top Six drew 222 anglers from 40 teams. The winning angler was Brad Colbert, who’s a regular with the Bryan County Bassmasters. Brad’s two-day Top Six weight was…
Eufaula: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: Mid 50s to warmer down south. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Randy Duncan reports, “The spawn is in full effect. During the early portion of the month, hit the big flats and look for the buck brush and other vegetation to hold the fish.…
Understanding bass movement on a specific lake gives anglers a big advantage. It’s a foregone conclusion that largemouth bass move to the shallows to spawn when the water starts to warm back up. The next movement is a little harder to track, but postspawn bass can be real hungry after they’ve had time to rest…
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