Lake Eufaula

PRO REPORT

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Last Updated: 05/14/2013
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Lake Eufaila, Alabama
Lake level    189.14 msl
Clarity       slight stain
Temperature   62 to 70 The 30 degree temperature swing from day to day has the water temperature jumping all over the chart. Be sure and bring warm cloths if you are traveling from out of town. The bass are feeding shallow when the sun gets up. The frog, fluke or buzz bait are all working. Texas rigged soft plastics worked over the top and dropped at the edge then worked slow back to the boat is also getting a bite. The fish will follow it our and pick it up.  In the deeper water, the heavy football jig is working when you swim it back slowly.  Pan fish are still eating crickets and worm's along the bank line around cover.  Crappie are doing better at night under the lights. Catfish on jugs are keeping the fishermen busy working the jugs. You can get all you want to clean if you find a cove where the wind lets you keep an eye on the jugs. We have the FLW in town this week, weigh in is at Lake Point on Thursday and Friday at 2:00 P.M. and at WalMart on Saturday and Sunday. Come out and enjoy the fun FLW has lined up for everyone. We have a benefit tournament on June 1 at Lake Point for Bernardo Solorio, a 15 year old boy with the Eufaula High School Bass Team with Leukemia. This is sponsored by the Bass Club, contact club president Dylan Pugh 334 355 1532 for details. Those pre fishing for the Lee King tournament the next weekend, it is a good way to fish a tournament at the same time. Entry fee is $65.00 per team Please visit www.leekingbenefit.org and register for our 13 th tournament, or call 334 355 5057 for details. We have the first two flights full. Be sure and keep sunscreen and water with you as you go on the water. Dress in layers, it does warm up when the sun gets up but you will need a jacket when you are under way. Enjoy what God has provided for us, fishing is good and the experience is forever. God Bless & Good Fishn'
Capt. Sam 

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ABOUT THIS LAKE

Most anglers south of the Mason-Dixon Line think of Lake Eufaula – officially, the Walter F. George Reservoir – when they hear the phrase “Bass Fishing Capital of the World.” Even though the largemouth bass population at Eufaula Reservoir has had its ups and downs since the heydays of the 1960s and 1970s, this lake is still considered one of the true gems of the south. The Walter F. George Dam was completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1962, forming the 45,181-acre impoundment on the fertile Chattahoochee River. The reservoir extends from the Walter F. George Dam at Ft. Gaines, Georgia, northward to Phenix City, Alabama. Because this lake is shared by Georgia and Alabama, a fishing license from either state can be used when fishing Lake Eufaula.

Lake Eufaula does not have much weed cover, making the fishing techniques for bass in this lake different. Bass are more likely to stay around submerged cover and deeper humps and ledges, adding a challenge for anglers. Anglers can still catch a lot of bass at Lake Eufaula, and many bass over the 14-inch minimum length limit, but they will need to seek out deeper structure such as rock piles, woody debris, and creek ledges where bass will concentrate.

Anglers can expect their bass catch to be comprised of about 25 to 30% spotted bass if they fish the main channel or the deeper creek channel areas of the lake. Anglers are encouraged to harvest largemouth bass between 14 and 18 inches and spotted bass less than 18 inches to thin the number of this size bass and promote better quality bass fishing on this reservoir.

Fishing for Striped Basses

Both the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources have stocked hybrid striped bass since the early 1980s. A cross between a white bass and a striped bass, this fish mainly inhabits open water area of the lake. They are very popular with anglers when they chase schools of shad during the late summer and fall. Anglers report good catches trolling crankbaits around the Old Creek Town area, the Causeway, or in front of the WF George Dam. Hybrids are also excellent table fare when the dark strip of meat along the middle of the fillet is removed.

CURRENT WATER DATA

CLARITY	TEMP	FLOW
Stained	63-70° F	N/A

GUIDE REPORT: BEST TIME TO FISH

MORNING	AFTERNOON	EVENING
3am - 11am GOOD	11am - 6pm FAIR	6pm - 12am GOOD

SEASONAL TEMPERATURES

MONTH	HIGH	LOW
Jan	57.9° F	34.5° F
Feb	62.2° F	37.3° F
Mar	70° F	44.1° F
Apr	77° F	50.1° F
May	83.6° F	58.5° F
Jun	89.6° F	65.9° F
Jul	91.8° F	69.5° F
Aug	90.8° F	68.5° F
Sep	86.7° F	63.7° F
Oct	78.1° F	51.1° F
Nov	68.9° F	42.5° F
Dec	60.7° F	36.8° F