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Fishing Reports
If you thought it was hot in July, just wait and see what August has in store for us. The dog days of August normally bring us the hottest temperatures of the year. On Lake Sinclair that means early morning water temps in the upper 80s and low 90s and late afternoon water temps in…
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.3 feet. Temp: 90 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson said the best thing going right now is fishing areas where the mayflies are hatching. The best times will be early, late and on cloudy days. Aaron fishes Pop-Rs, buzzbaits and Chatterbaits in colors that’ll mimic the bluegills that are feeding…
Sinclair: Level: Down 1.6 feet. Temp: 80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson said the shad spawn is about gone, but the mayflies are just starting to show up. Look for overhanging bushes where bream are feeding on the mayflies, and the bass should be pretty close. Pop-Rs, frogs or a green-pumpkin swim jig…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 69-73 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Right now fishing is great for numbers of bass, but it’s only fair for quality fish. You’ll find lots of buck bass guarding fry all over the lake. Throw topwater baits like Spooks and Pop-Rs early in the morning on main-lake points. However,…
Shooting-up crappie can be the quickest and easiest way to fill a limit. Following the spawn, when the fish pack-in under docks like canned sardines, they are hungry. Getting a bait into the deepest, darkest recesses beneath a dock is the only thing standing between the angler and a mess of crappie. And if you’re…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. Fish will be in postspawn patterns. Begin to look for them to move back toward deeper patterns just after leaving bedding areas. A light Carolina-rigged lizard in 4 to 8 feet of water will catch them well. Deeper crankbaits like a 300 Bandit…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: High 50s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson reports, “I wouldn’t normally say this, but I fully expect a spawn by late March. Look for these fish on seawalls and grassbeds. A good bet would be a junebug, 5-inch Senko or lizard. Dip the bait in JJ’s Magic for…
Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 45 to 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained to clear. Bass: Good. Aaron Batson reports, “Bass fishing should begin to get hot in February. Several baits will get stronger. One bait is an Ol Nelle Chatterbait. It will begin to catch some big fish as they pull shallow. Look…
Sinclair: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Varies from clear to stained. Bass: Eric Perkins likes Sinclair in January because the water stays pretty stained and the fish never get really deep. He’s usually working in the Little River and Crooked Creek areas. “Just tie on a 100 crankbaits and go to chunking,” said…
Sinclair: Level: Drawdown has the lake about 5 feet low, but it is scheduled to be back at full pool by Dec. 1. Temp: Mid 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are holding on rocky banks with the water at lower levels. The rip-rap bridges up Little River have…
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