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Fishing Reports
During the late fall and early winter, bass at Lake Jackson are feeding on seawalls early and then moving to deeper rocks when the sun gets bright. Follow them and fish with a variety of baits, from topwater to jigs, to catch numbers and quality of bass this month. Dammed in 1910, Jackson is one…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 528. Temp: 64-68 degrees. Clarity: The South and Yellow rivers are stained, Alcovy to the dam is clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports the water will cool quickly in Jackson since it is fairly small. Bait moving into creeks and coves will draw bass to the back half of them,…
Jackson: Level: 0.8 feet below 528. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Clear except for boat-traffic stain on the weekends. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that October is a transition month with bass following bait into the creeks and coves. A good pattern is to start at the mouth of a cove and work…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet below 530. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that fishing is tough, especially during the day. Your best bet is to fish the two hours of daylight and late afternoon into the night. Hit any shallow wood and rock cover with a Pop-R…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 feet above 528. Temp: Upper 80s to low 90s. Clarity: Mostly clear with some river stain on weekends from boat traffic. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports, “Even if you can find one of the rare mayfly hatches, it will be hit or miss. Make a half-dozen casts to cover the water…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet below 530. Temp: Upper 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Muddy in the South and Yellow rivers, the Alcovy and Tussahaw Creek have a light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports that Jackson is pretty much unfishable from 10 a.m. until after dark on the weekends. The night bite has been…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 above 528. Temp: Low 70s. Clarity: Light stain from Berry’s downstream. The rest of the lake is clear. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen said, “May is inconsistent with a good day followed by a bad one. Fish are mostly postspawn and moving deeper. Cooler nights have prolonged the shad spawn so continue…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 528. Temp: 67-69 degrees. Clarity: Stained but muddying up fast from heavy rains on March 26. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen fished a tournament in the storms on March 26, and the rolling thunder made it tough, but he caught a 3.90-lb. largemouth for big fish. Bass were already up…
Jackson: Level: 0.9 feet above 528. Temp: 61-64 degrees. Clarity: The rivers are stained. Good fishing color in the Alcovy, above the South River mouth, in Tussahaw Creek and downstream of its mouth. Bass: According to tournament angler Willie McMullen, “Tie on your favorite spinnerbait, ChatterBait or squarebill and put your trolling motor down. Run…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above 528. Temp: 52-53 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain from end to end. The upper Tussahaw Creek above the bridge is a little clearer. Bass: Tournament angler Willie McMullen reports some bass being caught on main-lake rock and wood cover. Sunny weather will pull them up shallow on those banks with seawalls, natural…
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