Surface temperature 83 to 88.

Water clarity 6 inches to 5 feet.

Fished a club tourney today on Oconee. This is back to back tourneys on this lake and we, as a club, did worse today than we did last month. It did not even take a double digit weight to win. The water was down somewhere near 2 feet and I have yet to see any water movement on this lake. The word is that this is a great lake when there is current but in four outings on this lake I have yet to see the slightest bit of current.

Big fish has been around five pounds and the winning weight has been right at ten pounds (both club tourneys).

I got skunked last month, as I was only able to catch 13 1/2" fish all day long (14" minimum size limit). Today I fared a little bit better and took second with three fish.

Although this is a beautiful lake, I am glad we are done with this lake for the year.

Up next, Lake Jackson... from what I am told it is yet another central Georgia jewel. Like Oconnee, I have never fished this lake before. Any Jackson pro's out there want to give me a heads up? Thanx in advance.

I know both lakes very well. I grew up on both and I still do well every time if fish them. Give me a shout and I'll see what I can put you on.

Jackson is full of Spotted Bass and still has some very big Largemouth. It has deep bluff walls and shallow humps. You can run up the rivers for a shot at some good LM or you can stay around the dam for some big spots.

We are launching out of Martins... I am told that is near the dam. I have a month to get out and see this lake before the tourney... depending on the honey do list I will get out there a couple of times before then. Are the channels marked well? Any standing timber or rocks or other stuff I need to look out for? I have looked at the lake on Google Earth and see very few shallow, long tapering points or humps (that are visible from space). Are the boat docks floaters or rigid? What do you guess to be the average depth? I am sure I can find fish ... it took me three outings on Oconee to find keepers though. Thanx for any help you can provide.

There are plenty of shallow points. The hazards are marked well. Not to many places to run agound out in the middle of the lake. Unless you go up the rivers. Then it gets harry. I know a few guys who will take it up the river on plane but they have hydrolic jack plates and aren't scared of 12 inches of water.

Most of the docks are rigid. The water is usually fairly clear around the dam and muddy up the South and Yellow Rivers. It's a small lake. You can run end to end in about 20 minutes.

If you can get out there during the week look me up. I'll be game.

Thanks for the info. Jackson sounds like a small version of Oconee. Or perhaps Sinclair. Work is so busy now... in order for me to go during the week either I will have to come down with the 24 hour flu or take one of my famous extra long lunch breaks. I have four jobs going on right now, from Statesboro to Valdosta... all of 'em needed to be done last week. If I am gonna get the 24 hour bug I want to plan it for a day when the weather and conditions are good.