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Carters Lake Fishing Report April 2013
Carters: Level: Full pool. Temp: 60-64 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Guide Louie Bartenfield reports, “The bite is good. More and more fish continue to move shallow by the hour. Spotsticker hand-tied jigs and jig heads tipped with Big Bite soft plastics are producing good numbers and quality fish in the river and lake. I’m…
Read MoreLake Burton Fishing Report April 2013
Burton: Level: 1.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 47 degrees. Clarity: Slight stain. Bass: Capt. Wes Carlton reports, “The spotted bass have began their spring feeding ritual. Most of these fish are in the 12- to 18-foot range. As soon as the water warms up a few degrees, the topwater action will heat up. We…
Read MoreLake Blue Ridge Fishing Report April 2013
Blue Ridge: Level: 4.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: Clear.Smallmouth Bass: Guide Eric Crowley, reports, “The smallies are just starting to come up with the bait, so look for the topwater bite to take off this month on the main lake.” Walleye: Eric said, “The bottom fish such as walleye and perch…
Read MoreLake Blackshear Fishing Report April 2013
Blackshear: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low 60s. Clarity: Stained.Crappie: Rusty Parker reports, “The crappie have been off and on for the past few weeks. The weather has been so unpredictable that the crappie are confused what to do. My partner and I went on March 22 and did really great. We caught almost a double…
Read MoreBartletts Ferry Fishing Report April 2013
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: 57 degrees. Clarity: Light stain; good color. Bass: Fair, but it should be wide open in the next couple of weeks. Bass fishing has been lagging behind much of the rest of the state in recent weeks, according to guide and tournament pro Dennis Hudson. Bass…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report April 2013
Allatoona: Level: 0.6 feet below full pool. Temp: 54 degrees. Clarity: Stain to light stain. Bass: Good. Tournament angler and Pro Angler Radio host Matt Driver reports, “Fishing is excellent. The month of April is as good as it gets. Get out your favorite bait, and go fishing! This month largemouth and spots will begin…
Read MoreLake Seed Record Yellow Perch
Cliff Saville caught the 2-lb., 4-oz. lake-record yellow perch on Lake Seed on March 4, 2003.
Read MoreWest Point Fishing Report March 2013
West Point: Level: 3.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 48-51 degrees. Clarity: Most of the creeks are slightly stained, but the main lake south of 109 is still fairly clear.Bass: Guide Keith Hudson reports, “Surface temps are slowly starting to rise as we move later into February. We should see mostly mid to upper 50s…
Read MoreLake Weiss Fishing Report March 2013
Weiss: Level: 2.9 feet below full. Temp: 48-50 degrees. Clarity: Very stained to muddy.Bass: Good. Guide and tournament pro Warren Barnes reports, “The bass fishing on Weiss has been great. Largemouth and spotted bass are in prespawn staging areas. Throwing a Ima Shaker or Rockin Vibe crankbait to secondary points has been the pattern of…
Read MoreLake Tobesofkee Fishing Report March 2013
Tobesofkee: Level: Full pool. Temp: Low to mid 50s. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Fair. Tournament angler and guide Clayton Batts reports, “Tobesofkee is back up from the wintertime draw-down. Fishing has slowed since the lake came up so fast, but it should get more consistent as the month goes on and more fish move up to…
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