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Lake Lanier Fishing Report April 2015
Lanier: Level: 0.5 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 on the south end, and 62 on the north end. Clarity: The creeks are stained, and the main lake is clear. Spotted Bass: Guide Ryan Coleman reports, “Fishing is still slow on the lower end. There are still shad and herring dying off, and the fish…
Read MoreLake Jackson Fishing Report April 2015
Jackson: Level: 1 foot above full pool. Temp: 57-60 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Good. Tournament angler Aaron Batson reports, “Fish are being caught staging at the mouths of coves and pockets on Lucky Craft Pointer jerkbaits, 300 Bandits, and 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Traps. Once they commit to shallow cover to spawn, flip any wood cover and docks…
Read MoreLake Hartwell Fishing Report April 2015
Hartwell: Level: 1.8 feet below full pool. Temp: Upper 50s. Clarity: Some stain.Bass: Guide Preston Harden reports, “After a cold winter, March has been warmer, and the fishing has been good. We have been throwing small flukes to the banks in the afternoon catching largemouth and spots. April will still be good for artificials in…
Read MoreLake Eufaula Fishing Report April 2015
Eufaula: Level: Full pool. Temp: Upper 50s to low 60s. Clarity: Stained to muddy. Bass: Good. Many bass moved into the pockets during the quick warm-up. Run spinnerbaits beginning at the mouths of pockets and working your way back in. If you spot movement in the water around shallow structure, fish with a Texas-rigged creature…
Read MoreClarks Hill Fishing Report April 2015
Clarks Hill: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: About 6 feet visibility.Linesides: Guide William Sasser reports, “The hybrids and stripers are starting to move toward the lower branches of the lake and are still being caught from a mix of freelines, planer boards and downlines. The best bite is coming on either…
Read MoreCarters Lake Fishing Report April 2015
Carters: Level: Full. Temp: 55-57 degrees. Clarity: About 6 feet visibility.Bass: Guide Eric Crowley reports, “The big, fat, prespawn spotted bass are on the move to clay banks and shoreline flats in the main creeks and secondary pockets. Jerkbaits and Scroungers are my go-to artificials for the green fish this month. Pretty much everywhere in…
Read MoreLake Burton Fishing Report April 2015
Burton: Level: 2.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 52 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The bass bite has been a little slow up until this week. These fish are moving up shallow to feed. We have been catching some big largemouth on Creepy Crawls and Super Spins tipped with plastic swimbaits. We have…
Read MoreLake Blackshear Fishing Report April 2015
Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 65 on the lower end, and 69-70 degrees on the upper end. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been doing great the past few days. I have been doing great on Sore Lip Crappie Jigs in chartreuse/pink/chartreuse and the black/chartreuse colors. I have had several…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report April 2015
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 60 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear; creeks have some stain. Bass: Tournament director Dennis Hudson reports, “You can start looking for bedding fish. They’ll be in most of the pockets on the lake. Everybody will be sight fishing with Trick Worms and Senkos in…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report April 2015
Allatoona: Level: 5.3 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Great. Tournament angler Matt Driver said, “April is the best month to catch a bass on Lake Allatoona. The spawn has begun, but it doesn’t happen all at once. The largemouth began first, and the spots will go on mid month. Right…
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