Fishing Reports

LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 5.1 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR THE RIVERS ARE MUCH COLDER AND HEAVILY STAINED. 50’S DOWN LAKE AND 40’S UP LAKE.


Well, we have been tasting some winter over the past week or so. Brrrrrr! The surface temperatures ...

Fishbuster Charters' CaptainDave Hanson reported, "Seas were pretty rough throughout the weekend andfirst part of the next week. Thursday was finally calm, and long-time customer,Ron Musick, was ready for his first offshore trip of the season, joined byfriends, Eddie Alfonso ...

Pickwick Lake Elevation 410
Water Temp. 50

BASS
I've caught several bass lately slowly cranking a Strike King Series 3 crank bait. The best Strike King Series 3 colors have been natural colors with bright accents. Small grubs also work well right now. ...

2018 has started off with winter moving in and cooling things down quite a bit. Wind, rain and cold have made the first part of January a real challenge to get out and enjoy the fishing. Water temperatures have dipped into the fifties and it will take a few sunny days to warm ...

As of Tueday, 09 Jan, the lake level is approx 2 inches above normal conservation pool and slowly falling at 259.4 ft-msl; and there is current of 3,490 CFS in Little River according to the USACE. The tailwater as of Monday is approx 231.2 ft-msl. Water temps have continually ...

Before the snow storm we had a pretty good inshore and offshore bite. These pictures were all taken right before the great snow storm. However, since we have not been able to go fishing I am going to offer up some suggestions just in case you do get to go!

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The Arctic Blast that hit our part of the State last week kept us off the Lake until Saturday. The below freezing air temperatures lowered the Lake water temperatures from the mid 50's to the mid 40's and we were concerned it may have totally turned off the Catfish bite. Well....our ...

Fishbuster Charters' Captain Dave Hanson reported, "Given the choppy conditions of the previous day, despite NOAA’s predictions for two-to three foot seas offshore, I advised Mark Smith, his two young sons, Harry and Charlie, and his father-in-law, Harry Stevenson, to fish ...

LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.4 FEET, CLEAR, 60’S


Bass are slow to fair in shallow and deep water. Some anglers are still catching fish from shallow water using mainly crank baits and jigs. Most are coming from main river banks that drop quickly into deep water. ...

LAKE JACKSON IS DOWN .55 FEET, 50’S

Bass fishing is fair but not a lot of anglers are on the lake. Head towards the dam and the old river channel comes real close to this large rounded point. Think small for now. Small jigs, small spoons and small crank ...

LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, 50’S


Bass fishing is fair. With the warmer water there area good number of fish that have moved back shallow. Using a spinnerbait fished on the main lake shore line and into small pockets or small cove is your best bet. Make sure that ...

WEISS LAKE IS AT 5 FEET 11 INCHES BELOW FULL POOL AND CLEAR AND 43 45 DEGREE'S




Bass fishing is slow and the lake is very low. The bass are very slow to bite due to the cold water temperatures. Look for schools of shad in the mouth of the coves ...

CLARKS HILL IS DOWN .27 FEET, 50’S


We have another very cold weather front this week. Air temperatures are very cold and the fish will react to the weather by not feeding and relating the heavy structure with the very cold temperatures and high pressure. ...

LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN .7FEET, CLEAR & 50’S


Bass fishing is slow. Use a variety of lures from Senko's to crank baits and all sorts of worms with little success. The best bet is to work any old brush piles in 10 to 12 feet deep. Try flipping the reeds ...

LAKE GEORGE IS DOWN .4 FEET, 60’S


Bass fishing has been hit or miss lately. There is a lot of cold water flowing from the river into and through the lake. Up lake is best right now and the Carolina rigged Zoom trick worms and crank baits will work as well ...