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Fishing
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 below full pool. Temp: High 60s to mid 70s. Clarity: Stain up the lake from recent rains, it’s fairly clear on the lower lake. Bass: Professional angler Jay Chambless said bass fishing has been tough lately. Jay said there are still a few fish trying to spawn, but trying to catch them…
Eufaula: Level: 2.0 feet below full pool. Temp: High 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: The lake level is changing lately, and Jay Chambless says the water level needs to stay relatively constant during the spawn so the shallowest beds aren’t destroyed. The cold weather at the end of March dropped the surface…
At about 4:40 p.m. the tip of one of the fishing rods I was watching just barely quivered. Exactly 25 feet below the boat, in the shadow of the sunken old Hwy 39 bridge, something was trying to decide if a minnow was on its menu. I picked up the rod, keeping a close watch…
Our second bass of the day, a bass that would top two pounds, hit Wilbur’s Trick Worm as the worm slid through an open area in the grass. The fat bass, as dark green as a farm-pond fish, splashed across a salad of green weeds covering the water and into the net. “I love Eufaula…
In the July 2003 issue of GON, I reported on a new grass pattern that was taking place on Lake Eufaula. Fishermen seemed tickled to be able to find a daylight pattern during the summer in the back of a pocket that was nowhere near the main lake. During the hottest part of the day,…
March is a fantastic month for bass fishing in Georgia. The water is warming, bass are moving into a shallow, prespawn mode, and they are easy to catch. It would be hard to find a better lake than Eufaula to take advantage of this activity. Eufaula’s vast shallow flats are covered with grass, and they…
Eufaula: Level: 1.7 feet above full. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained in the upper end and some of the creeks. Bass: “It looks as if we are going to get that magical weather we are looking for this week!” said professional angler Jay Chambless. The first week of March brought temperatures in the…
Eufaula: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stained in the upper end, mostly clear down south. Bass: Fair. Guide Jay Chambless said the most consistent bite he found has been in Cowikee Creek. “Fish ledges that top out in the 15-foot-range,” said Jay. “When the fish are active, you can catch…
Eufaula: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good, according to guide Jay Chambless. “There is still a good shallow-grass bite in the hydrilla,” said Jay. “Some nice fish are relating to grass that is holding bait. Look for wading birds to show you where the bait is. A variety…
Tom Shapard says fishing is a lot of fun because you never know when you begin a fishing trip how the day is going to turn out or what you’ll catch. That’s the kind of day we had on beautiful Lake Eufaula (or Walter F. George) on November 8. The weather was absolutely glorious with…
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