Fishing Reports
65 Fishing Reports
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Dam
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 0-6'
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
68°
I caught them cranking shallow on laydowns. If you find fallin deep trees next to cypress trees you can do very well. Fish are on the deep trees if you can find them.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Bladed Jigs
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
66°
Slow reeling down a creek channel off secondary points. Bite was slow.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Structure Jigs
Structure
Boulders
A lot of fish were found on points near boulders or any other type of structure. If the bite is tough, jerk baits can also lure fish that aren't wanting to bite, out of brush piles. Natural colors mainly.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Docks
Water Temperature
67°
FOUND BITES IN SHALLOW WATER DOCKS LESS THAN 8' DOCKS AND GRASS, BITE WAS MID MORNING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY , NO EARLY MORNING ACTION. DEEP POCKETS SOME MAIN LAKE DOCKS. SAW LOTS OF BIG SHAD SWIMMING NOTHING MUCH CHASING THEM. USING A FAVORITE SPINNING ROD WITH SUNLINE SIGLON PEx 8 12lb BRAID / BERKLEY VANISH 10LB FLUOROCARBON LEADER WITH A VMC 1/0 DROP SHOT HOOK /VOSS STRAIGHT 3/16 DROP SHOT TUNGSTEN WEIGHT. TEMPERATURE WAS WARM 82 , WIND 5-10 LAKE LEVEL IS AROUND 5' LOW EXPECTED TO DROP MAYBE ANOTHER 5' WITH NO RAIN IN THE AREA
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
73°
Lake Murray is full of big fish if you slow down and fish a drop shot. The two biggest fish of are tournament were on drop shots with cane piles near by. Fish are also on ledges and will come up schooling if you hit them at the right time. Perfect time to go is sunny with light wind. Keep fishing never stop!!!
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Submerged Vegetation
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
70°
The Copper River is fishing decent at the moment. If you find the right mats you will find quality fish. Big fish are in the mats and numbers are in the ditches/channels. Don’t fish too fast because you will skip over fish and when there is one there are usually a few more.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Spinnerbaits
Structure
Rock Pile
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
76°
Conditions were over cast and mixed rain with 6-12 mph wind. I targeted main lake points and humps with shallow rock and that had wind blowing in on them. You didn’t have to make many casts to know if they were there and biting. I didn’t make more than 10 casts on anyone spot before moving to the next.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Buzzbaits
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
76°
We had over cast all morning with 6-12 mph winds. I covered a lot of water in pockets off the main lake with any sort of little laydowns or shallow rock. The biggest key was fishing the windy side of the pocket, and that’s where the better quality bites came from. The lake has began its turnover, but the water in GA Little river still had some good clarity to it. It won’t be long before the lake looks like coffee.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
73°
Still some schooling action going on points and secondary points. But Shallow pockets are producing quality fish with buzzbaits along the banks. When the sun came out drop shot along points and island around 10-15 foot produced a lot of extra bites.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
69°
We caught tons of fish today offshore on stumps and logs with Texas rigs and drop shots. The biggest one we caught was a 4.4 on a crankbait. Fish are spread out and the best biting window is between 7am-9am.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Baitfish
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
79°
Fish are really spread out and not schooling much. Generally waited for them to fire up before making a cast, and were not really relating to anything other than bait.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Water Temperature
70°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
74°
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
77°
Points in 10 to 20 ft water
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Topwater Walking
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
82°
Here on Lake Murray, you're starting to see some fish move to the backs of pockets. However the offshore bite is still very good. We had success using sexy dog junior and caffeine shad Over cane piles
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Crankbaits 7'-12'
Structure
Points
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
81°
Fishing was very slow caught a couple fish on points water is down 3 feet so the grass is not in play.
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Fall
Technique
Carolina Rigs
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
84°
Fish staging on secondary points near laydowns in creeks.