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Lake Seminole Fishing Report – August 2017

Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Mostly clear, with more color on the Flint. Bass: Guide and tournament pro Matt Baty reports, “Bass fishing on Seminole right now is about as good as you can get anywhere in the country, considering it’s the middle of summer. Local three-fish tournaments are…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report July 2017

Seminole: Level: 0.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 83-85 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “Try a black-and-blue craw with a 3/4- to 1-oz. weight when flipping. Utilize a Jethro Baits Stopit to secure the weight. Crank a shad-pattern Strike King 10XD in ditches, and also try a Popping Frog or a Buzzing…

Catch Georgia’s Giant Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris is the scientific name for a flathead catfish. In layman’s terms, it’s best described as a cold-blooded killer. These fish grow to enormous sizes, with the state record currently sitting at a tie with two behemoths on record weighing in at an impressive 83 pounds each. Throw in the fact that even larger…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report June 2017

Seminole: Level: Near full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Matt Baty reports, “The bass are biting good. The majority of the fish are postspawners that are feeding up on bream and shad on outside grass edges all over the lake. Topwater frogs and buzzbaits work good in the early mornings.…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report May 2017

Seminole: Level: Down 6 inches. Temp: 78 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews said the main lake yielded Daniel Adams a great day of fishing on April 18. He counted 75 bass beds between the Tractor Bank and the Indian Mounds. He used frogs and Speed Worms in watermelon red with a 1/8-oz. weight…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report April 2017

Seminole: Level: Near full pool. Temp: 68 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Tournament angler and guide Matt Baty reports, “The bass are in all three stages of the spawn right now, and fishing is starting to get really good. There are several different ways to catch bass right now. For spawning fish, look on the…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report March 2017

Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Tournament angler and guide Matt Baty reports, “Fair. The fish are spawning in pretty much all areas of the lake. Swim jigs and stick baits have been producing pretty well around sandbars and bedding areas. A 3/8-oz. Buddha Baits In-Seine swim jig in black…

FLW College Boating Accident Caused By Hydraulic Steering Issue

The GoPro video of two University of Florida college tournament anglers being thrown from their bass boat on Lake Seminole has gone viral. The two young men were competing in the 2017 YETI FLW College Fishing tournament on Jan. 14 when they were flung out of their boat while running at 60 mph toward their first fishing…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report February 2017

Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet above full pool. Temp: Low to upper 60s. Clarity: The rivers are stained. Bass: Guide Aaron Crews reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole in February is in a prespawn mode for bass. They will go on bed on the new and full moons this month. The buck bass are fanning…

FLW College Fishing Opener Set For Seminole

The 2017 YETI FLW College Fishing tournament season will kick off this Saturday, Jan. 14 at Lake Seminole for the first of three regular-season stops in the Southeastern Conference. A full field of college teams will be competing for a top award of $2,000 and a berth into the 2018 College Fishing National Championship. Anglers…

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