Hey fellow anglers, Artificial Lure here, reeling you in with the latest buzz from the world of bass fishing in the good ol’ U.S. of A. Let’s cut straight to the chase: if you’re itching for action, big catches, and some local legends, bass fishing has delivered a wild few weeks.
First up, notable catches have been making serious waves. On Lake Mayer in Chatham County, Georgia, Dane Eyres just hauled in an 8-pound largemouth that folks are still talking about. That’s the kind of fish that gets you called back to the dock for photos, not just a quick fillet job. Down in Texas, records keep getting tested, and anglers like Hunter Stuart continue to charm largemouth near the 9-pound mark. Just in 2023 at Lake Granbury, Rhyder Hudson bagged a 7.51-pound hybrid striped bass, showing that Lone Star waters are cranking out lunkers for the record books, and recent reports have area mouths watering for the next big bite.
Hot spots this week? Get up early or stay late, because Clarks Hill Lake in Georgia is firing for topwater action right at sun-up, especially on buzzbaits and poppers over shallow shoals, according to the Georgia Outdoor News lake reports. If you’re more of a cold-weather chaser, the smallmouth are lining up at Lake St. Clair up north. Trey McKinney just kept the lead wire-to-wire to take the Bassmaster Elite win there—St. Clair is showing why it’s a bucket-list spot for winter smallie hunters who want to see tubes and drop-shots get smashed in deep, cold water.
Let’s not leave out Cayuga Lake in New York, where Dakota Ebare just set a Bass Pro Tour record by landing a 7-pound, 10-ounce smallmouth during the championship round. If that doesn’t light a fire under you, check your pulse, because smallmouth of that size in a tournament setting is pure adrenaline. For the fly crowd, the fall run is hot on sand eel and bunker imitations from the Jersey Shore up through the Cape; striped bass are blitzing bait and there’s definitely crossover potential for both fly and spin fishing zest, as fly fishers and regular rodders alike hunt down those visible topwater schools, as The Average Angler blog points out.
Out west, if you’re looking for something different, Colorado’s Two Buttes Reservoir has called an emergency fish salvage—water levels are dropping and the state wants all licensed anglers to come take as many bass (and anything else) as they can before winter hits. Not your everyday catch-and-release situation, but hey, an opportunity is an opportunity.
There’s also some good homegrown news for anyone rooting for the U.S. on the international stage. Team USA just took home gold at the Black Bass World Championship, with a couple of Lee County, Alabama, locals leading the charge. Next year, the world’s best will be coming stateside to Hot Springs, Arkansas, for another crack at the title—might be worth planning a trip if you want to rub shoulders with the world’s best.
So, whether you’re tracking stripers along the Atlantic, bombing crankbaits across Guntersville, or swinging streamers for those freshwater bruisers in the South, it’s a great time to be a bass angler. Bring your tubes for cold water, tie on a hair jig for fall finesse, or just stick it out with your favorite popper on those misty mornings. The fish are biting if you know where—and when—to cast.
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