Thurmond
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Tuesday, Aug 04 2026
Black bass: Guide Josh Rockefeller (706-513-6152) reports that August is usually a tough month for bass fishing on Lake Thurmond, but at times July fished better than expected over deep water and August could too. One group of fish is shallow feeding on bream and will take topwater lures and buzzbaits, while another group of fish is offshore. They will take soft plastics on the bottom around humps and brush but the best bite is when they come up to take topwater lures or flukes.Striper and hybrids: Little River Guide Service (706-210-3474) reports that in August catchable fish should be concentrated in a small area in the lower lake where they will be caught on down-lined herring in deep water. Earlier in the day they can be shallower, and as the day goes on they will move deeper. A lot of fish will be in the vicinity of the oxygen lines.Crappie: Little River Guide Service reports that there is traditionally very little fishing activity for crappie in the heat of August, but fish are usually around deep brush where they can be caught on minnows. At the end of July the bite was better up the lake than down and that should continue in August.Catfish: Captain Chris Simpson reports that in August fish will continue to move shallower early and late and deeper during the heat of the day. Fan-casting baits at a variety of depths is the best pattern. Exercise caution, but night-time is often the right time to fish for catfish in the summer on Lake Thurmond.
Thurmond
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Black bass: Guide Josh Rockefeller (706-513-6152) reports that August is usually a tough month for bass fishing on Lake Thurmond, but at times July fished better than expected over deep water and August could too. One group of fish is shallow feeding on bream and will take topwater lures and buzzbaits, while another group of fish is offshore. They will take soft plastics on the bottom around humps and brush but the best bite is when they come up to take topwater lures or flukes.Striper and hybrids: Little River Guide Service (706-210-3474) reports that in August catchable fish should be concentrated in a small area in the lower lake where they will be caught on down-lined herring in deep water. Earlier in the day they can be shallower, and as the day goes on they will move deeper. A lot of fish will be in the vicinity of the oxygen lines.Crappie: Little River Guide Service reports that there is traditionally very little fishing activity for crappie in the heat of August, but fish are usually around deep brush where they can be caught on minnows. At the end of July the bite was better up the lake than down and that should continue in August.Catfish: Captain Chris Simpson reports that in August fish will continue to move shallower early and late and deeper during the heat of the day. Fan-casting baits at a variety of depths is the best pattern. Exercise caution, but night-time is often the right time to fish for catfish in the summer on Lake Thurmond.
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