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Lake Seminole has long been known as one of the best bass fishing lakes in the country, not just for quantities of fish, but also huge tournament bags. During the postspawn feed-up on Lake Seminole, you can bet you’re going to need an average of more than 6 pounds per fish just to be in…
Seminole: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Good. “The bass are nearing the end of the spawn, but some fish can still be found on beds,” said Matt Baty. “The main-lake sandbars near the dam are good places to look because these will be some of the last places…
William Hornsby caught a 1-lb., 2.4-oz. bluegill to set a benchmark for establishing a verified lake record for bluegill on Lake Seminole on Feb. 27, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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