Fishing Reports

Hurricanes Jose and Maria have spared the Beach Haven area with any type of direct hit. However, some stiff winds and very high seas from those storms have put the damper on any type of consistent fishing action for the boats of the Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association. ...

LAKE SINCLAIR IS DOWN 1.3 FEET, CLEAR, 70’S


Bass fishing is slow. Early in the mornings, head up into the rivers and bigger creeks. Downsizing can be a key technique. Small worms on a drop shot rig and light Carolina rigs along the channel ledges are a sure ...

LAKE JACKSON IS DOWN .76 FEET, 70’S

Bass fishing is slow. Small bass are up feeding on the banks and shallow cover early but after the sun is up, go to the docks and sea walls. Stay in the shadows as long as possible and then move to docks and then off shore structure. ...

LAKE OCONEE IS FULL, THE LAKE IS CLEAR ON THE SOUTH END STAINED TO MUDDY UP THE LAKE AND INTO THE RIVER TEMPRATURE 80-84.


Bass fishing is fair. Target deeper boat docks with at least 10 feet of water, use a shaky head and target the deep dock pillions. There ...

WEISS LAKE IS AT 1 FEET 3 INCHES BELOW FULL POOL AND CLEAR AND 78to 79 DEGREE'S
BY MARK COLLINS GUIDE SERVICE

With the big cooling trend and the water temperature dropping, look for the bass to start moving shallow on the fall feeding pattern. We look for ...

LAKE SEMINOLE IS DOWN .8 FEET, CLEAR & 80’S


Bass fishing is fair. There are very few fish in the shallows. When there is current, the bite picks up some and the frog and a crank bait will work. When the current is present, we have been able to find several ...

LAKE GEORGE IS DOWN .41 FEET, 70’S


Bass fishing is tough. The grass bite has been slow. Shallow grass early along with Shallow River ledges during the day helped put this nice bag of fish together. The bite has been day to day, with most of those days anglers ...

LAKE RUSSELL IS DOWN .69 FEET, CLEAR, 70’S

Bass fishing is slow lake wide as the weather make it tough with no wind and little feeding by the bass. The heavier the cover you can find the better. Way up in the Savannah River and in Beaverdam Creek are excellent ...

CLARKS HILL IS DOWN 7.9 FEET, 70’S


Bass fishing is barely fair. A lot of the smaller bass, along with a variety of other fish are being caught all over the lake. Find steep ledges with structure or submerged stumps in fifteen feet of water or deeper. Use ...

LAKE ALLATOONA IS DOWN 2.4 FEET, 70’S, CLEAR


Bass fishing is fair. The fish are suspended in 12 to 16 feet of water and are holding in the middle of the creeks and on the main lake river channels. Sixes, Abercrombie and Downing are good places to look for ...

LAKE HARTWELL IS DOWN 8.5 FEET, CLEAR, 70’S

Most areas of the main lake are clear with some of the backs of the creek arms have stained water to them. The water temperatures are in the high 70's. The bite continues to be tough out there. We have had to work deeper ...

WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 1.6 FEET, 70’S


Bass fishing is slow. Get out the Carolina rigs and fish main lake ledges. The fish have moved out to the river channel ledges or to deep docks. Crank baits are slow lake wide. Almost all the fish are taking plastics ...

LAKE LANIER IS DOWN 5.7 FEET, THE CREEKS ARE STAINED AND THE MAIN LAKE IS CLEAR & 70’s


Well another week of unseasonably warm weather is in the books. The lake temperature came up about 3 degrees since last week's report, and the water has dropped .3 ...

I do have to report that I made it to the snapper banks this past week. We fished in about 120 feet of water, which is little more 40 miles than off the coast. It was interesting for sure. The sea conditions due to the pending passing of Hurricane Maria were a little on the ...

Artificial reefs are still holding top water fish from Spanish to king mackerel and barracuda! I am still reporting that the bottom bite in these areas is still on the slow side, but if you move and check enough spots, you just might catch a mess of black sea bass. To catch ...