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West Point: Level: 0.42 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake. Clear in the creeks. Stained to muddy up the Chattahoochee River. Upper creeks have a light stain. Bass: Tournament angler Ken Bearden said it was pretty tough toward the end of August, but with falling water…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: 87-91 degrees. Clarity: Clear down on the main lake. Clear in the creeks. Stained up in the Chattahoochee River. Bass: Good. Despite the warm water, West Point is still producing some pretty good 14-16-lb. sacks to win evening tournaments, said tournament angler Ken Bearden. “There are still a lot…
West Point: Level: Down 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear on the main lake; clear on the creeks. Stained up the Chattahoochee. Bass: Pretty slow, said tournament angler Charlie Baldwin. He did say, however, that the bite gets good when they’re generating. “If you can catch ’em generating, you can catch…
When an angler thinks of West Point Lake, perhaps the first things that come to mind are the vast hybrid bass runs each spring or the heavy bass-tournament sacks. However, there is a burgeoning new fishery up the Chattahoochee arm of the lake. Flathead catfish have staked a claim in deep holes on the northeast…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Tough, said Steve Holt who fished the recent BFL on West Point. He said it only took about 11 pounds to win the tournament in a big field. The most productive patterns were an early topwater bite for about the first hour…
Two Elite 8 Skeeter Eliminator Series tournaments took place last month, sending two anglers to semi-finals matches in June. Shawn Malcom advanced after a West Point win against Tim Peek on Friday, April 18. Shawn spent the two days prior to the tournament practicing. He had 15 pounds Wednesday, but only boated one keeper Thursday,…
April may well be the best month for bass fishing, and West Point may be the best lake in Georgia to catch bass this month. The lake has great spawning coves that attract bass to predictable places, and some simple pat- terns will catch them from late March through the end of April. West Point…
West Point: Level: 2.3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Light stain on the main lake. Heavy stain in the creeks. Muddy upriver. Bass: Very good. “Largemouth and spotted bass are really close to spawning,” said guide Paul Parsons. “Good baits to use are split-shot-rigged lizards, Trick Worms and Super Flukes. Try lighter…
A quarter of a century spent on a body of water will teach a man a few things. Mike Squires, who has been fishing on West Point since 1982, has figured out a few sure-fire ways to catch bass on the reservoir. Mike, who grew up in Riverdale, moved to Newnan a few years ago…
West Point: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: Low 50s. Clarity: Stained. Heavy stain up in the river. Bass: Good. “Largemouth and spotted bass are going into prespawn,” said guide Paul Parsons. “Look for bass to start moving into feeder creeks to feed on shad with the warming water temperatures. Fishing will be best…
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