Lake Hartwell Fishing Report June 2014

Hartwell: Level: 0.5 feet above full pool and trending down. Temp: Mid to upper 70s. Clarity: Clear.Bass: Guide Preston Harden reports, “Bass are easy to catch in the shallow water. It will get even better with the blueback herring starting to spawn. Fish shallow with herring imitations around rocky banks, points and shoals.” Zara Spooks…

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Lake Eufaula Fishing Report June 2014

Eufaula: Level: 1.6 feet above full pool. Temp: 79 degrees. Clarity: Clearing. Bass: Guide Sam Williams reports, “Cold weather and fronts continue to stall normal patterns. Water temperatures have flipped from 88 degrees last week to 76 early this morning (May 17) and finally warmed to 79 by midday. Bass have been shallow early in…

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Clarks Hill Fishing Report June 2014

Clarks Hill: Level: Down 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 71-80 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: William Hooker reports, “Sammy Landrum and I fished the Skeeter Challenge tournament out of Wildwood Park on Sunday, May 18, and we had 17.51 pounds for eighth place. There were 98 boats fishing. It was a rough day, windy at…

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Lake Chatuge Fishing Report June 2014

Chatuge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Guide Eric Welch reports, “There has been some topwater action at first light. Keep a Sammy or fluke tied on for the breaking fish. There has also been a fluke bite in the mornings around brush and docks. For numbers, throw a drop shot with…

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Carters Lake Fishing Report June 2014

Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 68-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Spotted Bass: Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite has been great. It’s easy to catch fish on a SpotSticker jig head or a drop shot tipped with a Big Bite Baits Shaking Squirrel. Toss it around gravel banks, sandy pockets or any decent composition change like…

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Lake Burton Fishing Report June 2014

Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 69 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Guide Wes Carlton reports, “The largemouth and spotted bass bite has been the best I have seen in several years. We are catching between 30 and as many as 50 in a single fishing trip. Jerkbaits and crankbaits have been the dominate baits with…

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Lake Blue Ridge Fishing Report June 2014

Blue Ridge: Level: Full pool. Temp: 68-72 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Eric Welch reports, “We are catching some fish in the mornings on Strike King KVD Splash and flukes. We are also catching fish on drop shots and shaky heads. The fish are scattered on main-lake points and around any laydowns or brush.…

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Lake Blackshear Fishing Report June 2014

Blackshear: Level: 0.1 feet below full pool. Temp: 75 degrees. Clarity: Heavy stain in the main lake, but the creeks are looking good. Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “They are definitely hanging on the channel ledges in deep water. A great place to try is the west channel ledge of the main lake just north of…

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Bartletts Ferry Fishing Report June 2014

Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 71 degrees. Clarity: Creeks are muddy; main river has a moderate stain. Bass: The change from 80-degree days to colder nights has dropped the water temperatures and slowed bass fishing, tournament angler Dennis Hudson says. “Bass fishing has slowed down a lot,” he said. “They are…

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Lake Allatoona Fishing Report June 2014

Allatoona: Level: 0.1 feet above full pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Matt Driver reports, “June is a month of transition. The spawn is over, and fish begin to migrate back to deeper summer retreats. The early morning topwater bite is great near drop-offs or bluffs. Parallel the shore with a buzzbait and a…

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