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Fishing Reports

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 23, 2024

The cold kept the bite depressed this week, for the most part, but the forecasted warm-up next week should get the fish in the Okefenokee, ponds and lakes chewing! Crappie and bass fishing should be great next week! Okefenokee Swamp: Naaman Headrick came down from Tennessee and fished with Dan Prewitt and me on the…

Lake Lanier Fishing Report – March 2024

Lanier: Level: 0.6 feet above 1071. Temp: 50-52 degrees. Clarity: The main lake is clear. The backs of the creeks are slightly stained to stained, depending how far north you go.  Bass: Guide Jimbo Mathley with Jimbo’s Lake Lanier Spotted Bass Guide Service reports, “The bite on Lanier is beginning to change as the days are warming. While…

West 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…

Lake Seminole Fishing Report – Feb. 13, 2024

The average water temperature is 60 degrees, the Flint River arm has a heavy stain, and the Chattahooche River arm is muddy. The bass fishing on Lake Seminole has been very productive through the month of February. As we move into March, it’s one of my favorite months to catch some of the biggest bass…

West 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…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 9, 2024

The weekend rains were followed by cold, but a few folks got on fish. Lakes, ponds and saltwater are where the best reports came from. Savannah River: Mark Vick returned to the river this weekend with his oldest son, Tripp. The river had risen a little from last week, and the bite slowed some, but…

Southeast Georgia Fishing Reports With Capt. Bert Deener – Feb. 2, 2024

The stable (but colder) weather this week produced some good catches. The rivers are still high, but they are coming down to fishable levels. Lakes, ponds and saltwater had the best catches reported this week. Savannah River: Mark Vick took his youngest son, Waylon, to the river on Saturday, and they had a blast! Waylon…

Carters Lake Fishing Report – February 2024

Carters: Level: 3.6 feet above 1074. Temp: 46-49 degrees. Clarity: 8 feet. Bass: Guide Robbie Linginfelter reports that winter fishing is here, and bass are hitting from shallow to deep. Ditches and creek channels to secondary points and bluff channel swings are all producing bass. Best baits right now include drop shot and finesse swimbaits…

Clarks Hill Lake Fishing Report – February 2024

Clarks Hill: Level: 1 foot below 330. Temp: 50 degrees. Clarity: Stained from the rains. Bass: Look for bass holding in the ditches and channels 15 to 20 feet deep or deeper. However, as the prespawn period begins look for them to move toward the backs and feed up on flats later in the month.…

Lake Oconee Fishing Report – February 2024

Oconee: Level: Full at 435. Temp: 49 degrees. Clarity: Muddy everywhere. Bass: Guide Norris Edge reports, “While I would say the bass fishing couldn’t be good with all the mud, the guys in the ABA tournament weighed in a 22-lb. sack to take the trophy! The last guy to get a check weighed in over…

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