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Fishing Reports
When you think of a yellow perch setting a lake record in Georgia, a mountain lake probably comes to mind, or maybe one of the Savannah River reservoirs where these fish are more common. But Lake Sinclair? Lake Sinclair is middle Georgia epitomized—and not prime yellow perch waters. But Sinclair does have some yellow perch,…
Sinclair: Level: 0.9 feet low. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: The lake has returned to muddy up the rivers to stained down the lake and in the backs of pockets from recent heavy rains. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron, the shad spawn is on in the…
When she has the chance, Rachel Brown, 25, of Dallas, Ga., accompanies her dad at their family’s Lake Sinclair vacation home. On Thursday, April 9, they had the chance to go fishing together like they have many times before. “We fished some that afternoon and caught some bass and bream, which is our normal,” said…
If you enjoy competing in fishing tournaments on lakes Oconee or Sinclair, it may be time to shift gears and do a little yard work. In a statement released on March 30 by Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills, he is asking fishing tournament directors to reschedule any tournaments taking place between now and at least…
The bass spawn, shad spawn, seawalls and grassbeds—March Madness didn’t happen this year, but pay attention to these “Final Four” at Sinclair this month, and you can have a personal best catch of bass. Sinclair had been on fire this year for quality fish, with five-bass limits in the low 20s just placing, not even…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: Mid 60s on the main lake, with some pockets warming near 68 to 70 degrees during the sunny afternoons. Clarity: The lake is starting to clear up, but the lake remains in varying degrees of stain. There is a good amount of pollen falling into the water that is…
Sinclair: Level: 0.4 feet low. Temp: According to Ed at Lakeside Chevron, the pockets were 55 to 57 degrees yesterday. Cooler temps upriver. Clarity: The whole lake is stained to muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “There is a strong dock pattern right now. Jigs accounted for first and second place in the last…
Sinclair: Level: 1.4 feet low. Temp: The main lake is in the mid 50s but colder water can be found in the pockets and upriver. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “Thanks to Eddie at Lakeside Chevron for this Sinclair report. The bass are still biting. It took over 18 pounds to win…
Sinclair: Level: 0.6 feet low. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Most of the lake has become muddy (all the creeks north of the railroad trestle) to stained with all the recent rains. Only the south end and part of Rooty Creek will have clear water, and even the backs of those pockets may have some stain.…
Sinclair: Level: 1.5 feet low. Temp: Water temps are in the high 50s in the backs of pockets and 60 to 65 degrees on the main lake. Clarity: According to Lakeside Chevron, most of the lake is clear, with a little color in the backs of some pockets. Bass: Tournament angler Karl Pingry reports, “If you are…
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