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Fishing Reports
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Mostly muddy due to heavy rains. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Try a Spro RkCrawler crankbait in brighter colors, and fish it in the pockets. Try to bang it off rocks and stumps in 8 to 10 feet of water. Also, drag a…
Jackson: Level: 0.7 feet above full pool. Temp: 68-70 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained in the river to clear on the main lake toward the dam. Bass: Keith Dawkins reports, “November has always been one of the best months on Jackson. The baitfish are beginning to move into the creeks and pockets. Fish topwater early in…
Jackson: Temp: High 70s. Clarity: Slightly stained main lake, stained up South and Yellow rivers. The fishing is finally starting to pick up at Jackson as the water temperature begins to drop. It is in the high 70s now but could be in the 60s by the end of the month with cooler temps and…
Often, September can be the most frustrating month of the year for bass fishermen. The surface temperatures are as hot as they get, and the oxygen content is at the lowest levels of the year. Early in the month, the days are still hot and uncomfortable, and the bass are sluggish. But cooler nights are…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 87-90 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the rivers and clearer near the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Fish the clearer water for more bites until the river areas get more stable. Good-sized spots are being caught on 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits Screwball heads with Zoom Finesse…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool. Temp: 88-90 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Fair to good. Keith Dawkins reports, “With the high water temperatures and boat traffic, fishing has been somewhat tough the last few weeks. The spots are holding on points, humps and around deep-water docks on the main lake and river mouths.…
Jackson: Level: 1.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 68-74 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is good. Flip wood cover with a 1/4-oz. Net Boy Baits jig in black and brown. Tip the jig with a Trixster Custom Baits Crusty Crawler. Dipping the plastic in J.J.’s Magic will help the…
Jackson: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 57-60 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are being caught staging at the mouths of coves and pockets on Lucky Craft Pointer jerkbaits, 300 Bandits, and 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Traps. Once they commit to shallow cover to spawn, flip any wood cover and docks…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet above full pool. Temp: 37-42 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained.Bass: Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing is poor. I would suggest that you wait for a solid week of warm spring weather before getting back out there. Fish are very deep and not feeding much. I caught three keepers that past…
Jackson: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 43-47 degrees. Clarity: Mostly stained, especially up the lake.Bass: Fair. Tournament fisherman Aaron Batson reports, “Look for a consistent bite from big spotted bass down the lake in clearer, more stable water right now. Upper lake areas keep getting blown out with heavy rains. Bass can be caught on…
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