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Fishing Reports

Lake Seminole Fishing Report March 2011

Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 60-62 degrees. Clarity: Flint River is muddy; Chattahoochee and Spring Creek have normal visibility for this time of year, about 3 to 4 feet of visibility. Bass: Excellent. Look no farther than the tournament reports on page 82 for an idea of what the fishing is like…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report February 2011

Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. “The bass are in their first stages of prespawn,” said Matt Baty. “Look for spots that are near to spawning areas, such as ditches that run through flats, as the bass will use these as highways to their spawning grounds. A Navionics chip for…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report January 2011

Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The cold weather has really dropped the water temperatures. That has put the shad on the move toward deeper water. The best place to fish this time of year is in Spring Creek, which is loaded with deep…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – December 2010

Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The fish are biting on grass flats and grasslines adjacent to grass flats on the main lake. Fish a Spro Aruku Shad 75 in Old Glory on 20-lb. Sunline Flourocarbon. Throw the bait right up in the…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – November 2010

Seminole: Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Matt Baty reports, “With the numerous bass tournaments that have been going on, the fish are heavily pressured and have nearly shut down completely. The lake bite has been extremely slow with most fishermen hardly catching anything. Your best bet for…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – October 2010

Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 85 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Matt Baty reports, “The two best techniques I have found to work lately are flipping and fishing a jerkbait. Flipping main-lake grassbeds in 7 to 10 feet of water is a good way to pick up some bites. If the bite…

New Georgia State Gator Record!

Randy Hand, of Decatur, now holds the Georgia state record for the longest hunter-taken alligator after killing this 13-foot, 9-inch monster at Lake Seminole on Sept. 19. The gator weighed 692 pounds. Randy’s gator is just 2 inches longer than the old record, a 13-foot, 7-inch Blackshear gator taken in 2008.

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – September 2010

Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Slow. Matt Baty reports, “The bite has gotten tough over the past few weeks. However, there still can be some pretty good catches early in the morning on buzzbaits and topwater. The grassbeds up from Jack’s around Stone’s Landing are good for…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – August 2010

Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 to 92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Note: The corps is hammering the grass. “Spring Creek has been the target thus far, with grass nearly gone from Sealy’s up. They are spraying it with some type of chemical on airboats, and it works in just a few days.…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – July 2010

Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 90s. Clarity: Clear in Spring Creek; slight stain in the Flint. Bass: Good. Jim Murray Jr. said the fish will bite if you can stand the heat. Early in the morning, start off with topwater on the outside grass lines or submerged grass in…

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