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Seminole: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Seminole hasn’t seen a strong cold front yet, and the bass have not moved into their winter pattern, according to Seminole guide Mike Sloan. “They’re not biting too bad,” he said. “The way the water temperature is with all this nice,…
Seminole: Level: One foot below full pool. Temp: 68-71 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Fair. With 5 1/2 inches of rain, the Flint River is pouring muddy water into Seminole right now. Jack Wingate, of Wingate’s Lodge, said high winds have made the fishing tough, but he saw an 8-pounder and a 10-pounder pulled out of…
Alligator pictures continued to pour into the GON office last month as hunters with coveted gator tags continued to try and fill their one-tag limit during the Sept. 9 to Oct. 1, 2006 alligator hunting season. Lake Seminole continues its reputation of being one of the very best places in this state to kill a gator —…
While it is not an unknown fishery on Seminole, hybrid bass are not a particularly sought-after species there. Known for huge stripers, bass and crappie, the sprawling Florida-Georgia border lake at the confluence of the Flint River, Spring Creek and the Chattahoochee River actually has a large population of hybrids just waiting to be caught. Rob…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Butch Tucker said some guys were starting to catch some fish on frogs fished on lily pads and grass. Try the grass in front of Wingate’s and Sealey’s. At daylight fish grass lines with buzzbaits, Pop-Rs and Tiny Torpedos.…
Fifty-five minutes after the 2006 alligator season began, Peter Martin of Decatur harpooned one of the largest gators the state has heard about since the state opened a gator season in 2003. At 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2006, Peter pushed off the bank of Lake Seminole. Hunting with Peter were Kevin Winchester,…
Seminole: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: 82 degrees. Clarity: The creek is clear, the lake is light stain. Bass: Fair. “The frog bite is starting to pick up,” said Butch Tucker. “It has been tough for the last four weeks. Throw the frog first thing in the morning, and after that it’s a matter of…
Seminole: Level: 1.0 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Butch Tucker said it’s been too hot and folks really aren’t fishing much. September will be about the same type of fishing that’s been going on for the last several months. Fish frogs on top of hydrilla mats early in the…
Level: 1.1 feet low. Temp: 84-90 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and Flint River are crystal clear but should get cloudy in the next week or so. The Chattahoochee is muddy and hardly flowing at all. Spring Creek is almost dry and isn’t flowing. Bass: Poor. The bass fishing is extremely slow. Jack Wingate said,…
Seminole: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and Flint River are clear. Light stain up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Fair. Brian Key says, “With no moving water, it’s hard to get the numbers you’d like to see.” Early morning start out throwing Heddon’s Dying Flutter near the grass. Try a white-skirted…
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