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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a pair of news releases yesterday with information for those interested in turning their live Christmas trees into fish habitat. The drop-off locations are in various locations around West Point and Allatoona. Lake-specific information is below. West Point Christmas Trees The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at West…
Georgia has stocked 2,000, 10-inch largemouth bass into West Point Lake, and fishermen will be able to tell if they catch one of those fish. The bass carry a brand that makes them easy to identify. “We freeze brand them with dry ice,” said Brent Hess, Fisheries Biologist II from the District I office in…
West Point: Level: 2.2 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 60s. Clarity: Light stain up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “The shallow bite remains good now and could improve even more, especially if we get a warm rain. Baits such as unweighted flukes, Senkos, Spooks and Whopper Ploppers are still catching fish.…
West Point: Level: 0.7 feet below full pool. Temp: 69-72 degrees. Clarity: Light stain up the lake. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Shallow water fishing remains good now and should improve even more during November, especially with higher than normal lake levels and falling water temps. Try the cuts and pockets, starting north of…
West Point: Level: 0.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “During September, expect the shallow bite to slowly improve, especially if we get a lot of rain or a little cooler temps. Shallow-water baits such as unweighted Trick Worms, flukes, Senkos, buzzbaits and…
West Point: Level: Full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 80s. Clarity: Clear down the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “A few of the largemouth have shown up on some of the deeper structure as the water temps heated up over the last few weeks. Zoom Ol’ Monster worms either Texas- or Carolina-rigged, or…
West Point: Level: Level: 0.1 feet low. Temp: Upper 80s. Clarity: Stained but clearing down the lake. Bass: Fair. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “In July, we move to the typical summer patterns for West Point. Some largemouth are starting to show up on deeper brush piles and roadbeds as the water warms and drops a…
West Point: Level: 1.1 feet below full pool. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: Light stain but clear down the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “At the beginning of the month, topwater baits such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be effective for shallow and aggressive postspawn fish, especially around bream beds. Another…
West Point: Level: 1.5 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid to upper 60s. Clarity: Stained up the river and in the upper-lake creeks. Bass: Good. Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Largemouth are being caught on several different patterns. Topwater baits such as popping frogs, Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits can be extremely effective for shallow and…
T.R. Clark, of LaGrange, may be the only angler on GON’s Georgia Lake & River Records listings to have a 50-pound-plus fish that was caught from a kayak. His recent 54-lb. blue catfish from West Point Lake taken while fishing from a Feel Free Lure 11.5 kayak smashed the old record of 37-lbs, 5.44-ozs. set…
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