Fishing Reports

West Point: Level: Down 3.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear on main lake; light stain in the creeks. Largemouth: Good, said guide Paul Parsons. he said the fish were still in a spring pattern in shallow brushpiles and blowdowns. He was catching them throwing a jig ’n pig, Texas-rigged…

West Point: Level: 2.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to high 60s. Clarity: Light stain upriver; stained in creeks. Bass: Fair. Fishing slowed a little for largemouth due to the bad mid-April cold fronts, said guide Paul Parsons. He suggested backing off the banks and fishing the brushpiles in 5 to 8 feet of…

West Point: Level: 4.25 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 60s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good, said Paul Parsons. The largemouth are very close to going on the bed. Some big females have been caught in the last couple of days that had bloody tails. If the weather stays warm the spawn should peak…

West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 52-53 degrees. Clarity: Clear to light stain. Bass: Good. Bass are moving into a prespawn stage, said guide Paul Parsons. Look for them to start moving onto main-lake points, where small crankbaits will catch them. He suggested a Bandit or a No. 7 Shad Rap. “If…

West Point: Level: 5.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 40s. Clarity: The backs of the creeks are stained. Bass: Slow. James Scoggin was on the lake Saturday, January 27 and said it was tough. James doesn’t look for much improvement, either, until the water warms up. “We caught a few fish on spoons, jigs…

West Point: Level: 6.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Low- to mid-50s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Fair. West Point guide Paul Parsons warns that with the water down so low, boating can be treacherous, with unmarked obstacles being a concern for boaters who don’t know the lake. He said the largemouth aren’t biting too well right…

West Point: Level: 2.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 57-58 Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. “It’s real tough right now after the first few cold fronts blew through,” said guide Paul Parsons. Spotted bass were biting on main-lake points in good numbers, but even though the fish were fighting unusually hard, the average size was small.…

West Point: Level: 6.3 feet low. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. The Georgia State Championship is November 4-5, so expect high levels of boat activity during those days. Look for fish to move shallow as they follow shad back into the creeks and pockets. A topwater bite will get better in November. Throw…

West Point: Level: 4.2 feet low. Temp: 81 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Good. Guide Paul Parsons has been catching a lot of spotted bass in two to eight feet of water on small Carolina rigs. “Green pumpkin Zoom Finesse worm is working best,” said Paul. This month look from main-lake points back to the…