Posts by Ronnie Garrison
Lake Eufaula Bass Fishing Report – March 18, 2024
I fished Eufaula from Wednesday, March 13 through Sunday, March 17 with a Potato Creek Club Tournament Saturday and Sunday. The lake level was 1.3 feet above full pool after a heavy rain, and the water was very stained. The surface temperatures were in the mid to upper 60s. Most of my fishing was from…
Read MoreLake Allatoona Fishing Report – March 3, 2024
I fished Lake Allatoona on Sunday, March 3 with Dane Huner for an upcoming feature article that will appear in GON. The lake level was 836.77, which was 3.23 feet below full pool. Most of the lake had a light stain, and the surface temperature started at 49 degrees that morning and warmed to 52 degrees…
Read MoreLake Eufaula Bass On All Phases Of March Spawn
If you head to Eufaula in March, think spawning areas. Even this early in the spring there will be some bass on the beds, and some bass will be postspawn, and some bass will still be staging prespawn. So, it’s clear that focusing on spawning areas will put you on Eufaula’s late February and March…
Read MoreWest Point Lake Fishing Report – Feb. 26, 2024
Several bass tournaments competed at West Point Lake over the weekend. The water clarity at West Point remains stained. There’s a heavy stain in the area around the causeways, and it gets clearer the farther you go up the Chattahoochee River. Some creeks down the lake have clearer water, however, Whitewater Creek was very muddy…
Read MoreWest Point Lake Fishing Report – Feb. 17, 2024
I fished a club bass tournament at West Point Lake on Saturday, Feb. 17. The water was muddy and the level was 628.7, about 6.4 feet below full pool. What a difference a week makes. Last Sunday under the same conditions I had 13 keepers! Saturday, in eight hours, I managed four bites, all little…
Read MoreWest Point Lake Fishing Report – Feb. 11, 2024
Several bass fishing clubs competed at West Point Lake on Feb. 11. The lake level was at 630, 5 feet below full pool of 635, and the surface temperature of the water was 52 to 56 degrees. The lake remains stained. The river around the area of the causeways was heavily stained with visibility about…
Read MoreBig February Spotted Bass On Lake Lanier
Anglers are learning to go to the ditches at Lake Lanier during the winter months for numbers of spotted bass, but you can also fish rocky points for kicker-size fish to feel the fight of a magnum Lanier spot. The ditch bite is in full swing this month, and you can catch a lot of…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report – Jan. 21, 2024
The Spalding County Sportsman Club held a tournament at Lake Sinclair on Sunday, Jan. 21. To say it was cold would be an understatement! The air temperture ranged from 18 degrees before warming only to 40 when anglers got off the water. The water temps were 43 to 45 degrees. Little River was very muddy,…
Read MorePitch Docks For Lake Oconee Winter Bass
Start your new year right pitching jigs around docks to catch some quality largemouth on Lake Oconee. The 14-inch limit at Oconee means there are many 2-lb. bass to give you a good fight in the cold water, and there are many bigger bass, too. Lake Oconee’s 19,900 acres formed by the Apalachee and Oconee…
Read MoreLake Sinclair Fishing Report – Dec. 6, 2023
The Spalding County Sportsman Club fished our tournament at Sinclair on Nov. 26 the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I started the day shallow around grass with a weightless Trick Worm and quickly hooked and fought a 3-lb. bass to the boat. I watched my worm come out of its mouth and go one way while it…
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