Carters Lake

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Jan 15, 2026

Species

Spotted Bass

Season

Spring (Current)

9 Fishing Reports

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Shakey Heads
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Fishing Reports

9 Reports on Carters Lake

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Bearded Beast
Silver Ambassador
2/4/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Ned Rigs
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Alewife
First thing in the morning we found bait being chased in the ditches, but couldn’t get them to commit to anything. We tried jerkbait, paddle tails and blade baits. Once the sun was over the trees the fished moved to the ledges and wanted everything super slow. We caught majority of the fish on a bed rig, but caught them on a jig as well as a shaky head. The jig used was a Chattahoochee Jig in green pumpkin with a little bit of orange. The key thing was staying off the bank a good ways and casting up to the bank and slowly dragging the bait down to around 20’ and it would get hit. Air temp - 24° - 48° Water temp - 43° - 49° Sunny day Winds - 5mph Water clarity - 1’ - 2’ (in areas we fished)
Amos Moses
Bronze Ambassador
1/21/24
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Drop Shot
- Structure
  Laydowns
- Forage
  Minnows
- Water Temperature
  47°
It was 10 degrees with little wind. Early bite was better and only caught 1 fish on the rock crawler but it was a 4.9. Best 5 was 14 lbs.
Bearded Beast
Silver Ambassador
1/14/23
- Species
  Spotted Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Ledges
- Forage
  Alewife
We focused on areas where the clay bank was ending and rocks started as well as lay downs about mid way back towards the creeks. Bait was sitting on the edge of the drop offs with the bass under them. Cast the bait up to the bank and let it hit the bottom. Begin slowly reeling the bait in allowing it to stay in contact with the bottom. Water Clarity - 10” Water Temp - 50° Wind - 12-15mph