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Fishing Reports
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 88 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Fair. Aaron Batson said he hasn’t been on the water in a few weeks, but last September he got on a great bite fishing shallow grass edges. “I like a buzzbait early and late around these areas,” said Aaron. “Last year I was…
Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: 85-90 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. Kim Carver says, “When the water’s moving, fish the points and humps in 20-30 feet of water. Zoom green-pumpkin finesse worms, and redbug, also by Zoom, are good colors to Carolina rig.” Mullet: “Get out the salt block and the hog feed,” said Kim…
Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: 83-84 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Quantity not quality is the case at Sinclair. Lots of fish but not as big as you’d hope for, according to Aaron Batson. In the morning, go to the grassbeds. Throw Zoom Horny Toads and YUM Buzz Frogs in darker colors. Junebug and…
Temperatures soared well into the 90s during the last HD Marine tournament of the 2006 season, but it didn’t hurt the bite for first-place finishers Brad Warfield and Jeff Morgan. The team found fish shallow for the two-day event, which was held June 10-11. On day one the team fished for some topwater fish they’d…
Many bass fishermen think June means slower bass fishing as the fast action of spring becomes just a memory. But bass are moving onto predictable patterns and holes this month, and the action can even be better than it was looking for scattered bass in the spring. Lake Sinclair is one of our best lakes…
Charlie Baldwin and Benny Lanning took first place in the May 20 R&R tournament at Sinclair. “We were keying on shallow grass, and both of us were throwing a spinnerbait,” said Charlie. “There were still a few shad in the grass, but that bite is about gone.” Charlie was throwing a white 3/8-oz. Ol’ Nellie…
Level: 1.8 feet low. Temp: 73-74 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Good. “In the morning I’m still going to search for shad in the grass,” said Aaron Batson. “After about an hour I’m going to hit some short pockets and flip docks. Don’t go in the long coves. I’ll flip docks with a brushhog or…
If you think crappie fishing is a matter of dragging dozens of jigs behind a boat on a spider rig or drowning minnows straight under the boat, you will be surprised at the fast action and fun of shooting docks. May is a good month to land a mess of crappie to eat, and Lake…
Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the river, Rooty Creek is pretty clear. Bass: Great. Jim Windham said May is when it gets real critical that you’re on the water right at daylight. The shad will be spawning, and the mayfly hatch should bust loose by the middle…
Sinclair: Level: Six inches below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Upper 50s around the Georgia Power plant. Clarity: Stained mid lake, clear by the dam. Bass: Mike Cleveland says in April it is best to concentrate your fishing efforts near spawning areas. “That’s where I am going to fish,” Mike said. Mike’s three…
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