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Fishing Reports

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – December 2021

Sinclair: Level: 1.6 feet low. Temp: Mid 50s to 61 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Bass fishing is great at Lake Sinclair. It’s taking between 18 and 21 pounds to win the tournaments right now. The lake has really cleared up. Ed at Lakeside Chevron says Shad Raps and Berkley crankbaits…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – November 2021

Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Stained water all the way to the dam but clearing quickly on the south end and parts of the mid lake. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Ed at Chevron has several patterns working right now. Ol’ Monster worms in junebug red in the…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – September 2021

Sinclair: Level: 1.2 feet low. Temp: Water temps are 83-88 right now after the heavy rains but will get close to 90 in the afternoon if we get a few dry days. Clarity: Upriver is mud red with some stain working its way down. There’s some stain in the backs of pockets with incoming water,…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – August 2021

Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: High 80s to low 90s. Clarity: The lake is clear except around Twin Bridges and some pockets with incoming water after a heavy shower. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Bass fishing is still decent, according to Ed at Lakeside Chevron. Big worms in black emerald and junebug red…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Reports – July 2021

Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet below full pool Temp: Mid to high 80s. Clarity: There is some stain above the railroad trestle and some stain in the backs of a few pockets after a big thunderstorm. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Ed at Lakeside Chevron said this past Saturday the winning bag of 21 pounds…

Brandon Key Catfish Tournament Raises $42,000+

Team Bubba Key won first-place and a check for $3,000 in the 100% payback Brandon Key Catfishing Tournament on Lake Sinclair June 5-6. The 6th annual fundraiser netted $42,458 for 30-30 Ministries, a 501c3 non-profit organization youth ministry whose mission is to use hunting and fishing as a platform to share the Gospel of Jesus…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Reports – June 2021

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 Bass Shallow In May

Chad Carver, a longtime GON reader from Baxley and a Lake Sinclair regular, is a master of catching reservoir fish shallow year-round. I’ve been trying to nail down a story on Lake Sinclair with Chad for a couple of years now, but between his schedule and mine, it took us a while to finally get…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Report – May 2021

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…

Lake Sinclair Fishing Reports – April 2021

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…

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