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Fishing Reports

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – May 2008

Seminole: Level: Down 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: About 70 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the Flint and Chattahoochee, pretty clear in Spring Creek. Bass: Good, said guide Mike Sloan. “It’s really a fun time of year down here,” he said. “We’re catching them in all three phases of the spawn right now.” There…

Seminole Shellcrackers: The Can Of Worms You’ll Always Want To Open

The end of March and beginning of April is a time of year awaited by even the occasional angler. The weather is warming, and anglers are tired of being stuck in the house like a coop full of chickens. One can only rearrange tackleboxes and clean and ready the boat for spring so many times…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – April 2008

Seminole: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 64. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Great. “There was a really early spawn this year at Seminole,” said tournament angler Butch Tucker. “They were on the sandbars three or four weeks early. Right now there are fish in the spawn, the prespawn and postspawn.” Butch said a watermelon-gold lizard…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – March 2008

Seminole: Level: Full pool. Temp: 62-65 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Good. “The fish have been on the beds for a couple of weeks and the major move up will come on the next full moon,” said tournament angler Butch Tucker. “What’s been coming up in the last few weeks have been just some scattered early…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – February 2008

Seminole: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 49-50 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain except in Spring Creek. Spring Creek is slightly stained. Bass: Slow. The bass at Seminole are waiting on some warmer weather. The recent cold fronts and muddy runoff have made it difficult to catch a fish, said guide Mike Sloan. There are…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – January 2008

Seminole: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The shad are still in the grass, and there is a good bite on the main-lake grass points. A small crankbait fished along the grass is hard to beat right now for numbers and size. Any crankbait that dives…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – December 2007

Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Crystal clear in Spring Creek. Slight stain up the rivers. Bass: Excellent. “There’s tons of shad in the grass. It’s as good as I’ve ever seen it for fall fishing here,” said guide Mike Sloan. Mike has been doing well throwing a 1/2-oz., red…

Fish Grass Lines For Lake Seminole Slabs

Many outdoorsmen have put their fishing tackle away for the winter and are happily resting 15 feet up in a white-oak tree this time of year. But, Mike Sloan, co-owner of Wingate’s Lodge in Bainbridge, would rather be catching limits of crappie on Lake Seminole than catching up on rest in a cold deer stand…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – November 2007

Seminole: Level: 1.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Clear, but the recent rains will probably stir the lake up some. Bass: Tough. “Everybody’s really waiting on the bite to turn on. It’s just been tough,” said Butch Tucker. “With this cold front moving through it should be getting better on the grass.”…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – October 2007

Seminole: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 77 degrees. Clarity: Clear on the main lake, slight stain in the rivers. Bass: Good, said guide Mike Sloan. “It’s was dismal for the last few months, but this cooler weather has helped us,” Mike said. “We’ve got a good early topwater bite right now.” They’re hitting…

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