“It’s been raining a lot in Georgia and the water stacks up going down the Chattahoochee,” Collins said. “I fished West Point last weekend and it filled the lake up, so we are assuming Eufaula is getting that water in there, too.”

Otherwise, he said, the fish should be on a fall pattern and the weather is supposed to be good Saturday, with highs in the upper 60s to 70 degrees.

“It was really hard fishing in the tournament two weeks ago. They were still shallow and some were on brushpiles. They were not in the backs of the creeks then, but with this weather coming I look for the baitfish to start moving back in the creeks,” Collins said.

Collins said the Eufaula Division usually has 40 to 45 anglers competing in a draw tournament. Entry fee is $70, with $10 for Big Fish. Registration is held for an hour and a half to two hours at the marina until about 30 minutes before safe light, he said.

“Then we do a safety briefing, hold the partner draw, and the boats go out when we can see the buoys out across from the marina,” he said, adding that other anglers are welcome to come fish.

“If anybody wants to go fishing in Lake Eufaula, come on down. We will welcome them. And we have color in our water,” he said.

After Saturday the remainder of the Division 12 schedule will include : Dec. 19 this year and then Feb. 20,March 20, April 2, May 7, June 4, July 9 and Aug. 9-10, 2016.

After three tournaments Collins of Tyrone, Ga., is leading the points in Division 12.

 

American Bass Anglers Eufaula Division

Sat, Nov 14, 2015

Lake Eufaula

Lakepoint Marina

Call Deacon Collins at (404) 862-4233

www.americanbassanglers.com