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Fishing Reports

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – December 2009

Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 63 degrees. Clarity: Muddy except for Spring Creek, which is clear. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “There are two productive patterns working at this time. Fish a Spro Aruku Shad 75 in old glory or purple rain colors on main-lake flats with ditches nearby. The best flats…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – November 2009

Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “The shad are starting find their way into shallow water on flats and backwater pockets off of the main river. The shallow cranking bite is starting to pick up. Fish a Spro Little John in the new nasty shad color over…

Matt Baty’s Plan For Flint River Shoal Bass

Hundreds of miles from the nearest rapid waters of north Georgia lies a stretch of the Flint River reminiscent of anything but south Georgia. Tall river banks and steep clay and rock walls tower high above some of the fastest-moving water south of the gnat line. When one thinks of south Georgia fishing, what normally…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – October 2009

Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Flint River is stained; Spring Creek is clear; Hooch is muddy. Bass: Fair. Matt Baty reports, “With the changing conditions such as the varying water temperature, water levels, and water clarity, the fishing has been somewhat tough. The bass are in the summer/fall transition…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – September 2009

Seminole: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good around shallow lily pads and grass. Matt Baty reports, “The Chattahoochee and the main lake have been good. The best baits are frogs and flipping baits. There are two frogs that work extremely well. For fishing sparse vegetation,…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – August 2009

Seminole: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. “The grassbeds above Jack’s on the lower end of the Flint have been a good option for early morning and late evening,” said Matt Baty. “Fish a 3 1/2-inch Big Bite Baits Top Toad in white. Swim the frog over the…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – July 2009

Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Lightly stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “There is a pretty good topwater bite going on early in the morning. Fish any topped-out grassbeds that are visible on the main lake. Throw a Big Bite Baits 3 1/2-inch Top Toad in junebug/chartreuse swirl. Swim…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – June 2009

Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Early June at Seminole is a great time to catch a good, postspawn topwater bite early around the grasslines in the rivers or on main-lake flats with a white buzzbait or a frog. Once the sun gets up, switch to a…

How Ray Scott’s Phone Call To Jack Wingate Changed Fishing Forever

Modern day bass fishing began its transformation a little more than 40 years ago when an Alabama insurance salesman named Ray Scott had the idea of an organized bass-fishing tournament series. It was a long, hard road for Mr. Scott, but his name and the association he started, Bass Anglers Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.), have transformed…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – May 2009

Seminole: Level: 1.08 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Matt Baty reports, “Most of the fish on the lake have already spawned and are heading toward their deep-water postspawn areas. These postspawn fish can be caught on grass points on the rivers and grass flats on the lake. Spinnerbaits or…

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