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Fishing Reports
West Point: Level: 2.7 feet below 635. Temp: 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. The first hour of daylight can be pretty amazing this time of year. In the mornings, try to be on some rip-rap somewhere and you might get to experience the fish feasting on spawning shad.…
West Point: Level: 3.5 feet below 635. Temp: 70 degrees. Clarity: Slightly stained. On April 19, 2025, we had our club tournament on West Point Lake. We started off the morning fishing a shad spawn on some rip-rap that we located back in a creek. We caught several small spotted bass on white buzzbaits along…
West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below 635. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. If you want to catch some fish, April is usually the most consistent month of the year for all types of fishing. The weather is usually beautiful, and it is just a great time frame to be…
West Point Crappie Fishing Report Feb. 28, 2025: Guide Payton Caldwell reports, “The bite has been steady but has not broke out into the 100+ fish trips yet. Did a trip this morning, Feb. 28 with my buddy, and we caught about 80 and kept 50 and fished about four hours. Big fish are biting…
A severe winter storm containing records lows fell across many parts to the Southeast just days before the 2025 Georgia Student Angler Federation State Championship on West Point Lake. It did “warm-up” some before Saturday’s championship day. Take off was 26 degrees and weigh-in was pushing 60 after a week of below-freezing weather. Nonetheless, 71…
West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below 635. Temp: 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Slightly stained. The work on the dam is completed for the season, but the lake remains down, near winter pool at 4 to 5 feet low. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. This March is setting up to be fantastic for fishing. We…
West Point: Level: 7 feet below 635. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear water over most of the entire lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fair. So we had an actual winter this year. After a super slow bite for bass in January, hopefully we turn the corner going into February. Stained water and…
West Point: Level: 10 feet below 635. Temp: Upper 40s to low 50s. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Fair. The shallow bite for bass is only fair right now but could improve by late January, especially with a warm rain and an extended warming trend. Stained water, rising lake levels…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West Point Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling from Dec. 26, 2024, to Jan. 7, 2025. These donated trees will be used to create brushpiles in the lake to improve fish habitat. The trees may be dropped off in the parking lots of Yellowjacket Boat Ramp…
In the catfish world, you often hear the term “big fish October.” I am convinced that is more applicable to water bodies farther north than my home lake down here on the Georgia/Alabama line. Our cooler weather and water conditions seem to lag behind other major catfish waters just a bit and so do the…
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