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Fishing Reports
Carters: Level: 2.4 feet below full pool. Temp: Mid 70s. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Excellent. Louie Bartenfield reports, “The fishing on Carters is on the edge of really breaking loose. The spots are starting to make fall transitions following shad in and out of the creeks. You’ll be seeing a lot of surface schooling going on…
Burton: Level: Full pool. Temp: 73-74 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “The fish are running bait early in the morning. Keep a Zoom Fluke and a Sammy tied on for these fish. I have been catching fish on a shaky head with a Zoom, green-pumpkin Trick Worm. The…
Blue Ridge: Level: 11.1 feet below full pool; all ramps are open. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Clear; 7-8 feet of visibility. Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “Topwater is on at daylight. We’re catching fish on Sammys, Zara Spooks and Zoom Flukes on the main body of the lake. I would also…
Bartletts Ferry: Level: 0.4 feet below full pool. Temp: High 70s to low 80s. Clarity: Clear with a light green stain back in some creeks. Bass: Fair and improving. Tournament weights have been light over the last few weeks, but Dennis Hudson said the bite has been improving with cooler nights. The University of Georgia…
Allatoona: Level: 6.8 feet below full pool. Temp: 74 degrees. Clarity: Stained up the lake; clear at the dam. Bass: Excellent. Matt Driver reports, “October is one of the best months on Allatoona. This month temps are cooling, and the winter drawdown is under way. Bass are really feeding up and getting ready for the…
West Point: Level: 6.9 feet below full pool. Temp: 91 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Slow. Chris Bell reports, “Bass fishing has been tough. Fishing has been slow with the extremely high temperatures. I look for little change with all species until we begin seeing some temperature changes leading into fall. Best fishing right now can…
Weiss: Level: 1.6 feet below full. Temp: 87-90 degrees. Clarity: Light stain. Bass: Slow. Guide Mark Collins said they have really turned off over the last couple of weeks. “Some bass are being caught very early and very late. A few good fish are being caught in the upper Chattooga River and the upper Coosa…
Sinclair: Level: 1.3 feet low. Temp: 88-92 degrees. Clarity: Clear. Bass: Aaron Batson said, “Fish can still be caught on docks with jigs and big worms. I have caught a few good dock fish lately on a Texas-rigged Big Bite Baits 10-inch Kriet Tail worm. For a jig, with a 3/8-oz. Net Boy Baits Flipp’n…
Seminole: Level: 1.2 feet below full pool. Temp: 86 degrees. Clarity: Stained. Bass: Poor. Matt Baty reports, “The bass just simply are not biting on the lake right now. Your best bet is to fish early in the morning at daylight. Fish grass points near deep water on the main lake with a Spro Popper…
Saltwater: Inshore: Capt. Judy Helmey said a subtle change takes place in September. “All fish are basically put on notice that fall patterns are pending. Just the fact that daylight is a couple of minutes shorter makes all the difference. This is not the month for migrations, it’s the month for feeding on everything that…
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