Thurmond
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
Tuesday, Oct 06 2026
Black bass: Guide Josh Rockefeller (706-513-6152) reports that in September buzzbaits should be productive around the banks, and anglers should also be on the lookout for schooling activity over deeper water and keep a topwater lure close. Deeper fish should also be caught on drop shots around humps and bridges.Striper and hybrids: Little River Guide Service (706-210-3474) reports that at the end of August the better fish were suspended in deep water, but in September they should progressively migrate out of the deeper channels. Bait will eventually move shallower into the upper part of the water column, leading to more surface activity, and fish should also be related to humps.Crappie: Little River Guide Service reports that at the beginning of September fish generally still hold around deeper brush, but if the weather cools they should move shallower into the 12-15 foot range. At the end of August the bite could be finicky and anglers basically had to fish the upper end of the lake, but with cooling that could also change.Catfish: Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that in September fish will be scattered. Some will be in the backs of creeks in shallow water feeding on threadfin and gizzard shad, while some fish will be staging out on main lake humps and points in deeper water feeding on blueback herring. The commonality is that they should feed better as it cools; this is the beginning of the prime time to catch big blue catfish on Lake Thurmond.
Thurmond
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Very_Good
Black bass: Guide Josh Rockefeller (706-513-6152) reports that in September buzzbaits should be productive around the banks, and anglers should also be on the lookout for schooling activity over deeper water and keep a topwater lure close. Deeper fish should also be caught on drop shots around humps and bridges.Striper and hybrids: Little River Guide Service (706-210-3474) reports that at the end of August the better fish were suspended in deep water, but in September they should progressively migrate out of the deeper channels. Bait will eventually move shallower into the upper part of the water column, leading to more surface activity, and fish should also be related to humps.Crappie: Little River Guide Service reports that at the beginning of September fish generally still hold around deeper brush, but if the weather cools they should move shallower into the 12-15 foot range. At the end of August the bite could be finicky and anglers basically had to fish the upper end of the lake, but with cooling that could also change.Catfish: Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that in September fish will be scattered. Some will be in the backs of creeks in shallow water feeding on threadfin and gizzard shad, while some fish will be staging out on main lake humps and points in deeper water feeding on blueback herring. The commonality is that they should feed better as it cools; this is the beginning of the prime time to catch big blue catfish on Lake Thurmond.
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