November 4
Clarks Hill water levels are down to 329.81 (full pool is 330.00) and there is a little stain to the water as the lake is near the turnover. Morning surface water temperatures are about 67-68 degrees.
It’s a very good striped bass bite on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
October 20
After reaching several feet above full Clarks Hill water levels are down to “only” 330.57 (full pool is 330.00), and even though there is still a lot of floating debris the lake is settling out. Morning surface water temperatures are about 74-75 degrees.
The striped bass fishing on Clarks Hill has picked up, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
September 29
Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.25 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is clear. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 77-78 degrees.
The striped bass fishing on Clarks Hill is slow but steady, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
September 17
Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.75 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is still pretty clear despite all the rain yesterday. Morning surface water temperatures are down to about 80 degrees.
Despite still-hot water temperatures things appear to be happening earlier than usual this year, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
September 2
Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.98 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is pretty clear despite some rain Tuesday. Morning surface water temperatures are about 86 degrees.
It’s a still a very good, very early bite for hybrid bass on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
August 20
Clarks Hill water levels are at 329.76 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are about 85 degrees.
Even though some guides are travelling over to Murray right now from Clarks Hill, William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
August 6
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.96 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are about 85 degrees.
Patterns for catching bass are changing again on Clarks Hill, and tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports
July 30
Clarks Hill water levels are up to 330.97 (full pool is 330.00).
While he caught bass this week, tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, Georgia reports that the fishing
July 22
Clarks Hill water levels are up to 330.29 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are 85-86 degrees.
There are a few different patterns for catching bass right now on Clarks Hill, but overall Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA reports
July 9
Clarks Hill water levels have finally dipped below full to 329.94 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the mid-80s.
While some people are making a run at the bass in deep water on Clarks Hill right now, tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta has found
June 23
Clarks Hill water levels are slightly up to 330.70 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are around 81-83 degrees.
It’s been a good week for hybrid and striped bass on Clarks Hill in the lower lake, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
June 18
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.57 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 83 degrees.
Back on the water after the birth of a child and eventually a well-earned fishing vacation, Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports
June 10
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 330.62 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is mostly clear. Morning surface water temperatures are around 82 degrees.
Summer patterns are starting to set in on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
May 27
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 331.28 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is pretty clear for the most part. Morning surface water temperatures have shot up to 82 degrees.
It’s been an interesting couple of days on Clarks Hill, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
May 19
Clarks Hill water levels are still very high at 331.24 (full pool is 330.00) and the lake is pretty clear for the most part. Morning surface water temperatures are up to 73-74 degrees.
Almost overnight the water temperatures shot up several degrees, and literally overnight William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports that the pattern for catching hybrid and striped bass changed
May 6
Clarks Hill water levels are up to 331.03 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the low to mid-70s.
Even though the bass are still schooling on spawning herring off main lake points, tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA notes
April 28
Clarks Hill water levels are still above full at 330.61 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s.
The cold snap earlier in the week slowed down the bass schooling on herring for a few days, but tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports
April 16
Clarks Hill water levels are still well above full at 330.82 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the upper 60s. The lake is very clear.
There’s a big BFL coming up this weekend on Clarks Hill, and tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA reports
April 2
Clarks Hill water levels are well above full at 331.06 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures are in the 60-degree range on the main lake. The lake was fairly clear before the last round of rain this week, but it is again stained and there is still lots of yellow pollen on the water.
Even though the water temperatures have dipped, the last couple of days tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA
March 19 (continued)
Out on the water earlier today fishing the Big Bass Tour, tournament angler Tyler Matthews of Evans, GA managed to score a 5.82 pound big fish worth a healthy check in one of the hourly weigh-ins. This follows a good weekend last week where Tyler placed 11th out of about 150 boats in the Top 6 tournament.
Overall Tyler reports
March 19
Clarks Hill water levels are slightly back up to 329.60 (full pool is 330.00) and morning surface water temperatures have fallen from about 60 back into the mid-50s as of this morning.
The action for hybrid and striped bass has improved this week, and William Sasser Guide Service (706-589-5468) reports
March 10
Clarks Hill water levels are slightly down to 329.32 (full pool is 330.00) and most of the lake is clearing. Morning surface water temperatures range from about 53-57 degrees.
There’s general agreement that the bassfishing is about to really bust wide open on Clarks Hill, and tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports
March 5
Clarks Hill water levels have dropped to 329.50 (full pool is 330.00), and there is great color variation over the lake ranging from almost clear to chocolate milk. Water temperatures range from about 53-55 degrees.
This past weekend the bass fishing was strong on Clarks Hill, and tournament angler Josh Rockefeller of Augusta reports