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Fishing Reports
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…
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.”…
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…
Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: High 80s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The summer pattern continues, said Steve Holt. Frogs fished on hydrilla mats or buzzbaits or Pop-Rs fished around deep grass points early in the morning can produce topwater bites. Once the morning bite ends, standing timber in 16 feet of water…
Level: 1 foot below full pool. Temp: 87 degrees. Clarity: Clear at Spring Creek; cloudy up the Flint; slight stain up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler Steve Holt said to start off on the grass close to drops-offs into 15 to 20 feet of water. Throw Zara Spooks and Chug Bugs early in the…
John Weaver, of Colquitt, set the mark for Lake Seminole shellcracker with his 2-lb., 9.5-oz. fish caught July 31, 2007. Seminole is well-known for its great shellcracker fishing. Here’s an article from 2007 detailing how to catch Lake Seminole shellcracker during the springtime full moon periods.
Seminole: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: 87-88 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Brian Key said the fishing is good right now. “The Sunday tournament (June 25) had one 9-lb. fish and two 8-lb. fish with several bags over 20 pounds.” Brian said to start the morning near grass lines and points with topwater baits. Tiny…
Seminole: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Dragonflies are out, and it’s good topwater fishing all day. “A catch of nine nice ones came in on a silver Crazy Shad last week,” said Jack Wingate. “They are biting good because the smoke is heavy [from the forest fires]…
Ask a man to produce a 16-lb. bag of largemouths on any given tournament day and he may be able to do it; ask him to do it again and the odds go way down. Patrick Brown from Swainsboro weighed in another 16-pound-plus bag of Eliminator Series bass. On April 10, he won his Round…
Seminole: Level: .5 foot below full pool. Temp: 65-72 degrees Clarity: Stained in the creeks; muddy in the rivers. Bass: Poor. Butch Tucker said muddy water and unpredictable weather are making Eufaula tough to fish. The spawn is over for the most part other than a few scattered fish that might still be on the…
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