If no luck and no lookers, even after a split shot or two is added to your line to get your fly on the stream bottom, then move to the next pool. If you are looking for big channel cats, don’t discount the PFA either. Bass: Bass fishing is improving. The river can be more fun, but you best know the regulations because part of the river is delayed harvest. This week try running up the river and fishing the points. Recent stockings of nice-sized catchable catfish to Bridge Lake, Jones, and Beaver Lodge Lakes has improved the bite in those lakes. I went above some barrier falls looking for brookies on the first stream. Its hard being the bearer of bad news, but it is bad out there! All the favorite crank baits can work this week after the top water bite tails off. Bass are targeting shad as they a school into the creeks which signify the start of the fall patterns. Other anglers reported catching some striped bass using pilings as current breaks in the lower river. On my drive out of the National Forest I took a few quick casts on a third stream with a small floating Rapala and hooked a couple bigger rainbows. Allatoona Lake. Bites are few and far between as the bass seem to be particularly picky right now. Let’s take a deep breath, then let’s Go Fish Georgia. For trout success, the key is going to be finding the clearest water possible. In retrospect, my catch rates might have been better if I had started out with the spinning rod, but I still had a great time. • Amicalola Creek from County road 192 (Steele Bridge road) downstream to GA Hwy 53. Stay mid lake to the dam and fish the inside part of the coves with a crawfish red Shad Rap in the #5 size on light line. Crappie: Minnows or light, live action jigs fished with very light tackle to feel the slightest bite. (Fishing report courtesy of Bert Deener, fisheries biologist and Region Fisheries Supervisor, with help from Region Staff and local experts). Smith Creek on Unicoi State Park from Unicoi Dam downstream to the Unicoi State Park property boundary. We used Dura-Spin in-line spinners (we were targeting bowfin), and we ended up catching 4 bowfin up to 7 pounds, a keeper (13 inch) bass, a one-pound bluegill (yes, it ate the big in-line spinner), and an 18-inch chain pickerel (jackfish). The north end of the lake from the mouth of Kellogg’s to as far north as Fields Landing offers the best bite. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Try the Berkley Digger 6.5 8.5 10.5 14.5 Irish Gold Blue Chartreuse. Fall, as the ambient temperatures start to drop, is an often-overlooked great time of the year to get out and go fishing. Buzz baits fished along sea walls and around docks will produce the first hr. The Rat L Trap fishing with the 1/2 chrome and black back Rat L Trap has been good. Check out our. Matt Rouse caught this big bluegill on the upper St. Marys River over the weekend. A section of the Amicalola Creek in Dawson County, Georgia. The Rapala DT10 has been taking some of the largemouth f1 bass recently stocked in the lake. The big tides this weekend will muddy most areas. Dawson County Road 192 (Steele Bridge Road) downstream to Georgia Highway 53, Back to main Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountain Fishing Page, Highlander Privacy Captain Jimbo Mathley that bass fishing is very good. Fish both sides of the points while making long casts. The jig bite is still very productive. He did manage a big 4-pound bluefish on a figichix Keitech rigged on a 3/16oz. Find a school of blue backs and have the Rapala olive green X Rap to catch a limit of bass. A detailed fishing report for the Amicalola Creek will make the difference between a good fishing here and a bad one. Experience the best most affordable Youth Retreat Center in the Southeast! The grand prize is a fishing trip for two to Northern Idaho near the Madison River, Yellowstone National Park, and the Henry’s Fork. The river level on November 12th at the Waycross gage was 5.9 feet and rising (71 degrees). Fish have moved shallow as the water cooled down. Look for seasonal congregations of bait in the middle of deep pockets. Pick an Adventure, we have them all. From the mouth of Kellogg’s to as far north as Fields Landing. Small spoons and Fish Head Spins will work. Use a follow up bait like a white fluke tied on a Shakey Head jig head. Fish the bait in the middle of the pockets and burn it in. Try fishing the offshore rock piles