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Fishing
Lake Jackson bass are on the move, following schools of shad into creeks as the water cools. Go into creeks and fish deep, rocky banks this month to catch spots and a few largemouth. Jackson is an old Georgia Power Co. reservoir on the Alcovy and South rivers and forms the start of the Ocmulgee…
There are more than 1.1 million licensed anglers in Georgia. Of that number, only a small percentage have ever had the honor of being recognized by GON as catching the largest fish of a certain species from an individual lake. What are the odds of a fisherman catching two lake-record fish of two different species…
Jackson: Level: 0.4 feet above 1071. Temp: 65-68 degrees. Clarity: Some color all the way to the dam. Visibility is 2 to 3 feet at the dam and the stain increases as you go up lake. The rivers are clearing until the next rain hits. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “A lot of bass…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above 528. Temp: 58-60 degrees. Clarity: Heavily stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “It took 15-plus pounds to win Berry’s tourney on Sunday, but the guys are tight lipped on what it took to catch them. This is the month to be on Jackson. There will be bass spawning all…
Jackson: Level: 1.3 feet above 528. Temp: 50-51 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Current fishing is slow and poor. The ABA only took 7 pounds to win. With fishing like that, let’s talk March fishing! I managed to talk to two veterans on the lake. They said that right now is…
Jackson: Level: 0.5 feet above 528. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: The lake is back to normal winter levels with stained water all the way to the dam and muddy up the rivers. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Before the cold front just before GON went to press, fishing was fair. The…
Jackson: Level: 0.6 above 528. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained to stained up the rivers. The main lake has a little color to it. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Lake is down to winter pool, but at least you can launch your boat at a few deeper ramps. A bass tournament this weekend…
Jackson: Level: Almost 9 feet down and not a single boat ramp is available to launch from. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Word has it that Lake Jackson will start to fill sometime after Thanksgiving. Unfortunately I did not have the information on how quickly Lake Jackson will become ramp accessible/boat launchable. That being…
Jackson: Level: Georgia Power is dropping the water level in a hurry for drawdown. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Give the fish three to five days to get acclimated to the lower water level, and then get to the lake. The bass will work their way from…
It was Sept. 7, 2021, and the air temperature at 4 p.m. was hitting 90 degrees when we launched the boat into 4,700-acre Lake Jackson outside of Monticello. It was hot, steamy and not a hint of a breeze. Not ideal conditions for crappie fishing by any means, yet I was still optimistic that we…
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