Fishing Reports

Jackson: Level: 2.5 feet low. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Excellent. Aaron Batson reports huge catches of 5- to 7-pounders. In a pot tournament last Sunday it took 28.42 pounds to win. The stringer was caught on spinnerbaits. “At the first of April the big females will already be in the spawning areas…

Jackson: Level: 3.8 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Great. Aaron Batson had five on Monday that went 21 pounds. “We only had six keepers,” said Aaron. “We were primarily flipping jigs on rocks in eight to 10 feet of water. It had to be close to deep water.” Aaron was fishing a…

Jackson: Level: 4.6 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the lake, clear at the dam. Bass: Great. Aaron Batson came in third at a recent Bobby’s tournament with a limit that went 14.87 pounds. He fished up the South and Yellow rivers and down to the mouth of Tussahaw Creek. “I had three…

Jackson: Level: 4.8 feet low. Temp: 50-55 degrees. Clarity: Too clear, according to Aaron Batson. Bass: Good. Aaron Barson fished a Berry’s pot tournament Saturday and came in third with 14.98 pounds. “We caught a few early in two feet of water, but the sun popped out and we had to back out in seven…

Jackson: Level: Down 2.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 58-62 degrees. Clarity: After some heavy rains the lake got very stained at the mouths of the rivers. There’s a lot of trash floating down. Bass: Great. Aaron Batson said he’s still having great luck throwing a small crankbait made by Stanford Lures called the Pug.…

Jackson: Level: Down 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Fairly clear to light stain. Bass: Good. The lake is unusually clear, but Aaron Batson said if we get some rain and a decent stain up the rivers, he’s going to head up the South and Yellow rivers. He’ll pitch at blowdowns with…

Jackson: Level: Down 1.3 feet. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Mike Meason won a Delta tournament with 11 pounds. “We fished shallow concrete seawalls with Flukes, Sammys, Pop-Rs and lead-head Trick Worms,” said Mike. “Then we’d fish the closest obvious structure, whether that was a point or dock.” Aaron Batson said if he…

Jackson: Level: Down 1.2 feet. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Pretty clear, should start to stain some. Bass: Tough. “There’s three- to four-foot visibility — it’s clear — and the big worms and jigs never turned on,” said Aaron Batson. “It might be fixing to change some since we’ve had some rain and could pull fish…

Level: Down 1.2 feet. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: Extremely clear. Bass: Poor. Benjie Cleary said it’s been very, very tough. “It’s been taking about eight pounds to win Berry’s,” said Benjie Cleary. “I think most of the guys are catching them on a little finesse worm fishing around rocks and brush. The fish I’ve caught…