Fishing Reports

Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low Temp: 78-82 degrees. Clarity: Clearing with no rain, but there is a little color in the rivers and clear below the 441 bridge all the way to the dam. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “There are several patterns working right now. Most of them should work for the month…

Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet below full pool. Temp: It was near 78 degrees, but the day after we had 4 inches of rain the water temps were 68 early and 72 in the afternoon. The water temps will rebound this last week of April. Clarity: The water is stained up both rivers and clear on…

Sinclair: Level: 0.4 feet low. Temp: 64-67 degrees with some pockets getting to 70 by late afternoon with a full day of sun. Clarity:  Ed at Lakeside Chevron said above the railroad trestle is mud red with heavy stain to Little River Marina. The only clear water is near the dam, but there’s enough pollen…

Sinclair: Level: 0.5 feet low. Temp: Water temps are 48 to 49 everywhere, but a few sunny days will warm the shallows quickly. Clarity: Muddy above the railroad trestle, muddy to stained down to Little River Marina and clear near the dam. Expect the lake to remain stained for the next several weeks with the…

Sinclair: Level: The lake is back to full pool after a four-week drawdown. Temp: 50 to 57 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained mid-lake and clearer water toward the dam area. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Ed at Lakeside Chevron says a turtleback-bladed spinnerbait in the back of Rooty Creek as well as up both Little…

Sinclair: Level: The lake is still drawn down but scheduled to start filling back up starting on Nov. 29. Temp: 66 in the morning and up to 70 in some pockets in the afternoon. Clarity: The lake is mainly clear with stained water in Little River and Murder Creek areas. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry…

Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool and steadily dropping. Temp: 69 up the river to 73 on the main lake. Clarity: There is stain up Little River and Murder Creek. The backs of some creeks, even Rooty Creek, is stained from recent rains. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside…

Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: Water temps have dropped into the 70s after the last tropical storm and cool morning temps. Clarity: Above the railroad trestle is heavily stained, and you will find various levels of stain in the backs of most pockets. The south end is clear right now, but that may change…