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West Point: Level: 6.2 feet below 635. North of the Highway 219 bride is pretty dangerous, so be careful. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Some areas have a tea or brownish tint. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “With the nice cool down in October, expect a big improvement in the fishing as we move into November…
West Point: Level: 4.8 feet below 635. North of Highway 219 up the river is pretty dangerous already so be careful. Temp: Mid to upper 70s in most areas. Clarity: Really clear in most areas, although some areas have that fall tea or brownish tint. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. With the nice cool…
West Point: Level: 2.3 feet below 635. Temp: Upper 80s, even warmer in some places. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The bass fishing has been slow. Expect a continued slow bite for September. Water temps remain really high with the hot and dry conditions of late August to blame. We have had…
Head to West Point this month to catch hot-water bass on points and docks. September may be the meanest month for bass fishing, but the spots and largemouth have to eat, and you can catch them. West Point is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake that extends 35 miles on the Chattahoochee River near…
Now that April Waldrop has been bitten by the record fish bug, the Hogansville woman has set her sights on something even bigger. April was fishing for gar with her husband, Larry, and her two sons on West Point Lake recently when she landed a lake-record longnose gar that weighed 23 pounds. The 52 1/2-inch…
West Point: Level: 1.3 below 635. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Mostly clear. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson said the fishing is fair. “August is usually a tough month for bass fishing on most lakes, and West Point is no exception. We have had a tremendous hatch of baitfish this year, and the bass can be difficult to…
West Point: Level: 0.2 over 635. Temp: 80s. Clarity: The water is pretty clear over most of the lake with some stain in the backs of the creeks. There is floating debris all over the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The combination of cooler-than-normal surface temps and the heavy, late June rains filling the…
You can catch more than 200 crappie a day at West Point shooting docks in June. That may seem like an unachievable dream, but Payton Caldwell does it almost every trip. In the June 2003 issue, GON published an article on shooting docks at West Point with Payton’s grandfather, Joel Chambers (gon.com/fishing/run-run-and-gun-for-west-points-deep-shade-crappie). During the fishing…
West Point: Level: 1.8 below 635. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Lightly stained down to Highland. Clear south of the 109 bridge on the Chattahoochee. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. During early June, topwater baits, such as Whopper Ploppers, buzzbaits, frogs and Zoom Super Flukes can be effective for shallow, postspawn fish, especially around…
Thirty-seven striper teams fished the April 1 Striper Bass Challenge on West Point Lake. With a two-fish limit, it took 36.3 pounds to win the event. The team of Lineside Addiction took the win. This tournament attracted some of the best striper teams in the Southeast. The first-ever event was a fundraiser for Georgia Sheriffs’…
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