West Point Lake Fishing Reports – April 2024

West Point: Level: 3.2 feet below 635. Temp: Mid 60s to low 70s. Clarity: Stained pretty much all over the lake. Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Good. Bass can be caught on several different patterns during April. You can try working the backs of pockets with topwater baits, such as Pop-Rs, Zara Spooks and buzzbaits. This…

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Lake Burton Fishing Report – April 2024

Burton: Level: 2.5 feet below 1866.66. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton, with Georgia Lake Fishing guide service, reports, “The spotted bass bite is unreal right now! These fish are really aggressive and will eat just about anything from a jerkbait to a plastic worm. Most of the spots we are catching…

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Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report – April 2024

Blue Ridge: Level: 9.2 feet low 1686. Temp: 57-64 degrees. Clarity: From clear to stained. Bass: Eric Welch, of Welch’s Guide Service, reports, “Fishing has been good. Water temps are coming up, along with the water level, and the spawn is just around the corner. This time of year, I will normally start my mornings out…

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Lake Blackshear Fishing Report – April 2024

Blackshear: Level: Full pool at 237. Temp: 63-65 degrees. Clarity: Muddy. Bass: Tournament angler Chris Gray reports, “Bass fishing has been really good lately, with most of the fish still in the prespawn phase. I expect the spawn to kick off somewhere around March 25 down around Spring Creek and will continue throughout the month of…

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Lake Sinclair Fishing Reports – April 2024

Sinclair: Level: 1.1 feet below 340. Temp: 62-64 degrees. Clarity: Up the creeks and rivers the water is stained to muddy. It’s a little clearer near the dam. Bass: Karl Pingry reports, “Big Ed at Lakeside Chevron reports that the ABA tournament took 20 pounds to win. The winning baits were black frogs and black…

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Lake Seminole Fishing Report – April 2024

Seminole: Level: 0.3 feet above 77.5. Temp: 69-71 degrees. Clarity: The Flint and Chattahoochee rivers are muddy. Spring Creek is stained. Bass: Guide Paul Tyre, with Lake Seminole Fishing Adventures, reports, “The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been great this March, despite the flooding of the Chattahoochee and Flint river arms of the lake. Spinnerbaits…

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Lake Hartwell Fishing Report – April 2024

Hartwell: Level: 1.1 feet above 661. Temp: 58-65 degrees. Clarity: The main lake and bigger creeks are clear, but there is some stain in coves and smaller creeks. Bass: Trent Gober, with Fish Hartwell Guide Service, reports that bass are moving up the hill, headed to spawning areas. Some largemouth spawned in March, but many…

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Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report – April 2024

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below 521. Temp: Low to mid 70s. Clarity: The river and Halawakee Creek are stained to muddy. The lower lake and some coves are clear. Bass: Tournament angler Tyler Morgan with Summerlin Outdoors reports that Tyler and Adam Byrd won the first Tuesday night, three-hour tournament on March 19 with five…

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Lake Oconee Crappie Fishing Report – March 12, 2024

Maurice Van Hall said it’s officially catching season at Lake Oconee! “Over the years I have fished every day of the year in various places,” Maurice said. “I have learned—the hard way—that any day is a fishing day, but relatively few days are what I call catching days. I went to Oconee on Tuesday morning…

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