Nottely: Level: 3 feet below full pool. Temp: 82 to 84 degrees. Clarity: Clear.
Bass: Good. Eric Welch, of Reel Job Fishing, reports, “We’re catching fish all over the lake. Fish any laydowns and brush throwing a shaky head with a Zoom Trick Worm in green pumpkin, or drop shot a 4.5-inch Roboworm. Also throw a fluke over the laydowns. When the sun gets up, fish any areas you can find the shade that stays the longest.”
Lake Nottely sits high in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northeast Georgia. Being so far from Atlanta, the lake doesn’t see the fishing pressure of many reservoirs. In December, the pressure will be even less. For Josh Garrison, owner of Garrison...
There’s no mistaking it when a hybrid bass or striper hits a live bait. We caught several spotted bass on the live bluebacks we were fishing on downlines and freelines, and the spots seem to like to play with their food. The rod tip might...
