LAKE
GEORGE /
EUFAULA IS
DOWN ONE FOOT, 91 DEGREES & CLEAR
BY CLAYTON BATTS
Bass fishing
is far and the fish are suspended in the deep timber and humps.
The active fish are feeding at daylight and dusk. These early
and late fish are short lived but have been falling for numerous
top water offerings. The bigger fish have been biting a Spro
Bronzeye frog or a black Picasso buzz bait, with numbers of smaller
fish biting a bone colored Pop R or Spro Hydro Pop. These fish
have been positioned on the outside grass lines leading back
into the smaller main lake pockets. Points within the grass lines
or any isolated clumps of grass have been producing the better
fish. When the sun starts to peak over the tree line its time
to head out to the famous Lake Eufaula ledges. The recent afternoon
showers have helped the bite up North by putting more oxygen,
color and current in the water. Try fishing the deeper outside
river bend ledges in the 20-25 foot range on the North end of
the lake. Most of the fish have been falling for deep crank baits,
such as a Mann's 20+ in gray ghost or Fat Free Shads in Citrus
Shad, especially when they are moving water. When the fish are
not active try ripping a Big Bite Baits Kriet Tail Worm in plum
apple or green pumpkin or a 3/4 ounce green pumpkin chartreuse
tiger Picasso football jig off of the deeper ledges. There are
also fish being caught off of the deeper man made brush piles
and rocky shell ledges. The best brush piles and shell ledges
have been in the 15-20 ft range. Let the bait soak when you hit
any brush or shells. These fish have been a little sluggish and
you almost have to force feed them with a Big Bite Kriet tail
worm or get a reaction strike with a Stanford Lures crank bait
or 1 oz. Picasso Spinnerbait. Most of the recent tournaments
have been won on the deep timber along the river ledges. Try
throwing reaction type baits through the timber and rip it off
the ledge. You will loose a lot of baits if you’re not
careful but it is well worth it at the end of the day. There
has also been some fish coming up and schooling throughout the
day around the cause way and out on the deeper flats, so always
keep a Spro Dawg 100 tied on or a Big Bite Baits jerk minnow.
You can see the feeding times daily with
a Data Sport Fish and Game Forecaster at www.moontimes.com.
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