around the fishing jetties. Moving baits are the ticket for the early morning top water bite. County officials plan to open the lake to recreational anglers in 2-3 years, once the lake is completely full and the fish population has time to settle in. Bass fishing is good. Have a Zoom Super Fluke tied on all day for any schools in and around any wood or rocky points. A detailed fishing report for the Little Amicalola Creek will make the difference between a good fishing here and a bad one. Toccoa River on U.S. Forest Service land from 0.4 miles above the Shallowford Bridge upstream to a point 450 feet upstream of the Sandy Bottom Canoe Access. Lake Allatoona – Bass: (Report from Ken Sturdivant) — Ken Sturdivant reports that bass fishing is good. Tips, tactics, gear reviews for everything from bass and bluegills to stripers and bluefish - if it's fishing related, we cover it. The shad and other bait fish are starting to move back into the coves and some can still be found out in the rivers and up around Ringers Access and bridges. © 2020 Fishidy. Early morning bass will hit buzz baits and spinner baits along with top water baits. Spinner Baits, flat crankbaits and Rat L Traps are working well anywhere you can find bait in the shallow pockets. The key will be to fish the shady points first. This will catch a mix of largemouth, spots, whites and hybrids. Tips, tactics, gear reviews for everything from bass and bluegills to stripers and bluefish - if it's fishing related, we cover it. This week, fishing reports come from Central, Southeast and North Georgia. It is..." Emery Branch. Try a Stanley or other similar bait in 3/8-ounce or less size with double Colorado blades, one nickel and one gold. This 3,220-acre reservoir is Georgia's deepest, with steep bluff banks and an undeveloped shoreline. Clients are catching good numbers of fish before 10 a.m. on downlines over 30 to 50 ft bottom. The largemouth have moved into shallow water holding tight to cover. The bite is getting better and better as temperatures fall. This Corps of Engineers impoundment offers excellent fishing opportunities. The state stocks it and it is a nice place to take kids to fish. Northeast GA Lakes Report: (From Fisheries Region Supervisor Anthony Rabern) — Good luck to everyone trying to pattern fish this week! Many anglers will switch to live bait to target bass. map... Sign WEST POINT LAKE IS DOWN 4.11 FEET CLEAR 70’S. Everything is working right now including live bait, spoons, and umbrella rigs along with the Alabama rigs. Lake Allatoona Bass Report: (This report courtesy of Southern Fishing With Ken Sturdivant) Bass fishing is good. of day light. For the first couple weeks after stocking, Delayed Harvest (DH) trout are transitioning from life in a crowded raceway to the unbounded freedom of a flowing trout stream/river. It weighed over a pound and inhaled a mini-crankbait. Look for bass to be in the 8 – 10ft. Chad Lee and Daniel Johnson caught crappie and bass in an Alma area pond on Saturday. The best bite is coming off the Shad Raps in and around these areas. Try fishing cover approximately 10-12 feet throughout the day. To monitor all the Georgia river levels, visit the USGS website HERE. New Public Water Supply Reservoir – Coming Soon:  (From Fisheries Biologist John Damer) — WRD staff stocked 122,000 bluegill into Richland Creek Water Supply Reservoir in Paulding County this week. up for the Blue Ridge Highlander Newsletter, Messages from the Mountains If you're looking to fish in the general area be sure to check out Hot Spots tab to see where the fish Try a variety of baits before moving to your next spot. It is..." Emery Branch. Warmouth fishing was good this week on the east side. The bass are very aggressive and feeding heavily on the blue back herring. Chad trolled a chartreuse 2-inch Tiny Shad rigged on a 1/16-oz. Here’s a list of what the anglers are reporting to have had great success using for each of the following: Bass: Live Minnows dark colored (June Bug, Watermelon) Zoom Trick Worms, and Zoom Centipede worms, fished shallow (2-3’) in the mornings and evenings, and dark colored lipless crank baits. Sign Humps, brush piles and deep points are productive all day. Most of the fish he knows of being caught ate beetlespins and small crankbaits. The river is still full, but I had a couple good reports. Last night, I am assuming a lot of miniature size candy bars were consumed.