Fishing Reports

We have had a nice chilly winter so far in East Central Florida, as the water temperature dropped into the 50’s F, the water became very clear, is great to see down into the water 6 feet deep showing the drop offs and holes. Our winter cold water pattern is a bit different than ...

Two years after beginning efforts to replenish the Little Egg Reef off Beach Haven, the captains and mates of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association saw their efforts pay off on Thursday, January 14.

Captain John Lewis, Association president, oversaw three ...

LAKE JACKSON IS .52 FEET OVER FULL, CLEAR 50S

Bass are biting better mid day. Go into the creeks up lake in the rivers for active bass. In the rivers, the bass are on the ends of shallower river points and deeper stump rows. On the main lake points and around ...

LAKE LANIER IS DOWN .55 FEET, CLEAR MAIN LAKE CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE STAINED, 50S

Bass fishing is fair. The water level has risen over the past week and the surface temperature has dropped 4 degrees. The fishing has remained good as we have been catching big fish ...

LAKE GEORGE IS .88 FEET OVER FULL, 60S

Bass fishing is fair. The changing daily weather and lots of flowing water has a few bass up shallow while most fish are still out deep. The shallow fish are biting Spro Aruku Shad Jr.'s on main lake hydrilla flats in 4 to ...

CLARKS HILL IS DOWN 1.3 FEET, 50S

Bass fishing is fair and there is still fresh water flowing into the lake. This water is cooling down and stained slowing the main river fish. A bright crawfish red or brown Rat L Trap or a big jig and pig can draw strikes. Look ...

LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 15 FEET, CLEAR 50S

Bass fishing is fair. There has been little change with the days of the cold and windy days were not that great for fishing due to a lot of shallow fish shut down with such a drastic change in temperatures. It may be a ...

LAKE OCONEE IS FULL 50S

Bass fishing is fair. The fish are tight to cover. Use a small crank bait fished close to docks and wood structure on the main lake. Up the rivers us a dark jig fished tight to the wood structure. The temperature is lower up the rivers so ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN .98 FEET 50S

Bass fishing is fair. Look on the and over the old structure on main lake points for any schoolers but they are 10 to 19 feet deep. Later in the day, use a Zoom U tail natural blue large over the deeper points mid lake to the ...

LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.1 STAINED, 50S

Bass fishing is fair. The rivers are heavily stained and it’s best to fish down lake. Work the heavy brush on points and docks on the lake. Use the Stanley dark green or all black 1/2 ounce jig and a larger Bo Hawg pork trailer, ...

LAKE SEMINOLE IS FULL, CLEAR 60S

Bass fishing is good. Use the search bait like the lipless crank bait such as a Spro Aruku Shad 75 in Mudbug Red. Don't have to change the hooks on this bait because it comes out of the package with number 2 Mustad. We have been ...

LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN 1.1 FEET, 50S

Bass fishing is fair. Get out the spoons, jigs and worms. Look for the bass in the mouths of the main lake and main river creeks. The lower lake creeks are clearing and the blue and silver crank baits have been working for anyone ...

WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 6.5 FEET, CLEAR 50


Bass fishing has been slow. With the changing water levels, colder day and night temperatures and dirty water has made the bite a day to day opportunity. There are two main patterns working with the current conditions. ...

WEISS LAKE IS AT 5 FEET 10 INCHES BELOW FULL POOL AND CLEAR AND 46/49 DEGREE'S

This Lake Weiss fishing report is by Mark Collins Service www.markcollins service.com 256 779 3387

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Winter has set in with the first cold snap of the season in East Central Florida, frost on my yard is a sure sign, water temperatures reaching down into the 50’s begins the true winter pattern. Fish be come less scattered and more concentrated, some in the deeper holes and channels, ...